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US 11,001,984 B2Granted
Dump bucket with insert for side dumping
AssigneeRockland Manufacturing Company
InventorsWilliam Kendall Pratt, Travis James Wirfel
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Abstract
A dump bucket, comprising a first side, a second side defining a plurality of slots, and an inner surface; and an insert installed between the inner surface and the second side at an angle to aid in side dumping out of the second side of the bucket; wherein tabs defined by the insert are received in the slots in the second side of the bucket.
Claims3
A dump bucket, comprising:
- a first side, a second side defining a plurality of slots, and an inner surface;
- and
- an insert having a first curved side and a second straight side;
- wherein the insert has a top surface defining one or more ribs;
- wherein the insert has a straight-line cross-section and wherein the insert is installed between the inner surface and the second side of the dump bucket at an angle to aid in side dumping out of the second side of the dump bucket;
- wherein tabs defined by the second side of the insert are received in the slots in the second side of the bucket;
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- an insert mount defining first holes disposed on the inner surface and a mounting plate defining second holes disposed on the insert for securely attaching the insert within the bucket utilizing attachment devices disposed through the first and second holes, respectively.
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A side dumping insert for installation within a dump bucket to facilitate dumping material out of a side of the dump bucket comprising:
- a first curved side;
- a second straight side defining a plurality of tabs wherein the tabs are received in slots in a side of the bucket;
- wherein the insert has a top surface defining one or more ribs;
- and
- wherein the insert has a straight-line cross-section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.