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Highway transportable material storage apparatus and frame assembly therefor

US4944646A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 1989
Grant dateJul 31, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S414/132
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A portable self-erecting storage apparatus for asphaltic mix or the like is disclosed, and which comprises a main frame, and three separate wheeled carriages which are mounted in tandem and are concurrently pivotable between a lowered ground engaging position so that the apparatus is highway transportable, and a raised position so that the frame contacts the ground and thus forms the foundation pad for the apparatus during use. The illustrated embodiment includes a secondary frame which supports a storage container, and the secondary frame and the container may be pivoted about an elevated axis between a generally horizontal transport position and a vertical upright or operative position.

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