Compaction apparatus and compaction body vehicle

Claim 1

COMPACTION APPARATUS COMPRISING A CHAMBER HAVING A BOTTOM WALL AND A PAIR OF SPACED SIDE WALLS, A PACKER BLADE EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS AND MOVABLE ALONG SAID BOTTOM WALL, A RECIPROCATIVE MOTOR MOUNTED FOR VERTICAL RECIPROCATION ABOVE AND BEHIND SAID PACKER BLADE, LINKAGE MEANS CONNECTING SAID MOTOR TO SAID BLADE, A BAFFLE WALL ARRANGED TO SHIELD SAID LINKAGE MEANS, SAID BAFFLE WALL HAVING A PIVOTABLE BAFFLE SUSPENDED FROM THE LOWER EDGE THEREOF ADJACENT TO SAID PACKER BLADE AT ONE EXTREMITY OF ITS MOVEMENT, AND ANOTHER BAFFLE HAVING ONE END PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID LINKAGE MEANS AND THE OTHER END SUPPORTED ON SAID BLADE, THE LAST-MENTIONED BAFFLE BEING ARRANGED TO MOVE FROM BENEATH SAID BAFFLE WALL WITH SAID BLADE AND TO ENGAGE SAID SUSPENDED BAFFLE AND CAUSE IT TO PIVOT.