ALBERT J WALL
Water and Wastewater in Woburn, MA
License number
Massachusetts 90
Type
Drinking Water Dual Certification
Address
Address
Woburn, MA 01801
Professional information
Adaptable Material Spreading Vehicle
US Patent:
4767063, Aug 30, 1988
Filed:
Jul 6, 1987
Appl. No.:
7/070604
Inventors:
Albert J. Wall - Woburn MA
James T. Wall - Woburn MA
James T. Wall - Woburn MA
International Classification:
E01C 1920
US Classification:
239672
Abstract:
An adaptable material-spreading vehicle includes in combination a truck body frame, an engine mounted on the frame, a cab mounted in a forwardly positioned cab region, a removable hopper positioned behind the cab region, and a conveyor running from beneath the hopper directly through the cab region to a forwardly mounted material spreader with the hopper and conveyor being removably mounted to the truck frame, such that the material spreader vehicle can be converted to some other use. In one embodiment, the cab is provided with a central channel through the floor to accommodate the section of the conveyor passing through the cab region, with the cab being provided with sealable conveyor ports aligned fore and aft through which the cab-carrier conveyor section is passed. In a preferred embodiment, the conveyor runs the entire length of the bottom of the hopper through such that material is initially removed from the rear of the hopper, thereby providing that the majority of the weight of the dispensed material is as far forward as possible.
Adaptable Material Spreading Vehicle
US Patent:
4522341, Jun 11, 1985
Filed:
Aug 30, 1983
Appl. No.:
6/527700
Inventors:
Albert J. Wall - Woburn MA
James T. Wall - Woburn MA
James T. Wall - Woburn MA
International Classification:
E01C 1920
US Classification:
239672
Abstract:
An adaptable material-spreading vehicle includes in combination a truck body frame, a rear-mounted engine on the frame above the rear wheels, a forward cab, a removable hopper positioned between the cab and the rear-mounted engine, and a conveyor running from beneath the hopper directly through the cab to a material spreader mounted forward of the cab in view of the operator, with the hopper and conveyor being removably mounted to the truck frame, such that the material spreader vehicle can be converted to some other use. In one embodiment, the cab is provided with a central channel through the floor to accommodate the section of the conveyor passing through the cab, with the cab being provided with sealable conveyor ports aligned fore and aft through which the cab-carried conveyor section is passed. In a preferred embodiment, the conveyor runs the entire length of the bottom of the hopper trough such that material is initially removed from the rear of the hopper, thereby providing that the majority of the weight of the dispensed material is as far forward as possible.