US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 312
.~.~.~.~.~ Having receptacle-reacting element of displaceable-movement drive means located on conveyor

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414 /   HD   MATERIAL OR ARTICLE HANDLING

288  DF  STATIC RECEPTACLE AND MEANS FOR CHARGING OR DISCHARGING, OR FACILITATING THE CHARGING OR DISCHARGING OF, THE RECEPTACLE {7}
304  DF  .~ Nongravity discharging means {4}
305  DF  .~.~ Including at least one discharge assistant of the compound motion type {2}
306  DF  .~.~.~ Having compound motion assistant located proximate to bottom of receptacle and displaceable generally parallel thereto {4}
310  DF  .~.~.~.~ Comprising screw conveyor {2}
312.~.~.~.~.~ Having receptacle-reacting element of displaceable-movement drive means located on conveyor

DEFINITION

Classification: 414/312

Having receptacle-reacting element of displaceable-movement drive means located on conveyor:

(under subclass 310) Apparatus wherein the means for displaceably driving the conveyor includes an element which is mounted on the conveyor and moves therewith, which element engages the receptacle for the purpose of pivotably or translatably moving the conveyor.

(1) Note. There also may be cooperating structure on the receptacle; for example, the element may be a toothed wheel which is rotated about the longitudinal axis of the conveyor and which drivingly engages a rack located on the receptacle

adjacent its perimeter.