Patent ID: 6364598
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
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 closed position closing said rear end, an endless conveyor at said bottom wall and extending in a direction between said front end and said rear end of said body for conveying material in said dump body rearwardly for discharge through said lower opening in said tailgate when said tailgate is in said closed position, a housing including a housing wall positioned 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 thereby controlling a rate said conveyor moves said 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, said housing being aligned with said lower opening in said tailgate when said tailgate is in said closed position.