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Dispensing bucket apparatus and dispensing method

  • US 5,829,949 A
  • Filed: 04/04/1997
  • Issued: 11/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A dispensing bucket apparatus comprising:

  • a bucket having an upper open portion adapted to receive a flowable material therein;

    a bottom of the bucket opposite the upper open portion;

    at least one side wall of the bucket sealingly and fixedly attached to and extending upwardly from the periphery of the bottom;

    so that the bottom and the at least one side wall define the upper open portion, the upper open portion vertically spaced above the bottom;

    the bottom and the at least one side wall formed from a non-porous material;

    the bucket defining an exit opening through the at least one side wall that is sufficiently large to permit the flowable material to exit therethrough;

    gate means for selectively opening and sealingly closing the exit opening and controlling the size of the exit opening when the exit opening is open;

    the bucket is adapted to be removably affixed to a loader vehicle; and

    gate control means for actuating the gate means and controlling the position of the gate means--and, thus, the size of the exit opening--from within the loader vehicle when the bucket is functionally attached to the loader vehicle.

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