Hopper for cement chute
AssigneeDeslauriers, Inc.
InventorGary Workman
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Abstract
A concrete accessory for use with a ready mix chute comprises a funnel shaped hopper. The hopper has a wide upper opening of a size corresponding to that of a ready mix chute and tapering to a narrow lower opening. The hopper has a seamless inner surface and a pair of hollow aligned receptacles on opposite sides of the hopper and extending outwardly therefrom proximate the upper opening. An elongate rod has a length greater than the spacing between the aligned hollow receptacles to be received therein. A hanger assembly removably attaches the rod to a ready mix chute, in use, to support the hopper below the chute.
Claims18
A concrete accessory for use with a ready mix chute comprising:
- a funnel shaped hopper with a wide upper opening of a size corresponding to a ready mix chute and tapering to a narrow lower opening, the hopper having a seamless inner surface and a pair of aligned hollow receptacles on opposite sides of the hopper and extending outwardly therefrom proximate the upper opening, wherein the hollow receptacles are closed at distal ends;
- an elongate rod having a length greater than spacing between the aligned hollow receptacles to be received therein;
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- a hanger assembly for removably attaching the rod to a ready mix chute, in use, to support the hopper below the chute.
A concrete accessory for use with a ready mix chute comprising:
- a hopper of one piece molded plastic construction, the hopper comprising a generally frustoconical upper wall connected to a generally cylindrical lower throat wall and including a wide upper opening and the throat wall tapering to a narrow lower opening, the hopper having a seamless inner surface and a pair of aligned hollow receptacles on opposite sides of the frustoconical upper wall and extending outwardly therefrom proximate the upper opening;
- an elongate rod having a length greater than spacing between the aligned hollow receptacles to be received therein;
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- a hanger assembly for removably attaching the rod to a ready mix chute, in use, to support the hopper below the chute,
- wherein the hanger assembly comprises a pair of chains each having hooks at opposite ends thereof.
A concrete accessory for use with a ready mix chute comprising:
- a hopper of one piece molded plastic construction, the hopper comprising a generally frustoconical upper wall connected to a generally cylindrical lower throat wall and including a wide upper opening and the throat wall tapering to a narrow lower opening, the hopper having a seamless inner surface and a pair of aligned hollow receptacles on opposite sides of the frustoconical upper wall and extending outwardly therefrom proximate the upper opening, wherein the hollow receptacles are closed at distal ends;
- an elongate rod having a length greater than spacing between the aligned hollow receptacles to be received therein;
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- a hanger assembly for removably attaching the rod to a ready mix chute, in use, to support the hopper below the chute.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.