Material transfer vehicle having an expandable truck-receiving hopper

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9708779
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14975017

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A material transfer vehicle includes a truck-receiving hopper that is adapted to receive asphalt material from a delivery truck. The truck-receiving hopper includes an expandable front portion having a right expandable sidewall assembly and a left expandable sidewall assembly. The right expandable sidewall assembly has a right outer front sidewall panel and a mechanism for moving the right outer front sidewall panel between an inner right position and an outer right position. The left expandable sidewall assembly has a left outer front sidewall panel and a mechanism for moving the left outer front sidewall panel between an inner left position and an outer left position. The truck-receiving hopper also includes a rear portion having a right sidewall panel and a left sidewall panel. The right and left sidewall panels of the rear portion are fixed against movement with respect to each other.

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ROADTEC INC800 MANUFACTURERS ROAD CHATTANOOGA TN 37405

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Irina Dalton, US 4 32

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