Diagonal feed material conveyor and blower mechanism

Claim 1

IN A MATERIAL CONVEYING DEVICE, A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL BLOWER HAVING A PERIPHERAL WALL WITH A MATERIAL OUTLET OPENING AND A PAIR OF UPRIGHT SIDE WALLS, ONE OF THE SIDE WALLS HAVING A MATERIAL INLET OPENING IN THE LOWER PORTION THEREOF AND A CONVEYOR FOR DELIVERING MATERIAL TO THE BLOWER COMPRISING A U-SHAPED TROUGH HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID ONE SIDE WALL IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID INLET OPENING THEREIN, SAID TROUGH EXTENDING LENGTHWISE DIAGONALLY AWAY FROM SAID ONE SIDE WALL BEYOND THE PERIPHERAL WALL, AN AUGER MOUNTED FOR ROTATION WITHIN THE TROUGH ON A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO SAID ONE SIDE WALL AND EXTENDING TO SAID INLET OPENING AND DIRECTLY DELIVERING MATERIAL INTO THE INLET OPENING IN A DIRECTION TOWARD THE OUTLET OPENING, AND AN IMPELLER IN THE HOUSING ROTATABLE ON A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS FOR ENGAGING THE MATERIAL ENTERED THEREIN AND AUGMENTING SAID MOVEMENT OF THE MATERIAL, THE AXIS OF THE AUGER CONVERGING WITH THE IMPELLER IN THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION THEREOF.