Portable concrete proportioning mixer
First Claim
1. In a portable proportioning mixer,a plurality of separate hoppers having discharges at lower ends thereof,a conveying and mixing trough adapted to receive materials from said hoppers, anda transporting vehicle for traveling on land and having a frame supporting said hoppers and mixing trough,the improvement comprising:
- said mixing trough being adapted to be carried on said frame in a non-receiving position during transportation,said mixing trough being pivotally mounted on said vehicle frame to be rotated from said non-receiving position to a receiving position to receive materials from said hoppers, said hoppers having lower ends at different levels relative to the trough in the receiving position,said mixing trough having a lower end thereof under said hopper discharges in said receiving position,said mixing trough being generally closed, having a plurality of receiving openings complementary to said hopper discharges in respective register therewith in said receiving position,said mixing trough having an upper open discharge end, andthe lowest level of the vehicle above the land during transportation being dependent upon the lowest hopper lower end.
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Abstract
A portable proportioning mixer, adaptable to mix concrete or other material, such as fertilizer and plastics, including a plurality of separate hoppers with discharges at their lower ends; a conveying and mixing trough adapted to receive materials from the hoppers, and a transporting vehicle for carrying the hoppers and mixing trough. The mixing trough is adapted to be carried on the vehicle in a non-receiving position during transportation, the trough being pivotally mounted on the vehicle to be rotated from the non-receiving position to a receiving position to receive materials from the hoppers; the mixing trough having a lower end positioned under the hopper discharges when in the receiving position and having receiving openings complementary to the hopper discharges.
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1. In a portable proportioning mixer,
a plurality of separate hoppers having discharges at lower ends thereof, a conveying and mixing trough adapted to receive materials from said hoppers, and a transporting vehicle for traveling on land and having a frame supporting said hoppers and mixing trough, the improvement comprising: -
said mixing trough being adapted to be carried on said frame in a non-receiving position during transportation, said mixing trough being pivotally mounted on said vehicle frame to be rotated from said non-receiving position to a receiving position to receive materials from said hoppers, said hoppers having lower ends at different levels relative to the trough in the receiving position, said mixing trough having a lower end thereof under said hopper discharges in said receiving position, said mixing trough being generally closed, having a plurality of receiving openings complementary to said hopper discharges in respective register therewith in said receiving position, said mixing trough having an upper open discharge end, and the lowest level of the vehicle above the land during transportation being dependent upon the lowest hopper lower end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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