Patent ID: 6092973
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: B60P,F15B

Abstract:
A material eject system for ejecting material from a bed of a vehicle transporting the material, the material eject system comprising:an ejector operatively associated with the bed of the vehicle and movable between a forward end of the bed and a rear end of the bed;a motor mechanically connected to the ejector for moving the ejector through an eject stroke between extended and home positions at the respective rear and forward ends of the bed;a speed control operatively connected to the motor permitting one of a plurality of motor speeds to be selected by an operator; anda manually actuatable device operatively connected to the motor, and independent in operation of the speed control, operable to initiate the eject stroke upon actuation of the device by the operator, thereby moving the ejector toward the rear end of the bed at the selected motor speed.