APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A HOSE OF A VACUUM SYSTEM OR A BLOWING SYSTEM APPARATUS
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Abstract
Apparatus on a driver'"'"'s cab roof mounts a hose terminating in a nozzle of a vacuum system. The apparatus includes a proximal carrier arm pivotally mounted on the cab roof about a vertically extending main pivot axis by a slewing mechanism. A distal carrier arm is pivotally coupled to the proximal carrier arm about a transversely extending horizontal first pivot axis. A first ram pivots the distal carrier arm upwardly and downwardly relative to the proximal carrier arm. The distal carrier arm is extendable between its proximal end and its distal end by a second ram. By pivoting the proximal carrier arm by the slewing mechanism, the nozzle is urged from one side of the vehicle to the other. By pivoting the distal carrier arm upwardly relative to the proximal carrier arm, and simultaneously extending the distal carrier arm, the reach of the nozzle is increased.
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1-66. -66. (canceled)
- 67. Apparatus for mounting a hose of one of a vacuum system and a blower system on a wheeled work vehicle, the hose terminating at a distal end in a distal opening, the apparatus comprising a mounting means configured for mounting on a cab of the wheeled work vehicle, a carrier means for carrying the hose, the carrier means being pivotally coupled to the mounting means and being pivotal about a main pivot axis from a first state locating the distal opening of the hose to a first side of the work vehicle, and a second state locating the distal opening of the hose to a second side of the work vehicle, and a main urging means for urging the carrier arm between the respective first and second states.
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