Apparatus And Method for Material Distribution
OwnerDavid A. Jonesinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for material distribution, including a draw-bar to which is fixedly connected a bucket body. Wheels are attached to the drawbar on opposite sides of the bucket body between an open side and a gate thereof. A lower edge of the open side of the bucket body, which can receive material, is in the form of a cutting blade or teeth. The gate, which is disposed opposite from the open side, can be opened and closed. At least part of a top side of the bucket body forms a platform for an operator. At least one engine is provided and is drivingly connected to the wheels. A handlebar is connected to the bucket body, forward of the platform, for pivoting the bucket body about the wheels so that the cutting blade or teeth can be brought into or out of contact with a surface.
Claims16
An apparatus comprising:
- a drawbar;
- a bucket body fixedly connected to said drawbar, wherein said bucket body is open on one side for receiving material, further wherein a lower edge of said bucket body, at said one open side, is in the form of a cutting blade or teeth, further wherein a side of said bucket body opposite the one open side is provided with a gate that is configured to be opened or closed to release material from, or retain material in, said bucket body, and wherein at least a part of a top side of said bucket body forms an operator platform;
- wheels or endless tracks attached to said drawbar and disposed on opposite sides of said bucket body between said one open side and said gate of said bucket body;
- at least one engine disposed on said drawbar or said bucket body and drivingly connected to said wheels;
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- a handlebar connected to said bucket body, forward of said platform, for pivoting said bucket body about said wheels such that said cutting blade or teeth can be brought into or out of contact with a surface.
An apparatus comprising:
- a main frame provided with an operator platform;
- respective wheel or endless track assemblies disposed on opposite sides of said main frame;
- a mast member disposed on said main frame;
- at least one engine mounted on said mast member or on said main frame and drivingly connected to said wheel or endless track assemblies;
- a movable boom mechanism pivotably connected to said mast member;
- a bucket body pivotably connected to said boom mechanism, wherein said bucket body is open on one side for receiving material, further wherein a lower edge of said bucket body, at said one open side, is provided with a cutting blade or teeth, and wherein a side of said bucket body opposite the one open side is provided with a gate configured to be opened or closed to release material from, or retain material in, said bucket body;
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- a handlebar connected to said mast member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.