DISPLACEMENT ACTUATED SIDE DUMPING HAUL BODY
First Claim
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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Abstract
A displacement actuated side dumping haul body and related methods are disclosed. The side dumping haul body may, for example, be mounted to a trailer or truck frame. The side dumping haul body includes a floor with fore and aft end walls rigidly attached to the floor, at least one actuator and first and second sidewalls. When the at least one actuator is employed to pivot the floor to dump material from the haul body, the corresponding sidewall pivots at least generally away from the floor to create a side discharge opening. Various opening parameters and dumping characteristics can be achieved by varying locations of pivot and linkage points.
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1. A side dumping haul body, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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