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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:
Aug. 07, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark L Johnson, Mt. Park, OK (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414421 ; 414425 ; 414470 ; 414492 ; 298 18 ;
Abstract
A cotton cart with a discharge control apparatus in the basket is provided. A tray-shaped member is mounted in the basket for movement between a retracted position and a discharge position. The member is supported by a system of links so that the member pivots about a moving pivot point. As a result, the leading edge of the member follows an eccentrically arced path which conforms substantially to the inner contour of the basket to facilitate evacuation of the basket. The member is operated by a hydraulic cylinder, thereby enabling the operator to manipulate the cotton bolls during the discharge procedure.