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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1994
Eitan Zehavi, Kiriat Tivon 36000, IE;
Matti Laserson, Golden Beach, FL (US);
Steven Frank, Newton, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A transfer station for collecting and transferring harvested material to large transport vehicles includes a hopper, in which harvested material accumulates, supported on a rigid frame. The hopper may be elevated from a lower 'collection' height to an upper 'transfer' height that facilitates release of harvested material into the transport vehicle. In one embodiment, the contents of the hopper are poured into a collection vehicle by tilting the entire transfer-station frame. In a second embodiment of the invention, the transfer-station frame does not tilt. Instead, the hopper is equipped with a sloped floor member. When lifted vertically and positioned over a collection vehicle, the hopper discharges by gravity as soon as an opening is established at the base of the slope.