US 12,134,523 B1
System and method for auger installation and removal
Joseph D. Kunkel, Hinton, IA (US)
Filed by Joseph D. Kunkel, Hinton, IA (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/110,578.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/389,615, filed on Jul. 15, 2022.
Int. Cl. F16M 13/02 (2006.01); B65G 33/08 (2006.01); B65G 33/24 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 33/24 (2013.01) [B65G 33/08 (2013.01); F16M 13/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for installing or removing an auger from a device, comprising:
a hollow tube, the hollow tube including a first opening at a first end of the hollow tube and a second opening at a second end of the hollow tube, the hollow tube including a hole in a surface of the hollow tube,
a mounting assembly, the mounting assembly being attached to the hollow tube, the mounting assembly including a plate, an axle, and a support, wherein the axle rotates within a hole of the plate, the plate including a first side and a second side, the hollow tube is coupled to the first side of the plate, the support is coupled to the second side of the plate and the support holds a power drill;
a sprocket, the sprocket including a plurality of vertices, wherein the sprocket is attached to the axle in proximity to the first side of the plate and configured to mesh with pitches of a helix of the auger via the hole in the surface of the hollow tube, wherein the sprocket is configured to rotate by rotation of the axle and move the auger through the hollow tube.