Manure collecting vehicle
AssigneeNuhn Industries Ltd.
InventorIan NUHN
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Abstract
A manure collecting vehicle includes: a manure collector having a manure collection port and at least one powered rotational manure conveyer to convey manure to the manure collection port as the vehicle drives through the manure; a manure holding tank in manure communication with the manure collection port, collected manure passing through the manure collection port into the manure holding tank as the vehicle drives through the manure; and, an air system to create an air pressure differential between inside the manure holding tank and outside the manure holding tank when the vehicle is driving through the manure to be collected so that the collected manure passes from the manure collection port into the manure holding tank under influence of the air differential.
Claims19
A manure collecting vehicle comprising:
- a manure collector having a manure collection port and at least one powered rotational manure conveyer configured to convey manure to be collected to the manure collection port as the vehicle drives through the manure to be collected;
- a manure holding tank mounted on a vehicle chassis, the manure holding tank in manure communication with the manure collection port, the collected manure passing through the manure collection port into the manure holding tank as the vehicle drives through the manure to be collected;
- and,
- an air system configured to create an air pressure differential between inside the manure holding tank and outside the manure holding tank when the vehicle is driving through the manure to be collected so that the collected manure passes from the manure collection port into the manure holding tank under influence of the air pressure differential.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.