Patent ID: 6227608
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A wagon comprising:a body having a base and upstanding side walls around the base forming with the base an open-topped container for reception of material to be carried in the wagon,a material filling opening being defined by upper ends of the side walls,a rigid cover mounted on the side walls, the cover being movable between a closed position across the filling opening and an open position for filling the container body,the cover being hingedly mounted at one side of the body,ram means mounted between the cover and the body for movement of the cover between the open position and the closed position,locking means for releasably locking the cover in the closed position,sealing means engageable between the cover and the side walls when the cover is in the closed position to seal an interior of the body,the body being pivotally mounted on a support chassis,means for tipping the body on the support chassis,a discharge door being provided in a side wall of the body for discharging material from the body when the body is tipped on the chassis,the discharge door being pivotally mounted at its upper end on the body such that a lower end of the discharge door is movable outwardly of the body discharging material from the body,discharge door locking means for locking the discharge door in a closed position,a discharge door seal being provided for sealing engagement between the discharge door and a door receiving opening in the body when the discharge door is in the closed position, anda door locking clamp being releasably engageable with an outer face of the discharge door to releasably secure the discharge door in a closed position.