Ready mix batch hauler system
AssigneeSuzanne Medley
InventorGene Fisher
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Abstract
A ready mix batch hauler system for efficiently transporting concrete mixing materials to a job site. A batch hauler truck is provided having a storage tank pivotally attached to the frame of the batch hauler truck. The storage tank has a first reservoir for holding particulate material and a second reservoir for holding cement. The user positions the batch hauler truck such that the rear discharge of the storage tank is positioned near the front discharge of a front end discharge truck mixer and elevates the storage tank. A first auger draws the cement into the second reservoir through an opening and a second auger draws the mixture of the cement and particulate material through the rear discharge. An alignment structure is preferably utilized for aligning the batch hauler truck with the front end discharge truck mixer.
Claims20
A batch hauler truck for transporting concrete mixing material to a job site for a truck mixer, comprising:
- a frame and wheels;
- a support structure extending upwardly from a rear portion of said frame;
- a storage tank pivotally attached to said support structure, wherein said storage tank has a first reservoir for storing a volume of particulate material, a second reservoir for storing a volume of cement, a reservoir opening between said reservoirs, a gate member selectively closing said reservoir opening and a rear discharge opening;
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- a main actuator connected between said frame and said storage tank for elevating said storage tank.
A batch hauler truck for transporting concrete mixing material to a job site for a truck mixer, comprising:
- a frame and wheels;
- a support structure extending upwardly from a rear portion of said frame;
- a storage tank pivotally attached to said support structure, wherein said storage tank has a first reservoir for storing a volume of particulate material, a second reservoir for storing a volume of cement, a reservoir opening between said reservoirs, a gate member selectively closing said reservoir opening and a rear discharge opening;
- a main actuator connected between said frame and said storage tank for elevating said storage tank;
- a first guide member attached to a rear portion of said batch hauler truck;
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- a second guide member attachable to a front portion of a truck mixer, wherein said first guide member and said second guide member are positionable within one another for providing alignment of the trucks.
A method of operating a batch hauler truck for refilling a truck mixer with a concrete mixture at a job site, wherein said batch hauler truck is comprised of a frame and wheels, a support structure extending upwardly from a rear portion of said frame, a storage tank pivotally attached to said support structure, wherein said storage tank has a first reservoir, a second reservoir, a reservoir opening between said reservoirs, a gate member selectively closing said reservoir opening and a rear discharge opening, a main actuator connected between said frame and said storage tank for elevating said storage tank, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) filling said first reservoir with a volume of particulate material;
- (b) filling said second reservoir with a volume of cement;
- (c) operating said batch hauler truck to said job site;
- (d) aligning said batch hauler truck such that said rear discharge opening is near a front discharge opening of said truck mixer;
- (e) elevating said storage tank;
- (f) opening said gate member;
- (g) facilitating dispensing of said cement from said second reservoir into said first reservoir;
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- (h) facilitating dispensing of said particulate material with said cement through said rear discharge opening into said front discharge opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.