US 4,286,913 A · Dumpable crop bar container

Abstract

An improved apparatus for collecting, storing, transporting and dumping cropped (cut) sections of continuously cast bar. The present invention is embodied in a dumpable crop bar container generally comprising a yoke and rear stanchion assembly surrounding and pivotally attached to a receptacle and front stanchion assembly by an axle and sleeve assembly. A conventional forklift is used to transport the present invention and to discharge collected crop bar from it. The forklift pushes the front stanchions against a stationary curb, forcing them to pivot inward and upward on the axle which cause the receptacle rigidly affixed thereto to pivot upward and outward. The base of the receptacle pivots to almost vertical and all of the crop bar is dumped out. As the fork lift backs away from the stationary curb, the weight of the receptacle and front stanchion assembly returns it to its original position.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for receiving, transporting and dumping pieces of bar with the assistance of a cooperating forklift truck, having extending fork arms, and adapted to contact a stationary curb which comprises:

rigid receptacle and front stanchion means for holding crop bar pivotally connected to;
yoke and rear stanchion means for pivotally holding said receptacle and front stanchion means;
and
pivot means connecting the front of said receptacle and front stanchion means to the front of said yoke and rear stanchion means whereby bar may be dumped from said apparatus by contacting said receptacle and front stanchion means with said stationary curb forcing said receptacle and front stanchion means to rotate about said pivot means from a receiving position through an arcuate path to a terminal dumping position thereby causing bar to fall from said apparatus.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Dumpable crop bar container

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Dumpable crop bar container

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Abstract

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