Bulk storage bin for freight vehicle or other storage facility

Details Bulk storage bin for freight vehicle or other storage facility Bulk storage bin for freight vehicle or other storage facility

1987-04-03

1988-02-02

Spar, Robert J.

Material or article handling

Static receptacle and means for charging or discharging, or...

105243, 222166, 296181, 298 1B, 298 24, 414469, 414470, B60P 116, B60P 156

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047226552

ABSTRACT:
A bin for storing and handling bulk material includes a fill opening through which material is introduced into the bin for storage and a discharge opening in a bottom portion of the bin through which material stored in the bin is discharged. The bin is erectable over a flat support bed. The bin includes an upright frame that is positionable adjacent to a discharge area of the flat bed to bring the discharge opening of the bin into alignment with the discharge area of the flat bed. The bin includes an outer shield hinged in a lower portion of the frame so that the shield pivots between a closed vertical position against one side of the frame and an open horizontal position away from the frame. The bin includes a floor panel independently hinged inside the outer shield adjacent the discharge opening of the bin, the bin floor panel being pivotable with the outer shield from the horizontal open position to the vertical closed position. The bin further includes a flexible bin wall portion connecting the frame and the bin floor panel to form an enclosure for storage of bulk materials when the bin is in the open position. Flexible bin wall portion is foldable into the frame when the outer shield and the bin floor panel is moved from the open position to the closed position. The bin includes an inflatable bag between the outer shield and the bin floor panel for independently inclining the floor panel toward the discharge opening when the outer shield is in the horizontal open position to direct bulk material stored in the bin through the discharge opening.

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Brochure Entitled "Round-trip Loads Return Round-trip Profits in the All-new Design Model 4-V Convertible Dry Bulk/General Cargo Van" by Converta-Vans, Inc., undated.

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