Patent ID: 6186731
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
In a dump body to be mounted on a truck, said body having a bottom, side walls extending upward from said bottom, a front end and a rear end, a tailgate with a lower opening and pivotally mounted to swing on said body into a position closing said rear end, an endless conveyor at said bottom and extending in the direction between said front end and said rear end for conveying material in said dump body rearwardly for discharge through said opening in said tailgate when said tailgate is in said closed position, a housing with a housing wall inwardly adjacent said tailgate, said housing wall having a passageway over said conveyor and a metering door on said housing wall to control the size of said passageway to control the rate said conveyor moves material through said lower opening of said tailgate, the improvement comprising: said housing being separate from said tailgate and a fastener mechanism releasably fixing said housing to said bottom of said dump body whereby the housing is aligned with the opening in the tailgate only when the tailgate is closed.