Patent ID: 11959234
Assignee: REED INTERNATIONAL
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 9:
10. A conveyor for providing paving materials to a paving machine comprising:
a. a hopper assembly provided at a front of said machine for receiving said paving materials from a supply truck, said hopper assembly having a lower opening therein;
b. a movable angled conveyor assembly for transferring said paving materials received from said hopper assembly to an interior of said paving machine, the conveyor assembly further comprising an elongated hollow channel having an interior and an exterior, a first opening at a lower end thereof and a second opening at an upper end thereof; and
c. at least one movable piston attached to said channel that is operable to impart sliding motion to said channel to move said channel between a first lower position and a second upper position.