Patent ID: 6386352
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: B65G,E01C

Abstract:
A swing conveyor assembly for use with a base vehicle including a first material conveyor having a discharge location, the swing conveyor assembly comprising:a platform supported by a wheel assembly; a linkage assembly adapted to be interconnected between the platform and the base vehicle, the linkage assembly configured to permit free vertical movement over a given range of the platform and wheel assembly relative to the base vehicle such that the wheel assembly can maintain contact with a surface over which the swing conveyor is traveling; and a second material conveyor having a receiving location, the second material conveyor rotatably connected to the platform about a vertical rotation axis, the rotation axis extending through the receiving location and the discharge location when the platform is connected to the base vehicle such that receiving location remains aligned with the discharge location as the second material conveyor is rotated relative to the first material conveyor.