US 4,953,752 AGranted

Concrete and mortar distribution process and apparatus

AssigneeE-Con-Mega Mix

InventorsRobert C. Tousignant, James W. Tousignant, Richard L. Tousignant

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Abstract

Process and apparatus are provided to distribute specified, premixed quantities of dry mortar mix and cement to a construction site. Bulk bags and a hopper apparatus are transported to the construction site and utilized with a forklift and a mixer device. The hopper apparatus is adjustably assembled and is constructed and arranged to be hand operable to efficiently meter homogeneous predetermined quantities of the mixture out of a discharge chute. The premixed contents in the bulk bags are dumped into the hopper apparatus and discharged in metered quantities into the mixer device. A water dispensing structure is provided to discharge a predetermined volume into the mixer device to form mortar or concrete for use.

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Dependent claims

A hopper apparatus for dispensing premixed and predetermined quantities of granulated materials comprising:

a. a body structure having a side wall structure, a bottom portion, and a top portion having an inlet port, said side wall structure having at least a portion with a sloped configuration of a predetermined angle;
b. a discharge chute structure mounted at the bottom portion of said body structure in a predetermined position, said chute structure having metering means mounted therein and being constructed and arranged to provide a predetermined output of granulated material and being operable at the exterior of said body structure, said metering means further being a rotatable vane structure having a rotating shaft and a plurality of vane members, said chute and rotatable vane structure being mounted to said body structure bottom whereby two adjacent vane members are exposed between generally the one and three o'clock position;
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c. Adjustable leg structures having means to adjust the height of said apparatus so as to vertically position said discharge chute structure.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.