Material transfer system
First Claim
1. A method of transferring material between vehicles comprising a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- maintaining an air pressure differential between a pressurized compartment of the first vehicle and ambient air outside of said pressurized compartment;
discharging material from a material discharge device of the second vehicle to a reservoir of the first vehicle for receiving the material; and
passing the material from said reservoir into said pressurized compartment without substantial loss of said pressure differential while both the first vehicle and the second vehicle are moving.
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Abstract
A material transfer system including a first vehicle and a second vehicle. The first vehicle has a pressurized compartment maintaining a first air pressure therein. The ambient air outside of the pressurized compartment is at a second air pressure, with the first air pressure being different than the second air pressure thereby defining a pressure differential. The second vehicle has a material discharge device. The material discharge device is capable of delivering material to the first vehicle. The second vehicle having a reservoir for receiving the material. The material passing from the reservoir into the pressurized compartment without substantial loss of the pressure differential.
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2 Claims
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1. A method of transferring material between vehicles comprising a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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maintaining an air pressure differential between a pressurized compartment of the first vehicle and ambient air outside of said pressurized compartment; discharging material from a material discharge device of the second vehicle to a reservoir of the first vehicle for receiving the material; and passing the material from said reservoir into said pressurized compartment without substantial loss of said pressure differential while both the first vehicle and the second vehicle are moving. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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