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Container for transporting and placing flowable material

  • US 5,885,053 A
  • Filed: 05/14/1996
  • Issued: 03/23/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Container for transporting and placing flowable material comprising a housing having a rear wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a fill opening for receiving material deposited into said container, and means mounted on said rear wall for securing said container to a transport vehicle capable of raising and tilting said container, said front wall including converging sections converging toward one another to define a converging portion of said container, a discharge opening defined between said converging sections for discharging material from said container when the container is tilted, and a spigot for controlling flow of said material through said discharge opening, said converging portion including an inlet area between corresponding ends of said converging portions, the cross sectional area of said inlet area being substantially greater than the cross sectional area of said discharge opening whereby the weight of said material in said container acting across said inlet area forces the material through said discharge opening when the container is tilted to discharge the material from the container through said discharge opening, a pair of opposite end walls extending between said rear wall and a corresponding one of said converging sections, said rear wall, said front wall, and said end walls defining said fill opening in said container opposite said bottom wall for receiving said material when the container is filled, said rear wall diverging from said front wall as the rear wall extends from said fill opening to a joining edge joining said rear wall to said bottom wall.

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