Gravel spreader
First Claim
1. An apparatus for spreading loose material, such as gravel, onto a surface, comprising:
- a trailer with at least one hopper for the material, a set of wheels near a rear end thereof and means for pivotally connecting the trailer to a tractor near a front end thereof;
an endless belt conveyor mounted below the hopper for distributing the material onto the surface to one side of the trailer;
a frame connected to the trailer beneath the trailer and extending rearwardly from near the conveyor;
an elongate spreader connected to the frame for positioning generally parallel to the surface a distance above at least a portion of the surface, the spreader being between the conveyor and the rear wheels of the trailer and having a bottom edge, a top, a front and a back and extending laterally from the trailer for spreading the material to the one side of the trailer;
a first material retainer connected to the spreader at an end thereof distal the trailer and extending generally forwardly from the front of the spreader;
a second material retainer connected to the frame, being spaced-apart from the first retainer and extending forwardly from near the front of the spreader; and
means for positioning the first retainer and the second retainer a distance apart along the spreader so that, when the material is distributed from the hopper, the material is spread between the first retainer and the second retainer and between the bottom edge of the spreader and the surface as the trailer moves in a forward direction along the surface.
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Abstract
An apparatus for spreading loose material, such as gravel, on a surface. The apparatus comprises an elongate material spreader for positioning generally parallel to the surface a distance above the surface. A frame extends forwardly and above the spreader to a pivotal connector for connecting the apparatus to a hopper trailer between the trailer and the surface. A first material retainer extends forwardly from the front of the spreader near one end of the spreader. A second material retainer extends forwardly from the front of the spreader. The first retainer is positionable a distance from the second retainer so that, when the material is distributed from the trailer a distance from the front of the spreader in a forward direction, the material is spread between the first and second retainers and between the bottom edge of the spreader and the surface, as the trailer moves in the forward direction along the surface.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for spreading loose material, such as gravel, onto a surface, comprising:
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a trailer with at least one hopper for the material, a set of wheels near a rear end thereof and means for pivotally connecting the trailer to a tractor near a front end thereof; an endless belt conveyor mounted below the hopper for distributing the material onto the surface to one side of the trailer; a frame connected to the trailer beneath the trailer and extending rearwardly from near the conveyor; an elongate spreader connected to the frame for positioning generally parallel to the surface a distance above at least a portion of the surface, the spreader being between the conveyor and the rear wheels of the trailer and having a bottom edge, a top, a front and a back and extending laterally from the trailer for spreading the material to the one side of the trailer; a first material retainer connected to the spreader at an end thereof distal the trailer and extending generally forwardly from the front of the spreader; a second material retainer connected to the frame, being spaced-apart from the first retainer and extending forwardly from near the front of the spreader; and means for positioning the first retainer and the second retainer a distance apart along the spreader so that, when the material is distributed from the hopper, the material is spread between the first retainer and the second retainer and between the bottom edge of the spreader and the surface as the trailer moves in a forward direction along the surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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