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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1977
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric John MacDonald, Rotherham, EN;
Brian Snowdon, Doncaster, EN;
Assignee:
Macawber Engineering Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
214 / ; 222166 ; 214 / ;
Abstract
A container for accepting bulk material from a delivery vehicle and mounted for pivotal movement to a position where the load of bulk material may be transferred, in whole or in part, through a closable opening in said container to another suitable receptacle, so avoiding the necessity of deeply excavated pits or tanker-type vehicles.