Road repairing system and apparatus
First Claim
1. A system for use with a vehicle having a bed having a floor and a plurality of walls defining a containment region for carrying a material and having a moveable panel defining an outlet in said bed for dispensing material to a surface, comprising:
- directing means positioned in said bed for directing said material to a portion of said outlet as gravitational force acts on said material to cause movement of said material when a front portion of said bed is raised with respect to a rear portion of said bed;
a receptacle mounted to said vehicle for receiving said material passing through said portion of said outlet and having means for varying a size of an opening in said receptacle for controllably dispensing a variable amount of said material received by said receptacle; and
leveling means coupled to said vehicle for leveling said dispensed material.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system and apparatus for use with a vehicle having a dump bed for carrying a material and having a moveable panel defining an outlet in the dump bed for dispensing material carried in the dump bed to a road surface when the dump bed is raised, comprising a baffle positioned in the dump bed extending upwardly from a floor of the bed, and extending from a region of the moveable panel to a region of a wall of the bed for directing the material to a portion of the outlet as gravitational force acts on the material when the dump bed is raised. Such system and apparatus may further include a receptacle coupled to the vehicle for receiving a flow of the material passing through the portion of the outlet and having a variable opening for dispensing controlled amounts of the material to the surface. Such system and apparatus may further include a leveling sled for leveling the material after the material leaving the dump bed reaches the road surface.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for use with a vehicle having a bed having a floor and a plurality of walls defining a containment region for carrying a material and having a moveable panel defining an outlet in said bed for dispensing material to a surface, comprising:
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directing means positioned in said bed for directing said material to a portion of said outlet as gravitational force acts on said material to cause movement of said material when a front portion of said bed is raised with respect to a rear portion of said bed; a receptacle mounted to said vehicle for receiving said material passing through said portion of said outlet and having means for varying a size of an opening in said receptacle for controllably dispensing a variable amount of said material received by said receptacle; and leveling means coupled to said vehicle for leveling said dispensed material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for use with a vehicle having a dump bed for carrying a material and having a moveable panel defining an outlet in said dump bed for dispensing material carried in said dump bed when said dump bed is raised, comprising:
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a baffle positioned in said dump bed extending upwardly from a floor of said bed, and extending from a region of said moveable panel to a region of a wall of said bed for directing said material to a portion of said outlet as gravitational force acts on said material when said dump bed is raised; and a receptacle mounted to said vehicle for receiving a flow of said material passing through said portion of said outlet and having a variable opening for dispensing variable amounts of said material to a surface. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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14. An apparatus for use with a vehicle having a bed for carrying a material and having a moveable panel defining an outlet in said bed for dispensing material, comprising a receptacle mounted to said vehicle for receiving said material passing through said outlet and having an opening of variable size for dispensing a variable amount of said material through said variable opening.
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16. An apparatus to be pulled by a vehicle for leveling a material dispensed to a surface, comprising:
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a first side member; a second side member; a cross-member extending between a front portion of each of said side members; a rear member extending horizontally between a rear portion of each of said side members, said first and second side members, said cross member and side rear member forming a frame; a first elongated support adjustably coupled to said first side member; a second elongated support adjustably coupled to said second side member; and adjusting means coupled between said first side member and said first elongated support and coupled between said second side member and said second elongated support for varying a distance between a top of said frame and a bottom of said first elongated support and for varying a distance between the top of said frame and a bottom of said second elongated support to thereby adjust a height and orientation of said rear member with respect to said surface.
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