Device For Separating Mixed Masses Of Spher.and Irreg.shaped Bodies Such As Seeds,grains And The Lik

Author:  Beresford, D. O.
Source:  US Patent 2,724,498
Doc ID:  1955002
Year of Publication:  1955
Abstract:  
This invention relates to an improved type of gravity feeding device for selectively separating a mixed mass of irregularly shaped and spherically shaped bodies from each other. More specifically, it pertains to such a device that utilizes a novel structural arrangement of parts, which comprises the combination of a spiral selector and compartmental collector, primarily for separating spherical and irregularly shaped grain, or seed, such as trefoil from clover, and the like, and the provision of such a device is the principal object of the invention.