Seed cart trailer with conveyor track
AssigneeMeridian Manufacturing Inc.
InventorsJuan Neufeld, Bernie Thiessen
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Abstract
A seed cart has a trailer with the hopper cantilevered over the trailer. The trailer includes a track extending along the left and side and rear end. A conveyor is mounted on a carriage for movement along the track, such that the conveyor can extend from the left side of the trailer or from the rear end of the trailer. The conveyor is pivotal for approximately 180°. The conveyor inlet and outlet can be positioned for loading and unloading the hopper, and can be spaced from the hopper for loading and unloading two separate containers.
Claims20
A seed cart trailer, comprising:
- a wheeled frame with a tongue for connecting to a vehicle hitch, and having opposite sides, a front end, and a back end;
- a seed container mounted on the frame;
- a conveyor assembly having opposite inlet and outlet ends, and being mounted for pivotal movement greater than 180° about the inlet end.
2-4. (canceled)
A conveyor assembly, comprising:
- a conveyor with an inlet and an outlet;
- a frame to support the conveyor and having a front end, a back end, and opposite sides;
- the conveyor being adjustable relative to the frame between a first position with the inlet located adjacent the frame and the outlet spaced laterally from the frame, a second position with the outlet located over the frame and the inlet spaced from the frame, and a third position with the inlet and outlet both spaced from the frame;
- and
- wherein the conveyor can be located on one side of the frame in all three positions and can be located behind the frame in all three positions.
12-17. (canceled)
The trailer of claim 2 wherein the conveyor is pivotal approximately 135° about the inlet end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.