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US 2016/0311612 A1Published application
Mobile transfer station for flowable material
AssigneeOzinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc.
InventorJustin A. Ozinga
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Abstract
A mobile transfer station for flowable material includes a mobile frame defining a footprint. A hopper support is pivotally coupled to the mobile frame and a hopper is pivotally coupled to the hopper support. A valve is disposed in a lower portion of the hopper. A chute is slidably coupled to the hopper and disposed beneath the valve. The chute is extendable from a first position within the mobile frame's footprint to a second position where chute's outboard end is outside the mobile frame's footprint. A lift mechanism is coupled to the mobile frame and the hopper support for raising and lowering the hopper relative to the mobile frame.
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A mobile transfer station for flowable material, comprising:
- a mobile frame defining a footprint;
- a hopper support having a first end and a second end, said first end pivotally coupled to said mobile frame;
- an open-top hopper pivotally coupled to said second end of said hopper support;
- a valve disposed in a lower portion of said hopper;
- a chute slidably coupled to said hopper and disposed beneath said valve, said chute having an upper end and a lower end wherein said upper end is maintained at a height that is greater than a height of said lower end, said chute being extendable from a first position to a second position wherein said lower end is within said footprint when said chute is in said first position, and wherein said lower end is outside said footprint when said chute is in said second position;
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- a lift mechanism coupled to said mobile frame and a portion of said hopper support between said first end and said second end thereof for raising and lowering said hopper relative to said mobile frame.
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A mobile transfer station for flowable material, comprising:
- a mobile frame defining a footprint;
- a hopper support having parallel longitudinal sides, each of said longitudinal sides terminating in a first end and a second end, each said first end pivotally coupled to said mobile frame;
- an open-top hopper pivotally coupled to each said second end of said longitudinal sides;
- a first rod pivotally coupled to said mobile frame and to said hopper, said first rod being parallel to one of said longitudinal sides of said hopper support;
- a second rod pivotally coupled to said mobile frame and to said hopper, said second rod being parallel to another of said longitudinal sides of said hopper support;
- a valve disposed in a lower portion of said hopper;
- a chute slidably coupled to said hopper and disposed beneath said valve, said chute having an upper end and a lower end wherein said upper end is maintained at a height that is greater than a height of said lower end, said chute being extendable from a first position to a second position wherein said lower end is within said footprint when said chute is in said first position, and wherein said lower end is outside said footprint when said chute is in said second position;
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- a lift mechanism coupled to said mobile frame and a portion of said hopper support between said first end and said second end thereof for raising and lowering said hopper relative to said mobile frame.
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A mobile transfer station for flowable material, comprising:
- a mobile trailer frame having a towing end adapted to be coupled to a tow vehicle for towing thereby on a ground surface, said mobile trailer frame defining a footprint on the ground surface;
- a hopper support having a first end and a second end, said first end pivotally coupled to said mobile trailer frame;
- a hopper assembly having (i) an open-top hopper pivotally coupled to said second end of said hopper support, (ii) a valve disposed in a bottom of said hopper, and (iii) a chute slidably coupled to said hopper and disposed beneath said valve, said chute having an upper end and a lower end wherein said upper end is maintained at a height that is greater than a height of said lower end, said chute being extendable from a first position to a second position wherein said lower end is within said footprint of said mobile trailer frame when said chute is in said first position, and wherein said lower end is outside said footprint of said mobile trailer frame when said chute is in said second position;
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- a lift mechanism coupled to said mobile trailer frame and a portion of said hopper support between said first end and said second end thereof for raising and lowering said hopper assembly between a lowered position adjacent said towing end of said mobile trailer frame and a raised position at a height above said towing end of said mobile trailer frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.