High volume excavating and loading apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8967363
APP PUB NO 20140231215A1
SERIAL NO

13770303

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An excavating and loading apparatus and method. The excavating and loading apparatus includes an excavator and a stacker conveyor. The excavator includes paired crawler tracks and an articulated boom with a bucket. The excavator further includes an inclined feeder conveyor with an intake end and a discharge end. A wide apron is positioned at the intake end of the feeder conveyor. The apron includes a left-hand side and right-hand side load receiving area that are arranged on opposing sides of the feeder conveyor. Two double hinged feeder blades are positioned at the apron. The feeder blades are arranged to operate asynchronously. Each feeder blade includes a main blade and a wing blade. The stacker conveyor is on paired crawler tracks and includes an intake end and a discharge end. The excavator includes a control cabin that is turreted to the crawler tracks.

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LOWERY STERLING WAYNEGLEN ALLEN VA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lowery, Sterling Wayne Glen Allen, US 8 26

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