Side dump body
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1. In combination:
- a wheeled frame means having a rearward end, a forward end, and first and second sides;
said frame means including first and second elongated, longitudinally extending frame members;
a first upstanding support having upper and lower ends;
said first support secured to said first frame member and extending upwardly therefrom;
a second upstanding support having upper and lower ends;
said second support secured to said first frame member and extending upwardly therefrom in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to said first support;
a dump boy positioned between said first and second supports and being movable from a transport position to a dumping position;
said dump body including a front wall, a back wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls;
said upper end of said first support being pivotally secured to said back wall adjacent said first side wall;
said upper end of said second support being pivotally secured to said front wall adjacent said first side wall;
a first elongated hydraulic cylinder, having upper and lower ends, operatively pivotally secured at its lower end to said frame means and extending upwardly therefrom;
said upper end of said first hydraulic cylinder being pivotally secured to said back wall laterally inwardly of the pivotal connection of said first support and said back wall;
a second elongated hydraulic cylinder, having upper and lower ends, operatively pivotally secured at its lower end to said frame means and extending upwardly therefrom;
said upper end of said second hydraulic cylinder being pivotally secured to said front wall laterally inwardly of the pivotal connection of said second support and said front wall;
said first and second hydraulic cylinders normally being in a retracted condition, but being movable to an extended position whereby said dump body will pivotally move with respect to said first and second supports and will pivotally move laterally with respect to a longitudinal axis of said frame means from its transport position to its dumping position so that material in said body will be dumped therefrom laterally of said frame means.
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Abstract
A side dump body including a plurality of side dump body units pivotally mounted on a truck or trailer frame. Each of the side dump body units may be individually pivotally moved from a transport position to a dumping position whereby the contents of the dump body units may be dumped from the side of the truck or trailer.
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1. In combination:
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a wheeled frame means having a rearward end, a forward end, and first and second sides;
said frame means including first and second elongated, longitudinally extending frame members;
a first upstanding support having upper and lower ends;
said first support secured to said first frame member and extending upwardly therefrom;
a second upstanding support having upper and lower ends;
said second support secured to said first frame member and extending upwardly therefrom in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to said first support;
a dump boy positioned between said first and second supports and being movable from a transport position to a dumping position;
said dump body including a front wall, a back wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls;
said upper end of said first support being pivotally secured to said back wall adjacent said first side wall;
said upper end of said second support being pivotally secured to said front wall adjacent said first side wall;
a first elongated hydraulic cylinder, having upper and lower ends, operatively pivotally secured at its lower end to said frame means and extending upwardly therefrom;
said upper end of said first hydraulic cylinder being pivotally secured to said back wall laterally inwardly of the pivotal connection of said first support and said back wall;
a second elongated hydraulic cylinder, having upper and lower ends, operatively pivotally secured at its lower end to said frame means and extending upwardly therefrom;
said upper end of said second hydraulic cylinder being pivotally secured to said front wall laterally inwardly of the pivotal connection of said second support and said front wall;
said first and second hydraulic cylinders normally being in a retracted condition, but being movable to an extended position whereby said dump body will pivotally move with respect to said first and second supports and will pivotally move laterally with respect to a longitudinal axis of said frame means from its transport position to its dumping position so that material in said body will be dumped therefrom laterally of said frame means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In combination:
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a wheeled frame means having a rearward, end, a forward end, and first and second sides;
a first upstanding support having upper and lower ends;
said first support secured to said frame means and extending upwardly therefrom;
a second upstanding support having upper and lower ends;
said second support secured to said frame means and extending upwardly therefrom in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to said first support;
a dump body positioned between said first and second supports and being movable from a transport position to a dumping position;
said dump body including a front wall, a back wall, a bottom wall, and first and second sides;
said upper end of said first support being pivotally secured to said back wall adjacent said first side wall;
said upper end of said second support being pivotally secured to said front wall adjacent said first side wall;
a first elongated hydraulic cylinder, having upper and lower ends, operatively pivotally secured at its lower end to said frame means and extending upwardly therefrom;
said upper end of said first hydraulic cylinder being pivotally secured to said back wall;
a second elongated hydraulic cylinder, having upper and lower ends, operatively pivotally secured at its lower end to said frame means and extending upwardly therefrom;
said upper end of said second hydraulic cylinder being pivotally secured to said front wall;
said first and second hydraulic cylinders normally being in a retracted condition, but being movable to an extended position whereby said body will pivotally move with respect to said first and second supports and will pivotally move laterally with respect to a longitudinal axis of said frame means from its transport position to its dumping position so that material in said body will be dumped therefrom laterally of said frame means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In combination:
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a wheeled frame means having a rearward end, a forward end, and first and second sides;
said frame means including first and second elongated, longitudinally extending frame members;
a plurality of spaced-apart first upstanding supports having upper and lower ends;
said first supports being secured to said first frame member and extending upwardly therefrom;
a plurality of spaced-apart second upstanding supports having upper and lower ends;
said second supports being secured to said first frame member and extending upwardly therefrom in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to said first supports;
a dump body positioned between each of said first and second supports and being movable from a transport position to a dumping position;
each of said dump bodies including a front wall, a back wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls;
said upper end of each of said first supports being pivotally secured to said back wall of a respective one of said dump bodies adjacent said first side wall thereof;
said upper end of each of said second supports being pivotally secured to said front wall of a respective one of said dump bodies adjacent said first side wall thereof;
a plurality of first elongated hydraulic cylinders, having upper and lower ends, operatively pivotally secured at their lower ends to said frame means and extending upwardly therefrom in a spaced-apart relationship;
said upper end of each of said first hydraulic cylinders being pivotally secured to the back wall of a respective one of said dump bodies laterally inwardly of the pivotal connection of the associated first support and the associated back wall;
a plurality of second elongated hydraulic cylinders, having upper and lower ends, operatively pivotally secured at its lower end to said frame means and extending upwardly therefrom in a spaced-apart relationship;
said upper end of each of said second hydraulic cylinders being pivotally secured to the front wall of a respective one of said dump bodies laterally inwardly of the pivotal connection of the associated second support and the associated front wall;
said first and second hydraulic cylinders normally being in a retracted condition, but being movable to an extended position whereby the respective dump body will pivotally move with respect to the associated first and second supports and will pivotally move laterally with respect to a longitudinal axis of said frame means from its transport position to its dumping position so that material in the respective dump body will be dumped therefrom laterally of said frame means.
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