Wagon box having side and center delivery from one opening

• US 4,024,939 A
• Filed: 02/23/1976
• Issued: 05/24/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: J&M Manufacturing Company Incorporated (J & M Industries, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: J&M Manufacturing Company Incorporated (J & M Industries, Inc.)
• Inventors: Grieshop, Maurice, Grieshop, Jerry
• Primary Examiner(s): Tollberg, Stanley H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lane, Hadd
• Application Number:
  US05/660,236
• Time in Patent Office: 456 Days
• Field of Search: 193/31 R, 193/31 A, 193/5, 193/17, 193/14, 214/119, 214/608, 222/533, 222/484, 222/483, 222/531
• US Class Current: 193/5
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 90/10 Unloading means
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 1/56 the load-transporting element having bottom discharging openings
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 11/126 for bulk

Abstract

A gravity type box for a farm wagon, in which the box has a single opening and provides either side or center delivery of flowable material from the box. The opening in the box is in a lower portion thereof and is closed by a sliding door. Two chutes are attached to the box adjacent the opening. The chutes are arranged so that grain flowing from the box through the opening is discharged from either one of the chutes. One chute is adapted to discharge flowable material from the box toward a position below the box, and the other chute is adapted to discharge flowable material from the box to a position at the side of the box.

Claims

1. In a box adapted to be a part of a wagon, the box having a side wall portion and a bottom portion, there being an opening in the side wall portion adjacent a lower part thereof, the improvement comprising:

a plurality of chutes carried by the box adjacent the opening, there being a first chute and a second chute, the first chute having a connector part attached to the box adjacent the opening and an end part spaced from the connector part, the first chute being movable to a position in which the end part is positioned laterally from the box to receive material flowing from the opening to the first chute and to discharge the material from the first chute to a position laterally spaced from the box, the first chute being movable to a position in which the end portion is at a higher elevation than the connector part, the second chute being attached to the box and having an entrance portion adjacent the opening, the second chute being adapted to receive material flowing from the opening to the entrance portion thereof to discharge material from the second chute to a position below the box.

2. In combination with a gravity type wagon box, the box having an opening therein at the lower portion thereof for movement of material therefrom, a plurality of chutes adjacent the opening, there being a first chute pivotally carried by the box adjacent the opening, the first chute being pivotally movable to a position in which the first chute extends laterally from the box to receive material discharged from the opening to the first chute and to discharge material from the first chute to a position laterally spaced from the box, the first chute being pivotally movable to a vertically inclined position adjacent the opening, there being a second chute pivotally attached to the box adjacent the opening, the second chute having a receiver portion, the second chute being pivotally movable to a position in which the receiver portion is adjacent the opening to receive material which moves from the box through the opening, the second chute having a discharge portion below the box to discharge material to a position below the box.

3. The combination of claim 2 in which the first chute has a portion positionable within a portion of the second chute to direct material flowing from the opening to the second chute.

4. The combination of claim 2 in which the first chute is pivotally movable to a vertically inclined position in which the first chute has a vertically inclined portion within the receiver portion of the second chute to direct material which moves from the opening to the second chute.

5. The combination of claim 2 in which the first chute has a portion extending upwardly from the second chute and positioned adjacent the opening to direct material flowing from the opening to the second chute.

6. In combination with a gravity type wagon box provided with a side wall having an opening therein, the box also having a bottom floor portion, a chute having a receiver portion at the side of the box adjacent the opening and a discharge portion immediately below the bottom floor portion of the box so that material moving from the box through the opening is received by the receiver portion at the side of the box and is discharged from the discharge portion to a position immediately below the bottom floor portion of the box.

7. The combination of claim 6 in which the receiver portion of the chute is vertically inclined at a position laterally spaced from the side wall adjacent the opening and the discharge portion of the chute is inclined downwardly at a position below the box.

8. The combination of claim 6 in which the receiver portion of the chute and the discharge portion thereof are angular, one with respect to the other.

9. In combination with a gravity type wagon box, the box having a bottom floor portion and a side portion, the side portion having an opening therein, a plurality of chutes adjacent the opening, there being a first chute pivotally carried by the box adjacent the opening, the first chute being pivotally movable to a position in which the first chute has a portion below the opening and in which the first chute extends laterally and downwardly from the box to receive material discharged from the opening to the first chute and to discharge material from the first chute to a position laterally spaced from the box, the first chute being pivotally movable to a vertically inclined position adjacent the opening, there being a second chute attached to the box adjacent the opening, the second chute having a receiver portion laterally spaced from the box and adjacent the opening and a discharge portion below the bottom floor portion of the box for discharging material from the discharge portion of the second chute to a position below the bottom floor portion of the box.