James Phillip Herring

US Patent:

53241584, Jun 28, 1994

Filed:

Feb 19, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/020068

Inventors:

Bipin G. Shah - Macon GA
Clayton N. Emery - Middletown KY
James H. Herring - Macon GA

Assignee:

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. - Louisville KY

International Classification:

B65G 1522

US Classification:

414294

Abstract:

A material handling apparatus for selectively bulk filling or blend filling and concurrently discharging particulate material, such as reticulated tobacco and the like, into an open topped silo, bin, or hopper. The material handling apparatus includes a first shuttle car located over the open top of the silo for movement back and forth over the silo, a first belt conveyor on the first shuttle car in alignment with the direction of movement of the first shuttle car, a second shuttle car located over the top of the silo and above the first shuttle car for movement back and forth over the silo along a path parallel to the movement of the first shuttle car, and a second belt conveyor on the second shuttle in alignment with the direction of movement of the second shuttle car.