Scooping apparatus, vehicle and coupling plate therefore

A material handling apparatus comprising:

• a frame coupled to a vehicle;
• an enclosure rotatably carried by said frame, said enclosure comprising a scooping part and a lid part, said scooping part and said lid part being relatively movable between a closed position in which said scooping edge is proximate to said lid edge and an open position in which said scooping edge is not proximate to said lid edge;
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• a hollow shaft coaxial to said enclosure, said shaft connectable to a source of liquid, said shaft having at least one perforation so that said liquid may transported by said shaft through said perforations to spray the interior of said enclosure, said shaft further having at least one brush associated with said shaft.

A material handling apparatus, comprising:

• a frame having a back portion an two side brackets extending from the back portion, each of the side brackets having a first end adjacent to the back portion and a second end remote from the back portion;
• a cage rotatably mounted to the second ends of the side brackets about a first axis, the cage including a first pair of end walls, a scoop part firmly engaging the first pair of end walls, a second pair of end walls rotatably mounted to the first pair of end walls about a second axis spaced from the first axis, and a flap part firmly engaging the second pair of end walls, wherein at least one pair of end walls is not mounted to the frame;
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• a coupling device mounted to the back portion of the frame for coupling the frame to a vehicle.