Delivery and dispense hopper
OwnerThaddeus Pylinskiinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to an open top generally rectangular hopper for the delivery and discharge of a flowable material. The hopper has lower side walls which converge inwardly and downwardly and are joined to a bottom plate. The hopper also has a bracket mounted on the exterior of the back vertical wall for securing the hopper container to the arm of a transport vehicle. A discharge chute is located on the lower portion of the front vertical wall about equidistant between the downwardly and inwardly converging lower sidewalls. In certain embodiments, an anti-spill lip surrounds the perimeter of the hopper opening and is angled between 30° to 90° inwardly from the vertical walls.
Claims15
A hopper for the delivery and discharge of a flowable material comprising
- a rectangular hopper having a back vertical wall, a front vertical wall, a first and second vertical upper side wall, a first and second lower side wall, a bottom plate, and a top hopper opening for receiving flowable material into said hopper, said lower side walls converge inwardly and downwardly and are joined to the bottom plate,
- said bottom plate is perpendicular to said back vertical wall and
- an upper mounting bracket mounted on the exterior of said back vertical wall for securing said container to the arm of a transport vehicle,
- said front vertical wall including a discharge chute located on the lower portion of the front vertical wall that is located equidistant between the downwardly and inwardly converging first and second lower sidewalls and a discharge door for controlling the flow of said flowable material through said discharge chute,
- and an anti-spill lip the perimeter of which defines the hopper opening, said anti-spill lip is angled between 30° to 90° inwardly from the vertical planes of the front vertical wall, back vertical wall and upper side walls towards the top hopper opening.
A hopper for the delivery and discharge of a flowable material comprising
- a rectangular hopper having a back vertical wall, a front vertical wall a first and second vertical upper side wall, a first and second lower side wall, a bottom plate, and a top hopper opening for receiving flowable material into said hopper, said lower side walls converge inwardly and downwardly and are joined to the bottom plate,
- said bottom plate is perpendicular to said back vertical wall, and
- an upper and lower mounting bracket mounted on the exterior of said back vertical wall for securing said container to the arm of a transport vehicle, wherein said upper mounting bracket is situated from 18-26″ off the ground,
- said front vertical wall including a discharge chute located on the lower portion of the front vertical wall that is located equidistant between the downwardly and inwardly converging first and second lower sidewalls and a discharge door for controlling the flow of said flowable material through said discharge chute,
- and an anti-spill lip the perimeter of which defines the hopper opening, said anti-spill lip is angled between 40° to 80° inwardly from the vertical planes of the front vertical wall, back vertical wall and upper side walls towards the top hopper opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.