Concrete Silos 



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ing, so that when it is 

 desired to release 

 them a jerk with the 

 hook from above is 

 all that is necessary. 



Each section is 

 joined to the one 

 above it by a hook at- 

 tached to the upper 

 edge of the lower sec- 

 tion, which hooks 

 over a raised rivet on 

 the lower edge of the 

 section above. This 

 hook is pivoted and 

 has a hole in the 

 shank, so that a work- 

 man above, after rais- 

 ing the side clamps 

 with a long hook, 

 which is a part of the 

 outfit, can insert the 

 point of the hook in 

 the shank of the hook 

 on the lower form, 

 with one operation 

 disengaging the form 

 from the one above it 

 and drawing it up 

 into its new position. 



There is in this sys- 

 tem a center mast of 

 steel tubing, carrying 

 collars which can be 







Reichert Silo With Square Chute 



