Self-erecting surge bin
CA 1105227 A · Owner: Astec Industries, Inc. · Inventors: Brock, James D.
Overview
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SELF-ERECTING SURGE BIN", ABSTRACT, Self-erecting apparatus for transporting and temporarily storing material such as asphalt; the apparatus includes a surge bin and a drag chute for transporting the asphalt material from a drum plant to the surge bin. The drag chute and the surge bin are pivotally attached to each other and to a flat bed trailer, permitting their simultaneous raising and. lowering by means of a winch apparatus attached by means of cables to the support legs of the surge bin to provide ease of lowering the bin for transportation of the apparatus front one site to another and ease in erecting the bin at a new site. A foldable side panel of the surge bin permits the drag …
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- Granted July 21, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 21, 1998.
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