Side delivery attachment for spreader truck

• US 4,311,408 A
• Filed: 06/07/1979
• Issued: 01/19/1982
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lawrence D. Wren
• Original Assignee: Lawrence D. Wren
• Inventors: Wren, Lawrence D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Byers, Jr., Nile C.
• Application Number:
  US06/046,381
• Time in Patent Office: 957 Days
• Field of Search: 404/104, 404/110, 404/84, 298/24, 239/664, 239/668, 239/672
• US Class Current: 404/104
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/15 for laying-down uncoated stone or similar materials, or for striking-off or spreading same without compacting, e.g. for crushed rock base courses, sand cushions for paving E01C19/466 , E01C19/52 take precedence; distributing E01C19/20; laying down and rolling E01C19/482

Abstract

A side delivery attachment for a spreader truck which converts it from a spreader to an apparatus for applying crushed rock in measured amounts accurately to a desired strip of the shoulder of a road.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising,

a vehicle having a frame having a front end and a rear end, wheels supporting said frame, said frame having a rear portion projecting beyond the associated wheels and a front portion projecting beyond the associated wheels, receptacle means mounted on said rear portion beyond the associated wheels for receiving crushed rock, conveyor means for conducting crushed rock from said receptacle to the front portion of said frame beyond the associated wheels,

a trough at said front end for receiving crushed rock directly from the conveyor means,

said trough extending from one side to the other of said vehicle and extending beyond said other side to provide an outboard end,

driven means in said trough for conveying said crushed rock laterally,

chute means mounted directly on said outboard end for receiving crushed rock from the last named means and directing it to a predetermined area to one side of said vehicle,

means for detachably mounting said trough on said front end portion of said frame in a position underlying the upper end of said conveyor means,

power means on said vehicle,

and detachable coupling means drivingly connecting said driven means in said trough to said power means.

2. An apparatus comprising,

a wheeled vehicle having a conveyor means for conducting crushed rock from one end thereof to the other,

a trough at said other end for receiving crushed rock directly from the conveyor means,

said trough extending from one side to the other of said vehicle and extending beyond said other side to provide an outboard end,

means in said trough for conveying said crushed rock laterally,

and chute means mounted directly on said outboard end for receiving crushed rock from the last named means and directing it to a predetermined area to one side of said vehicle,

said trough comprising an attachment detachably secured to said vehicle,

said attachment including a pair of ears on the trough and a depending foot support.

3. A side delivery attachment for a wheeled crushed rock vehicle having a front end and a rear end and adapted to travel along a road near a shoulder thereof,

said attachment comprising an elongate trough to receive crushed rock,

means for detachably mounting said trough at one end of said vehicle in crosswise relationship with respect thereto and disposed beyond the wheels of said vehicle,

said trough extending from one side to the other and beyond said other side of said vehicle to provide an outboard end,

auger means in said trough to conduct crushed rock therealong,

a chute mounted directly on said outboard end of said trough for receiving crushed rock from said auger,

said chute being located laterally beyond the associated wheels of the vehicle to deposit the crushed rock on the shoulder of the road,

5. An attachment as recited in claim 3 in which said chute has a detachable lower snout portion mounted so as to be readily removable to facilitate travel of the vehicle from one project to another.

6. An attachment as recited in claim 3 in which said auger means terminates short of the full lateral extent of said chute.

4. and detachable means for detachably coupling said auger to a power means on the vehicle.

7. A side delivery attachment for a wheeled crushed rock vehicle having a front end and a rear end and adapted to travel along a road near a shoulder thereof,

said attachment comprising a trough to receive crushed rock,

means for mounting said trough on said vehicle laterally of the same,

said trough extending from one side to the other and beyond said other side of said vehicle to provide an outboard end,

auger means in said trough to conduct crushed rock therealong,

a chute mounted directly on said outboard end of said trough for receiving crushed rock from said auger,

said chute being located laterally beyond the associated wheels of the vehicle to deposit the crushed rock on the shoulder of the road,

the mounting means comprising a pair of ears on said trough securable by bolts to said vehicle, and further including a depending support foot for abutting engagement with a portion of said vehicle.