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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A. Kost, Willoughby, OH (US);
Josh Vyrostek, Willoughby Hills, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Louis Berkman Company, Steubenville, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 1/920 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 1/920 ;
Abstract
A spreader assembly is adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The spreader includes a hopper having an upper section and a bottom section, the bottom section having a lower material discharge chamber terminating in a lower discharge opening; a broadcast spreader positioned beneath said discharge opening; and a spill plate to at least partially regulate the flow of particulate material through the discharge opening.