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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles S Musso, Jr, Hammondsport, NY (US);
Tom W Musso, Bath, NY (US);
Assignee:
Air-Flo Mfg. Co., Inc., Prattsburg, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
298 / ; 239676 ; 298-7 ; 414519 ;
Abstract
A dump truck having an endless-conveyor structurally integrated into the bottom of the dump body, a conveyor hood opening in the tailgate of the dump body in longitudinal alignment with the conveyor and a conveyor hood mounted within the conveyor hood opening for being shifted between a forward extended position thereof covering the rear end of the conveyor and a rearward retracted position thereof generally flush with the inner face of the tailgate to facilitate use of the truck for open truck hauling with the tailgate in a flat open position extending rearwardly from the bottom of the dump body.