Adaptable material spreading vehicle
First Claim
1. An adaptable material spreading vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body having a frame and front and rear wheels;
an engine mounted to said frame operably connected to said wheels;
an operator cab mounted to said frame at a forwardly positioned cab region centrally disposed between the wheels;
a removable hopper mounted to said frame rearward of said cab region;
a conveyor positioned in a channel passing through said cab region and extending from beneath said hopper to the forward end of said vehicle body, and wherein said channel passes through said cab region to permit visual inspection of dispensed material carried by said conveyor from said operator cab; and
a spreader attached to the end of said conveyor mounted to the forward end of said vehicle body and means for driving said conveyor and spreader.
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Abstract
An adaptable material-spreading vehicle includes in combination a truck body frame, an engine mounted on the frame, a cab mounted in a forwardly positioned cab region, a removable hopper positioned behind the cab region, and a conveyor running from beneath the hopper directly through the cab region to a forwardly mounted material spreader with the hopper and conveyor being removably mounted to the truck frame, such that the material spreader vehicle can be converted to some other use. In one embodiment, the cab is provided with a central channel through the floor to accommodate the section of the conveyor passing through the cab region, with the cab being provided with sealable conveyor ports aligned fore and aft through which the cab-carrier conveyor section is passed. In a preferred embodiment, the conveyor runs the entire length of the bottom of the hopper through such that material is initially removed from the rear of the hopper, thereby providing that the majority of the weight of the dispensed material is as far forward as possible.
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18 Claims
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1. An adaptable material spreading vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle body having a frame and front and rear wheels; an engine mounted to said frame operably connected to said wheels; an operator cab mounted to said frame at a forwardly positioned cab region centrally disposed between the wheels; a removable hopper mounted to said frame rearward of said cab region; a conveyor positioned in a channel passing through said cab region and extending from beneath said hopper to the forward end of said vehicle body, and wherein said channel passes through said cab region to permit visual inspection of dispensed material carried by said conveyor from said operator cab; and a spreader attached to the end of said conveyor mounted to the forward end of said vehicle body and means for driving said conveyor and spreader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An adaptable material spreading vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle body having a frame and front and rear wheels; an engine mounted to said frame operably connected to said wheels; an operator cab mounted to said frame at a forwardly positioned cab region centrally disposed between the wheels, said cab region having a longitudinally extending channel therethrough and front and back walls each having a port adjacent an end of said channel; a removable hopper mounted rearward of said cab region; a conveyor positioned in said channel passing through said cab region and extending from beneath said hopper to the forward end of said vehicle body and wherein said conveyor is least partially exposed in said cab; and a spreader attached to the end of said conveyor mounted to the forward end of said vehicle body and means for driving said conveyor and spreader.
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