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DISPLACEMENT ACTUATED SIDE DUMPING HAUL BODY

  • US 20100194173A1
  • Filed: 04/08/2010
  • Published: 08/05/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A side dumping haul body, comprising:

  • a floor supported by a frame, wherein said floor comprises fore and aft ends that are spaced in a longitudinal dimension, wherein a lateral dimension is orthogonal to said longitudinal dimension, and wherein said floor is tiltable in said lateral dimension;

    a first sidewall movable relative to said floor;

    a second sidewall movable relative to said floor, wherein said second sidewall is spaced from said first sidewall in said lateral direction; and

    a first actuator extending between said frame and one of said fore and aft end walls, wherein activation of said first actuator with said side dumping haul body in a first configuration lifts an entirety of said first sidewall at least generally away from said floor to define a first discharge opening, wherein activation of said first actuator with said side dumping haul body in a second configuration lifts an entirety of said second sidewall at least generally away from said floor to define a second discharge opening, and wherein only one of said first and second discharge openings exists at any one time.

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