Patent ID: 6604620
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
For use with a conventional portable conveyor comprising a conveyor body supported on an elevating frame, the frame operable to move the conveyor body up and down, the conveyor body and frame supported on an axle with wheels such that an intake end of the conveyor body normally rests on the ground as the conveyor body pivots up and down about the intake end thereof, an apparatus in kit form for attachment of the conveyor to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:an axle mount adapted for attachment to the axle of the conveyor adjacent a wheel thereof; a rear hitch member having an axle end releasably and pivotally attachable to the axle mount and adapted at an opposite tow end thereof for releasable attachment to a vehicle hitch at a rear end of the vehicle; a front vehicle mount adapted for attachment to a front portion of the vehicle; a conveyor mount adapted for attachment to a support location between the intake end of the conveyor body and the axle, the support location being selected such that as the conveyor body moves down, the support location moves down; a front hitch member having an upper end releasably attachable to the conveyor mount, and having a lower end releasably attachable to the front vehicle mount, so as to bear against the support location as the conveyor body moves down, with the result that the intake end moves up; and wherein the apparatus is adjustable such that the conveyor and vehicle may be substantially aligned for travel.