EP1809835A4 - Grain storage system including bin floor base supporting floor panels - Google Patents

Grain storage system including bin floor base supporting floor panels

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Publication number
EP1809835A4
EP1809835A4 EP05775407A EP05775407A EP1809835A4 EP 1809835 A4 EP1809835 A4 EP 1809835A4 EP 05775407 A EP05775407 A EP 05775407A EP 05775407 A EP05775407 A EP 05775407A EP 1809835 A4 EP1809835 A4 EP 1809835A4
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Prior art keywords
storage system
system including
grain storage
base supporting
including bin
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EP05775407A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1809835A1 (en
EP1809835B1 (en
Inventor
Rodney B Grossman
Mark S Dingeldein
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CTB Inc
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CTB Inc
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Priority claimed from US11/068,471 external-priority patent/US7487621B2/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F26—DRYING
    • F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
    • F26B25/00—Details of general application not covered by group F26B21/00 or F26B23/00
    • F26B25/06—Chambers, containers, or receptacles
    • F26B25/08—Parts thereof
    • F26B25/10—Floors, roofs, or bottoms; False bottoms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/74—Large containers having means for heating, cooling, aerating or other conditioning of contents
    • B65D88/742—Large containers having means for heating, cooling, aerating or other conditioning of contents using ventilating sheaths
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F26—DRYING
    • F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
    • F26B9/00—Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects at rest or with only local agitation; Domestic airing cupboards
    • F26B9/06—Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects at rest or with only local agitation; Domestic airing cupboards in stationary drums or chambers
    • F26B9/063—Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects at rest or with only local agitation; Domestic airing cupboards in stationary drums or chambers for drying granular material in bulk, e.g. grain bins or silos with false floor

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Floor Finish (AREA)
EP05775407A 2004-10-29 2005-07-25 Grain storage system including bin floor base supporting floor panels Active EP1809835B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US62350404P 2004-10-29 2004-10-29
US11/068,471 US7487621B2 (en) 2004-10-29 2005-02-28 Grain bin floor support and related method of construction
PCT/US2005/006367 WO2006049640A2 (en) 2004-10-29 2005-02-28 Grain bin floor support and related method of construction
PCT/US2005/026193 WO2006049662A1 (en) 2004-10-29 2005-07-25 Grain storage system including bin floor base supporting floor panels

Publications (3)

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EP1809835A1 EP1809835A1 (en) 2007-07-25
EP1809835A4 true EP1809835A4 (en) 2009-04-29
EP1809835B1 EP1809835B1 (en) 2011-09-07

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EP05775407A Active EP1809835B1 (en) 2004-10-29 2005-07-25 Grain storage system including bin floor base supporting floor panels

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EP (1) EP1809835B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2006049662A1 (en)

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3512322A (en) * 1968-06-06 1970-05-19 Dover Corp Open support for suspending a perforated floor within a storage bin
US3979871A (en) * 1974-12-05 1976-09-14 Pollock Eugene B Modular floor structure
US4281489A (en) * 1979-09-24 1981-08-04 Continental Agri-Services, Inc. Floor support for grain drying and storage bin
US4409771A (en) * 1979-12-12 1983-10-18 Lowe Colin F Sheet metal beam
US4562678A (en) * 1984-01-26 1986-01-07 North American Agricultural, Inc. Grain bin flooring

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US3426445A (en) * 1966-08-22 1969-02-11 Vincent B Steffen Base for steel storage bin
US3792560A (en) * 1971-06-02 1974-02-19 D Naylor Interlocking metal sheets for use as roofing and/or walling and/or decking
US4073110A (en) * 1976-09-20 1978-02-14 Kennedy Samuel F Floor deck structure
US4137682A (en) * 1977-11-29 1979-02-06 Grain Systems, Inc. Floor system for grain bin
US4282694A (en) * 1979-11-08 1981-08-11 Nixdorff Krein Industries, Inc. Grain bin floor support system
US4841701A (en) * 1987-08-12 1989-06-27 Sukup Eugene G Drying bin floors
US5107644A (en) * 1989-02-10 1992-04-28 Sukup Manufacturing Company Floor support system
JPH05272189A (en) * 1992-03-26 1993-10-19 Ueki Kokan Kk Architectural metal panel

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3512322A (en) * 1968-06-06 1970-05-19 Dover Corp Open support for suspending a perforated floor within a storage bin
US3979871A (en) * 1974-12-05 1976-09-14 Pollock Eugene B Modular floor structure
US4281489A (en) * 1979-09-24 1981-08-04 Continental Agri-Services, Inc. Floor support for grain drying and storage bin
US4409771A (en) * 1979-12-12 1983-10-18 Lowe Colin F Sheet metal beam
US4562678A (en) * 1984-01-26 1986-01-07 North American Agricultural, Inc. Grain bin flooring

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO2006049662A1 *

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EP1809835A1 (en) 2007-07-25
EP1809835B1 (en) 2011-09-07

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