Material or article handling – Self-loading or unloading vehicles – Conveyor
Patent
1993-01-15
1994-08-23
Bucci, David A.
Material or article handling
Self-loading or unloading vehicles
Conveyor
B65G 6724
Patent
active
053402669
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for conveying materials from a vehicle flat bed having a back end, opposite sides spaced a distance apart and a tailgate hinged to the bed for movement between an open position and a closed position. The apparatus includes a roller having a length substantially equal to the length of the tailgate and a flat flexible belt having an underside adapted to slide along a sliding surface in the bed, wherein the belt attaches to the roller. The length of the belt is sufficient so that it can extend from the roller into at least a portion of the flat bed. The belt is adapted to be wound onto the roller. The roller attaches to the tailgate by a bracket and strap arrangement. The strap arrangement includes a tourniquet buckle. A crank handle is provided for rotating the roller. In operation, the flexible belt is extended into the flat bed area and bulk material can be placed thereon and then moved toward the roller when the roller is rotated, thereby depositing the bulk material on the ground.
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Bucci David A.
Loadhandler Industries, Inc.
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