Combination handling and conveying apparatus

An apparatus for off-loading and handling loose materials from a vessel, comprising

• a base structure,
• a generally inverted U-shaped chassis adapted for limited lateral movement with respect to said base structure, said chassis comprising
• a pair of spaced beams mounted for horizontal sliding movement with respect to said base structure,
• engaging means cooperating with said base structure and pair of spaced beams for engaging said base structure and pair of spaced beams and permitting said horizontal sliding movement of said pair of beams with respect to said base structure, and
• frame means attached to and spanning said pair of spaced beams for forming an upper frame structure,
• drive means for moving said chassis with respect to said base structure,
• a platform rotatably mounted on said upper frame structure of said chassis,
• means for horizontally rotating said platform with respect to said upper frame structure of said chassis,
• an elongated articulated boom means mounted on said platform for rotation therewith and for longitudinal extension beyond said chassis, said boom means having a free extending end,
• longitudinally extendable conveyor means suspended within said
• generally inverted U-shaped chassis below said platform and adapted for limited arcuate vertical movement with respect thereto, said conveyor means having a loading end projecting from said chassis and movable to a position in contact with the loose material for cooperating with said free extending end of said boom means, and
• material handling means disposed on said free extending end of said boom means and cooperating with said conveyor means loading end for loading the materials into said conveyor means.