Spreader and hopper assemblies with lump eliminator

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A DUMPABLE LOAD CARRYING BODY HAVING A PIVOTAL CLOSURE GATE AT THE REAR THEREOF FOR NORMALLY CLOSING THE OPEN REAR END OF THE BODY, SAID GATE HAVING PROJECTING PINS ON EACH END THEREOF EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE SIDE EDGES, SAID BODY HAVING A LATCH MEANS ADJACENT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REAR OPEN END FOR NORMALLY RECEIVING THE PINS AND HOLDING THE GATE IN CLOSED POSITION, A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING HOPPER HAVING AN OPEN END, MEANS ON THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE OPEN END OF SAID HOPPER FOR ENGAGEMENT BY SAID LATCH MEANS, MEANS ON THE REAR EDGE OF THE OPEN END OF SAID HOPPER FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PINS ON THE CLOSURE GATE FOR MAINTAINING THE CLOSURE GATE IN OPEN POSITION AND SUPPORTING THE HOPPER FROM THE BODY AND GATE, SAID HOPPER HAVING A CYLINDRICAL LOWER PORTION WITH A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING ARCUATE SLOT THEREIN, A DRUM ROTATABLE IN THE CYLINDRICAL PORTION OF THE HOPPER, SAID DRUM HAVING A PLURALITY OF FINS FOR MOVEMENT CLOSELY ADJACENT THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE HOPPER FOR DISCHARGING MATERIAL THROUGH THE DISCHARGE SLOT, AND MEANS CONNECTED WITH THE DRUM FOR ROTATABLY DRIVING THE DRUM FOR DISCHARGING MATERIAL THROUGH THE SLOT WHEREBY THE HOPPER MAY BE SUPPORTED FROM THE DUMPABLE BODY WITHOUT MODIFICATION OF THE DUMPABLE BODY.