Patent ID: 6719118
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B28C

Abstract:
A concrete chute safety system having first and second chute sections of a concrete mixing truck, wherein the first chute section comprises an annular flange adjacent to a second end of the first chute section, and the second chute section comprises an arcuate edge configured to contact the annular flange of the first chute section, the second chute section being pivotally connected to the first chute section, the safety system comprising:a mounting flange connected to the first chute section adjacent to the second end and proximate to the pivotal connection of the first and second chute sections; a blocking member attached to the mounting flange, the blocking member comprising a contact surface spaced from the annular flange, the contact surface being positioned to contact a portion of the arcuate edge when the blocking member is in a first position.