Apparatus and method for removing materials from a material collection container

An apparatus for removing material collected in a material collection container having a floor and at least one substantially vertically extending wall, said apparatus comprising:

• (a) a material removal assembly for removing material collected in the material collection container, said material removal assembly including a first conduit and a second conduit, said first conduit being in telescoping relationship with said second conduit to permit said first conduit to move relative to said second conduit;
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• (b) said material removal assembly further including a first material removal header configured to receive material accumulating on the floor of the material collection container, said first material removal header being configured to direct material received by said first material removal header into said first conduit, said first material removal header being configured to move with said first conduit, said first material removal header including means for facilitating movement of material received by said first material removal header into said first conduit, said means for facilitating movement of material includes a notch formed in a bottom surface of said first material removal header.

An apparatus for removing material collected in a material collection container having a floor and at least one substantially vertically extending wall, said apparatus comprising:

• (a) a material removal assembly for removing material collected in the material collection container, said material removal assembly including a first conduit and a second conduit, said first conduit being in telescoping relationship with said second conduit to permit said first conduit to move relative to said second conduit;
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• (b) said material removal assembly further including a first material removal header having a hollow cavity configured to receive material accumulating on the floor of the material collection container, said first material removal header being configured to direct material received in said first material removal header into said first conduit, said first material removal header being configured to move with said first conduit, said first material removal header including means for facilitating movement of material received by said first material removal header into said first conduit, said means for facilitating movement of material received by said first material removal header into said first conduit being disposed entirely within said first material removal header.

An apparatus for removing material collected in a material collection container having a floor and at least one substantially vertically extending wall, said apparatus comprising:

• (a) a material removal assembly for removing material collected in the material collection container, said material removal assembly including a first conduit and a second conduit, said first conduit being in telescoping relationship with said second conduit to permit said first conduit to move relative to said second conduit;
• and,
• (b) said material removal assembly further including a first material removal header configured to receive material accumulating on the floor of the material collection container, said first material removal header being configured to direct material received in said first material removal header into said first conduit, said first material removal header being configured to move with said first conduit, said first material removal header having a T-shaped coupling member having a first end and a second end, a first header section and a second header section, said first header section being connected to said first end in a fluid tight manner and said second header section being connected to said second end in a fluid tight manner, said means for facilitating movement being disposed entirely within said T-shaped coupling member.