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US3247983A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Truck unloading structure

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-06-24
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Granted: 1966-04-26
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Expires: 1983-06-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thompson Fred

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 23:41
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P1/00; B60P1/36; B60P1/38

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 277 words
A TRUCK ARRANGED TO TRANSPORT MATERIALS, SAID TRUCK INCLUDING A BODY TO RETAIN THE MATERIAL DURING TRANSPORTATION, SAID BODY INCLUDING WALLS AND A CONVEYOR BELT AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID BODY, SAID CONVEYOR BELT BEING MOUNTED ON ROLLS TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF MATERIAL ADAPTED TO BE PLACED UPON SAID CONVEYOR BELT, SAID ROLLS BEING MOUNTED FOR ROTATION SO THAT SAID CONVEYOR BELT MAY BE MOVED TO MOVE THE MATERIAL WITH RESPECT TO SAID BODY, SIDE RAILS ON SAID BODY, SAID SIDE RAILS CARRYING MEANS TO MOUNT SAID ROLLS FOR ROTATION, SAID ROLLS BEING ARRANGED TRANSVERSELY BETWEEN SAID SIDE RAILS, ONE OF SAID ROLLS CONTAINING A MOTOR WITHIN THE INTERIOR THEREOF, SAID MOTOR BEING CONNECTED TO ROTATE SAID ROLL WITH RESPECT OT SAID SIDE RAILS; A TRAILER CONNECTED TO SAID TRUCK TO BE DRAWN THEREBY, SAID TRAILER BEING ARRANGED TO COOPERATE WITH SAID TRUCK TO TRANSFER MATERIALS FROM SAID TRAILER TO SAID TRUCK, SAID TRAILER INCLUDING A BODY HAVING WALLS AND A FLOOR AND SAID TRAILER BODY, SAID FLOOR COMPRISING A CONVEYOR BELT, ROLLS MOUNTED TRANSVERSELY ON SAID TRAILER TO SUPPORT SAID CONVEYOR BELT, SAID WALLS INCLUDING SIDE WALLS IN SAID TRAILER BODY, SIDE RAILS IN SAID TRAILER BODY, SAID SIDE RAILS SUPPORTING SAID SIDE WALL, SAID SIDE RAILS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID ROLLS, ONE OF SAID ROLLS BEING POWERED TO CONVEY MATERIALS WITH RESPECT TO SAID TRAILER BODY, SAID CONVEYOR BELT BEING TO SUCH DIMENSIONS AND SO POSITIONABLE AS TO BE POSITIONABLE WITHIN SAID TRUCK BODY SO THAT ACTUATION OF THE CONVEYOR BELT WITHIN SAID TRUCK BODY AND ACTUATION OF SAID CONVEYOR BELT WITHIN SAID TRAILER BODY CONVEYS MATERIALS FROM SAID TRAILER BODY INTO SAID TRUCK BODY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 277 words
A TRUCK ARRANGED TO TRANSPORT MATERIALS, SAID TRUCK INCLUDING A BODY TO RETAIN THE MATERIAL DURING TRANSPORTATION, SAID BODY INCLUDING WALLS AND A CONVEYOR BELT AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID BODY, SAID CONVEYOR BELT BEING MOUNTED ON ROLLS TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF MATERIAL ADAPTED TO BE PLACED UPON SAID CONVEYOR BELT, SAID ROLLS BEING MOUNTED FOR ROTATION SO THAT SAID CONVEYOR BELT MAY BE MOVED TO MOVE THE MATERIAL WITH RESPECT TO SAID BODY, SIDE RAILS ON SAID BODY, SAID SIDE RAILS CARRYING MEANS TO MOUNT SAID ROLLS FOR ROTATION, SAID ROLLS BEING ARRANGED TRANSVERSELY BETWEEN SAID SIDE RAILS, ONE OF SAID ROLLS CONTAINING A MOTOR WITHIN THE INTERIOR THEREOF, SAID MOTOR BEING CONNECTED TO ROTATE SAID ROLL WITH RESPECT OT SAID SIDE RAILS; A TRAILER CONNECTED TO SAID TRUCK TO BE DRAWN THEREBY, SAID TRAILER BEING ARRANGED TO COOPERATE WITH SAID TRUCK TO TRANSFER MATERIALS FROM SAID TRAILER TO SAID TRUCK, SAID TRAILER INCLUDING A BODY HAVING WALLS AND A FLOOR AND SAID TRAILER BODY, SAID FLOOR COMPRISING A CONVEYOR BELT, ROLLS MOUNTED TRANSVERSELY ON SAID TRAILER TO SUPPORT SAID CONVEYOR BELT, SAID WALLS INCLUDING SIDE WALLS IN SAID TRAILER BODY, SIDE RAILS IN SAID TRAILER BODY, SAID SIDE RAILS SUPPORTING SAID SIDE WALL, SAID SIDE RAILS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID ROLLS, ONE OF SAID ROLLS BEING POWERED TO CONVEY MATERIALS WITH RESPECT TO SAID TRAILER BODY, SAID CONVEYOR BELT BEING TO SUCH DIMENSIONS AND SO POSITIONABLE AS TO BE POSITIONABLE WITHIN SAID TRUCK BODY SO THAT ACTUATION OF THE CONVEYOR BELT WITHIN SAID TRUCK BODY AND ACTUATION OF SAID CONVEYOR BELT WITHIN SAID TRAILER BODY CONVEYS MATERIALS FROM SAID TRAILER BODY INTO SAID TRUCK BODY.

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