Patent ID: 9102460
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: B28C,B60P,B65D,E04G

Abstract:
1. A hopper for the delivery and discharge of a flowable material comprising a rectangular hopper having a back vertical wall, a front vertical wall, a first and second vertical upper side wall, a first and second lower side wall, a bottom plate, and a top hopper opening for receiving flowable material into said hopper, said lower side walls converge inwardly and downwardly and are joined to the bottom plate, said bottom plate is perpendicular to said back vertical wall and an upper mounting bracket mounted on the exterior of said back vertical wall for securing said container to the arm of a transport vehicle, said front vertical wall including a discharge chute located on the lower portion of the front vertical wall that is located equidistant between the downwardly and inwardly converging first and second lower sidewalls and a discharge door for controlling the flow of said flowable material through said discharge chute, and an anti-spill lip the perimeter of which defines the hopper opening, said anti-spill lip is angled between 30° to 90° inwardly from the vertical planes of the front vertical wall, back vertical wall and upper side walls towards the top hopper opening.