Telescopic chute for a mixer truck

A telescopic chute mounted on a mixer truck, said telescopic chute comprising an assemblage of a plurality of elongate chute sections movably affixed one chute section to another chute section to provide means for shortening and lengthening the telescopic chute by way of inward and outward movement of said chute sections relative to each other and relative to said mixer truck,

• said telescopic chute mounted to said mixer truck with chute attachment means so as to position the telescopic chute to receive dispensed flowable material from a drum of said mixer truck, said chute attachment means including pivotal structuring to permit movement of the telescopic chute about a vertical axis, said chute attachment means further including pivotal structuring to permit movement of the telescopic chute about a horizontal axis,
• first powering means affixed at least in part to the telescopic chute with said first powering means including means for actuating the telescopic chute about said horizontal axis,
• second powering means affixed to the telescopic chute for actuating said inward and outward movement of said chute sections, said second powering means including a plurality of fluid powered linear extendable and retractable rams attached to said chute sections,
• each of said rams comprising, a housing containing a portion of an elongated slidable cylinder rod, a piston affixed to said cylinder rod within said housing, said piston dividing an interior of said housing into a first chamber and a second chamber, a portion of said cylinder rod extending out of said housing, a first opening and a second opening in said portion of said cylinder rod extending out of said housing, said first opening being in communication with a first conduit within said cylinder rod, said second opening being in communication with a second conduit within said cylinder rod, said first conduit further including an opening into said first chamber of said housing, said second conduit further including an opening into said second chamber of said housing.