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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1977
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1976
Bruce W Johnson, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A box-like receptacle comprises an earth moving and handling apparatus adapted for use as a rear mounted scraper and as a front mounted bucket for digging, loading, transporting and dumping earth material for excavation and landscaping purposes. The receptacle includes a movable end gate effective to move forwardly to dump loaded earth. The movable end gate is guided in its movement without means of multiple and complicated guide tracks or rollers but instead comprises improved guide means defined by a pair of parallel spaced tubular post members each having a stationary outer sleeve member and a sliding inner sleeve member telescopically received by the outer sleeve member. The free end portion of the inner sleeve members are attached to the rear mid-region of the movable end gate.