Side dump body including a material compaction assembly
First Claim
1. In combination:
- a wheeled frame means having a rearward end, a forward end, and first and second sides;
a side dump body movably positioned on said frame means and being pivotally movable from a transport position to a dumping position;
means for moving said dump body between its transport position and dumping position;
said dump body including a front wall, a back wall, a bottom wall, first and second side walls, and an open upper end;
a material compaction assembly selectively movably positioned on said dump body which extends over said open upper end and which includes a material compaction member which is movable from a retracted position at said open upper end of said dump body downwardly to a compaction position in the interior of said dump body to compact the material therein;
said material compaction assembly being movable from an operative position wherein it extends over said open upper end to an inoperative position to enable the pivotal movement of said dump body between its said transport and dumping positions without interference from said material compaction assembly;
said material compaction assembly comprising a housing having an open lower end and a support frame positioned within said housing;
said material compaction member being positioned within said housing when in its said retracted position;
connection means connecting said support frame and said material compaction member; and
means for moving said material compaction member with respect to said support frame and said dump body;
said support frame comprising first and second frames and wherein means for moving said material compaction member comprises a first power cylinder means pivotally secured to and extending between said first frame and said material compaction member and a second power cylinder means pivotally secured to and extending between said second frame and said material compaction member.
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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 wherein the contents of the dump body units may be dumped from the side of a truck or trailer. A material compactor is provided at the upper end of each of the body units for compacting material within the body unit. The material compactor may be moved from its operative compaction position wherein it overlies the upper end of the body unit to an inoperative position at one side of the body unit so that the body unit may be moved to its dumping position without interference from the material compactor.
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11 Claims
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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;
a side dump body movably positioned on said frame means and being pivotally movable from a transport position to a dumping position;
means for moving said dump body between its transport position and dumping position;
said dump body including a front wall, a back wall, a bottom wall, first and second side walls, and an open upper end;
a material compaction assembly selectively movably positioned on said dump body which extends over said open upper end and which includes a material compaction member which is movable from a retracted position at said open upper end of said dump body downwardly to a compaction position in the interior of said dump body to compact the material therein;
said material compaction assembly being movable from an operative position wherein it extends over said open upper end to an inoperative position to enable the pivotal movement of said dump body between its said transport and dumping positions without interference from said material compaction assembly;
said material compaction assembly comprising a housing having an open lower end and a support frame positioned within said housing;
said material compaction member being positioned within said housing when in its said retracted position;
connection means connecting said support frame and said material compaction member; and
means for moving said material compaction member with respect to said support frame and said dump body;
said support frame comprising first and second frames and wherein means for moving said material compaction member comprises a first power cylinder means pivotally secured to and extending between said first frame and said material compaction member and a second power cylinder means pivotally secured to and extending between said second frame and said material compaction member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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