Patent ID: 6565146
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A dump body for use on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle, the dump body comprising:a curved floor, the floor having a forward portion, a rearward portion, and a pair of side edges extending between the forward portion and the rearward portion, the floor further having a bottom surface adapted for pivotal attachment to the haulage vehicle; a pair of curved sidewalls, each of the sidewalls joined to the floor along a corresponding one of the edges of the floor, each of the sidewalls having a forward portion; a curved front wall joined to the forward portion of the floor and to the forward portion of each of the sidewalls, whereby the floor, the sidewalls, and the front wall cooperate to define a payload space; and a cab protector joined to a top edge of the front wall and extending generally in a forward direction from the front wall, wherein the cab protector is curved.