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US 12,479,527 B2Granted
Trailer for manure pump
AssigneeBazooka-Farmstar, LLC
InventorsJason Albright, Joel Sutter, Phillip Minino
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Abstract
An example trailer for a pump can include: a folding system including a first member and a second member that are pivotally connected to one another at a pivot point; a mechanism positioned to move the first member relative to the second member from a transport mode to an operating mode; a ground support system configured to support the trailer relative to a ground; and a guide member configured to hold the pump.
Claims14
A trailer for a pump, the trailer comprising:
- a folding system including a first member and a second member that are pivotally connected to one another at a pivot point;
- a mechanism positioned to move the first member relative to the second member from a transport mode to an operating mode;
- a ground support system configured to support the trailer relative to a ground;
- a guide member configured to hold the pump, wherein, in the operating mode, the guide member holds the pump in a vertical position relative to the ground, and wherein the guide member is configured to allow the pump to move relative to the guide member between a lifted position and a lowered position for pumping;
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- a second hydraulic cylinder positioned to move the pump from the lifted position to the lowered position.
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A method for trailering a pump, the method comprising:
- providing a first member and a second member that are pivotally connected to one another at a pivot point;
- providing a mechanism for moving the first member relative to the second member from a transport mode to an operating mode;
- providing a ground support system configured to support a trailer relative to a ground;
- providing a guide member configured to hold the pump, wherein, in the operating mode, the guide member holds the pump in a vertical position relative to the ground, and wherein the guide member is configured to allow the pump to move relative to the guide member between a lifted position and a lowered position for pumping;
- and
- providing a second hydraulic cylinder positioned to move the pump from the lifted position to the lowered position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.