Patent ID: 6206476
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
In a container configuration adapted to be employed with a transfer system for the disposition of concrete, the combination comprising:(a) a longitudinally-extending bottom floor section having a major dimension extending longitudinally of said container having front and rear lateral dimensions which are substantially less than said major longitudinal dimension;(b) a forward transverse wall section at the forward end of said container, opposed side walls extending longitudinally of said container and extending upwardly from said bottom floor section to define with said bottom floor section a receptacle for waste concrete, said longitudinal side walls being flared from the front to the back of said container to provide an opening at the back of said container which has a lateral dimension greater than the lateral dimension of said forward transverse wall section;(c) said side walls being sufficiently flexible to permit relative displacement there between a first lateral dimension and a second lateral dimension which is less than said first lateral dimension; and(d) a reconfiguration system connected to at least one of said side walls and effective to compress the lateral dimension of said side walls from said first lateral dimension to said second reduced lateral dimension when a plastic mass is added to said container.