Patent ID: 7785059
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A blower unit for dispensing fragmented material particles as ground cover, said blower unit adapted to be transported from site to site by a power source at a forward end of the blower unit, said blower unit comprising: a mobile container having substantially vertical side walls, a rear end and a forward end, at least a portion of the container adapted to contain the material particles in bulk; a material mover disposed at least partially in a floor of the container and extending substantially wall to wall between the substantially vertical side walls in the form of a bi-directional live floor which functions to move the material particles in either forward or rearward direction and further functions as a floor support enabling the alternate hauling of a material handling vehicle, and a breakdown mechanism at said forward end for breaking down the material particles as received in bulk from the material mover, and an air blower and a material metering mechanism at said forward end, said material metering mechanism including a transversely disposed feeder adapted to receive said material particles as broken down, a dispensing hose coupled to said material metering mechanism and adapted for selective ground dispersal of said material as conveyed by air from said air blower.