Patent ID: 9580874
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B60P,B65G,E01C

Claim:
1. A portable material delivery apparatus for transporting and selectively depositing a flowable material at a deposit site, the apparatus comprising: a vehicle; a hopper mounted onto the vehicle for holding the flowable material, the hopper having a lower opening for releasing the flowable material; a first circulating conveyor belt fixedly mounted onto the vehicle for moving the flowable material released from the hopper, the first circulating conveyor belt comprising: a second circulating conveyor belt mounted onto the vehicle for moving the flowable material dropped from the first circulating conveyor belt, the second circulating conveyor belt comprising: a control station having an operator platform and controls for allowing a single operator to control the movement of the vehicle, the circulation of the belts, and the tilt and rotation of the second conveyor belt, the control station mounted on a side of the second circulating conveyor and disposed adjacent to the second depositing end of the second circulating conveyor belt and movable with the second depositing end as the second circulating conveyor belt vertically tilts and laterally rotates, the control station being positioned such that a single operator positioned on the operator platform can operate the controls while directly observing the flowable material moving on the second conveyor belt and being ejected toward the deposit site.