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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2004
Billy C. Young, Flat Rock, AL (US);
David Swearingen, Ooltewah, TN (US);
Billy C. Young, Flat Rock, AL (US);
David Swearingen, Ooltewah, TN (US);
Roadtec, Inc., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Abstract
An end gate assembly for a screed for a paving machine, where the screed is provided with a screed hinge component, includes a frame having a frame hinge portion that is adapted to mate with the screed hinge component to form a hinge having a hinge axis about which the frame may pivot. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the end gate has a pair of hinges. More specifically, the preferred end gate has a first frame portion having a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion. The first hinge portion is adapted to mate with the screed hinge component to form a first hinge having a first hinge axis about which the first frame portion may pivot. This preferred assembly also includes a second frame portion having a hinge member that is adapted to mate with the second hinge portion of the first frame portion to form a second hinge having a second hinge axis about which the second frame portion may pivot.