Spreader
AssigneeThe Louis Berkman Company
InventorsJames A. Kost, Josh Vyrostek
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Abstract
An improved spreader assembly adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The improved spreader assembly includes a hopper and a retaining arrangement. The hopper has an upper section and a bottom section. The bottom section has a base surface adapted to at least partially rest on a top surface of the bumper. The retaining arrangement includes a band that fits at least about a portion of a front face of the upper section of the hopper. One end of the band is adapted to connect to the vehicle to maintain at least a portion of a back face of the upper section at least closely adjacent to the tailgate of the vehicle.
Claims89
A method for spreading particulate material onto a surface, said method comprising:
- providing a hopper for storing particulate material, said hopper including an upper section and a bottom section, said bottom section including a base surface and a lower discharge opening;
- resting said base surface on a top surface of a bumper of a vehicle;
- releasably retaining said hopper on said vehicle using a retaining arrangement, wherein said retaining arrangement includes a band that connects to at least a portion of said upper section of said hopper, at least one end of said band is adapted to be releasably connected to said vehicle and/or said upper section of said hopper to maintain at least a portion of a back face of said upper section at least closely adjacent to a tailgate of a said vehicle;
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- discharging said particulate material through said lower discharge opening.
A method for spreading particulate material from a hopper attached to the rear of a vehicle, said method comprising:
- providing a hopper for storing particulate material, said hopper including an upper section and bottom section, said bottom section having a lower material discharge chamber terminating in a lower discharge opening;
- positioning a broadcast spreader beneath said discharge opening;
- discharging the particulate material through said lower discharge opening onto said broadcast spreader;
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- retaining said hopper to the rear of the vehicle using a retaining arrangement including a retaining band that at least partially fits about a front face of said upper section and a bumper post extending downwardly from said bottom section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.