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US 5,906,471 AGranted
Self propelled bedding dispenser vehicle
OwnerLarry J. Schwoererinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle has a mixing bin with a discharge chute, with or without a discharge door. An adjustable duct assembly in communication with the discharge chute has a second chute. Bedding materials are mixed in the bin, discharged through the discharge chute, and mechanically moved through the duct assembly to the second chute.
Claims3
A bedding installation vehicle, comprising:
- a. a vehicle having a cab;
- b. a bin attached to the vehicle, the bin having a bottom and a discharge chute;
- c. a first duct disposed outwardly from the discharge chute such that contents of the bin may be dispensed into the first duct;
- d. a rotating duct attached to the first duct such that the rotating duct is situated substantially in a vertical position;
- e. a dispensing duct having a second chute, the dispensing duct attached to the rotating duct at a substantially right angle using a connecting joint such that rotation of the rotating duct moves the dispensing duct in a substantially horizontal plane;
- f. a flexible tube sealed to the second chute;
- g. a series of augers positioned within the ducts for conveying bedding materials through the first, rotating, and dispensing ducts;
- h. a hydraulic piston having a first and second ends, the first end pivotally attached to the connecting joint, the second end pivotally attached to the bin such that extension of the piston rotates the rotating duct;
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- i. a means for controlling the piston, the means positioned inside the cab.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.