Patent ID: 9527709
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B66F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A truck hopper repair system for repairing a truck hopper that is mounted on the truck hopper repair system, comprising: first and second towers, each tower formed by a support framework that has a support base and an upper portion that extends vertically upward from the support base to a top end; each tower includes a tower fastener disposed thereon, each tower fastener is actuatable up and down on the tower in a vertical direction relative to the support framework between a lowered position and a raised position; each tower fastener is also rotatable about an axis that is perpendicular to the vertical direction; the support framework of each of the first and second towers includes: the tower fastener of each tower extends from the first side in the first direction; the truck hopper includes a pair of truck hopper fasteners mounted thereon at opposite sides of the truck hopper, the truck hopper fasteners are mounted at a center of gravity of the truck hopper, and the truck hopper fasteners are detachably engageable with the tower fasteners; wherein with the tower fasteners located at the lowered position on the respective towers, the truck hopper can be mounted to the first and second towers by connecting the truck hopper fasteners to the tower fasteners, and the truck hopper can be raised vertically by actuating the tower fasteners to the raised position, and the truck hopper can be rotated about the center of gravity thereof by rotating the tower fasteners.