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US 4,363,427 AGranted
Asphalt dispenser vehicle
AssigneeCrafco, Inc.
InventorGaius P. Crosby
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Abstract
A specialized vehicle for movement along a path parallel to a plurality of containers for dispensing molten asphalt from the vehicle into the containers. The vehicle is configured to physically locate the operator and the controls at the rear corner of the vehicle so that the operator can readily oversee and control movement of the vehicle and the asphalt dispensing operations.
Claims10
A specialized vehicle for movement in a path alongside a plurality of containers for dispensing liquified molten asphalt from the vehicle into the containers, said vehicle comprising:
- (a) a frame having a front and a back;
- (b) drive wheels mounted at the back of said frame;
- (c) first motor means coupled to said drive wheels for driving thereof;
- (d) first control means coupled to said first motor means for variable speed operation thereof in selectively opposite directions;
- (e) a materials tank mounted on said frame for receiving liquified molten asphalt;
- (f) an asphalt delivery pump connected to said materials tank at the back of said frame for dispensing liquified molten asphalt from said tank;
- (g) second motor means coupled to said asphalt delivery pump for operation thereof;
- (h) second control means coupled to said second motor means for variable speed operation thereof in selectively opposite directions;
- (i) an engine means mounted on said frame;
- (j) power supply means driven by said engine for producing power which is coupled through said first and said second control means to operate said first and said second motor means;
- (k) an operator's seat located at the back corner of said frame;
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- (l) said first and said second control means mounted on said frame adjacent said operator's seat.
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