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Apparatus including a vehicle and a container for use in hauling and dumping material

US5197782A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 5, 1991
Grant dateMar 30, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60P1/283
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed an apparatus which includes a vehicle and a container supported on the bed of the vehicle for use in hauling and dumping material. The bed of the vehicle is tiltable and the container has a gate for closing an open end of the container, when the bed is flat, and permitting the gate to move to open position when the container is tilted with bed. The gate is latched in closed position in response to an actuator on the vehicle.

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