Patent ID: 6059513
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A towable transport vehicle comprising:a wagon having two sides, a front end and a rear end,two wheels positioned on both of said two sides of the wagon for independently supporting the weight of the wagon and its contents,a towing tongue extending from the front end of the wagon for connecting the wagon to a self-propelled vehicle,a longitudinal axis of said towing tongue extending below a line extending through a center of said two wheels on said two sides of the wagon,an ejector plate slidable mounted in said wagon for movement from said front end to said rear end for moving the contents of the wagon out of said rear end of the wagon, said ejector plate being inclined with respect to the vertical, anda single hydraulic cylinder pivotally mounted on said towing tongue and pivotally mounted on a center of said ejector plate, said hydraulic cylinder being mounted in an inclined orientation for increasing force applied to said ejector plate so as to provide a smooth discharge of material from the rear end of the wagon and for varying an angle of said hydraulic cylinder as said hydraulic cylinder is advanced and retracted during movement of said ejector plate.