Patent ID: 6193403
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B01F,Y10S

Abstract:
In combination, a materials mixing and transport apparatus and a motor vehicle having lift arms for raising and lowering the apparatus, said apparatus having a bucket having a back wall, a bottom wall, a rounded corner wall joined to the back wall and bottom wall and first and second side walls secured to the back, bottom and corner walls providing a chamber for accommodating materials, a housing secured to the first side wall, hitch means secured to the back wall connected to the lift arms to mount the bucket on the lift arms, a first auger located in said chamber adjacent said rounded corner wall, first means rotatably mounting one end of the first auger on the housing, second means rotatably mounting the other end of the first auger on the second side wall, a second auger located in said chamber adjacent said first auger, third means rotatably mounting one end of the second auger on the housing, fourth means rotatably mounting the other end of the second auger on the second side wall, drive means located within the housing operatively connected to the first and second augers to concurrently rotate the first and second augers, and motor means connected to the drive means operable to transmit power to the drive means to rotate the first and second augers thereby mixing the materials in the chamber of the bucket.