Bulk material unloading facility
AssigneeCarbis Incorporated
InventorsWilliam Wayne Just, Robert E. Singleton JR.
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Abstract
A bulk material handling facility includes an unloading tube positionable for connection to several discharge openings of a transport vehicle without requiring repositioning of the vehicle. The unloading tube is pivotally supported so that it can be swung out of the way when not in use. The unloading tube may include an elevated portion permitting passage of personnel and equipment when the unloading tube is in use.
Claims9
A bulk material unloading facility for transferring bulk material from a land surface supported transport vehicle to a receiving pipe line comprising:
- a vertically extending support structure on said land surface,
- an unloading tube including
- a first end section pivotally connected to said receiving pipe line on a first vertical axis by a first swivel supported on said support structure, and
- a second end section having a horizontally extended end adapted for releasable connection to an outlet of a bulk material transport vehicle and an upstanding end,
- said first end section including a horizontally extending part of predetermined height above said land surface to permit personnel to walk upright there beneath and a downwardly extending part connected to said upstanding end of said second end section and
- a tension member having one end connected to said horizontally extending part of said first end section and its other end connected to said support structure at a point above and in substantial vertical alignment with said first swivel.
A bulk material unloading facility for transferring bulk material from a land surface supported transport vehicle having discharge openings to a receiving pipe line comprising:
- a vertically extending support structure of said land surface,
- an unloading tube having a rigid conduit portion pivotally connected to said receiving pipe line by a swivel on a first vertical axis near said support structure and extending horizontally from said support structure to a flexible portion terminating in a receiving end adapted for selective connection to said discharge openings and
- a tension member having one end connected to said support structure at a point substantially in vertical alignment with said first vertical axis and having its other end connected to said rigid conduit portion of said unloading tube at a point spaced horizontally from said vertical axis,
- said unloading tube being pivotable at least 90 degrees about said first vertical axis between an out of the way storage position and unloading positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.