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A sweep arm assembly and cleanout port are provided for a dry bulk materials feeding system. A supply hopper having an outlet is disposed above a chamber such that material may flow from the hopper to the chamber. The chamber has a flat bottom surface. A feed trough is disposed below a slot in the b

A sweep arm assembly and cleanout port are provided for a dry bulk materials feeding system. A supply hopper having an outlet is disposed above a chamber such that material may flow from the hopper to the chamber. The chamber has a flat bottom surface. A feed trough is disposed below a slot in the bottom surface of the chamber such that material may flow from the chamber to the feed trough. A sweep arm is disposed in the chamber and located adjacent to the bottom surface. The sweep arm is rotated to "sweep" the material in the chamber to the slot in the bottom surface. Further, a method is provided for feeding dry bulk materials. Material to be fed is loaded into a supply hopper. Material is permitted to flow from the supply hopper into a chamber, which chamber has a flat bottom surface. Material in the chamber is swept into the feed trough. The material is swept into the feed trough by a sweep arm that is rotated in the chamber adjacent to the bottom surface of the chamber. The material in the feed trough then is fed into a process at a controlled feed rate.

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[ The described preferred embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the invention which is defined by the following claims:] [1.] A material feeding system comprising:a supply hopper;a chamber positioned below the supply hopper, the chamber having a bottom surface, a periphery, a cleanout por

[ The described preferred embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the invention which is defined by the following claims:] [1.] A material feeding system comprising:a supply hopper;a chamber positioned below the supply hopper, the chamber having a bottom surface, a periphery, a cleanout port located proximate the periphery and a slot located in the bottom surface with a feed trough beneath the slot; anda sweep arm disposed in the chamber adjacent to the bottom surface.