Abstract: A grain distributor assembly for a grain elevator which includes a manifold plate having a plurality of discharge openings connected to respective downspouts. A distributor elbow having an inlet at its upper end coaxial with the central axis, and an offset outlet at its lower end, is arranged to discharge into any one of the discharge openings. Mounted below the elbow and swingable with it is a closure disc seated upon the manifold plate and having a single window therein providing passage for the lower end of the elbow. The remainder of the disc seats upon and closes off the inactive, non-registering ones of the discharge openings. A selector is provided for swinging the closure disc and elbow in unison about the central axis for positioning the elbow and window in angular register with a selected one of the discharge openings while maintaining all the other such openings securely covered.

Abstract: A chain drag conveyor kit for converting a screw conveyor, of the type having a main trough with a semi-circular bottom and substantially flat cover, to a chain drag conveyor. The kit includes a pair of sprocket boxes dimensioned for assembly on the respective ends of the main trough and having mutually aligned sprockets therein including a drive sprocket. An endless drag chain is trained about the sprockets. The drag chain has conveyor flights secured at spaced intervals, the flights each having a semi-circular edge conforming to the bottom of the main trough and having a straight edge. A relatively shallow auxiliary trough of rectangularly U-shaped cross section is nested into the main trough, the auxiliary trough forming a return guide surface for the straight edges of the flights on the upper run of chain. A series of clamps along the edges of the cover hold the assembly together.

Abstract: A tilting tray sorting system comprising a plurality of carriages, a track and a conveyor for moving the carriages along the track. Each carriage comprises a tray which is supported on its carriage for swiveling movement about a vertical axis and for tilting movement about a horizontal axis. The tray is normally held in generally horizontal position on the carriage. Actuators are provided along the path of the carriages and engage and move the trays such that they swivel about a vertical axis and tilt about a horizontal axis to deliver an article to one or more delivery positions along the path of the carriages. Reset devices are provided along the path of the carriages downstream of the delivery positions for returning the trays to their normal position.