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Primary Examiner—Andres Kashnikow
Assistant Examiner—Anthoula Pomrening
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Watson, Cole, Grindle &
Watson
[57] ABSTRACT
The invention concerns a wagon for cutting, mixing and dispensing fodder. At least two rotating endless screws are housed within a curved-profile compartment. The screws have spirals wound in opposite directions to one another, so that the processed material is led to the center of the compartment. Each of the endless screws has at least one baffle plate extending radially of the endless screw; and the spirals have protruding blades.
10 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets