Patent ID: 6106211
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B60P,B65G,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable overhead bin for towing along the ground and erecting on the ground comprising:a plurality of adjacent frame members, each having a front end and a rear end, the rear end of one said frame member pivotally connected to the front end of the next frame member, said pivotal connection such that said frame members form a horizontal transport frame having corresponding front and rear ends when in a lowered transport position, and further form an elevated overhead frame when said frame members are moved to a raised operating position with the rear end of a rear frame member adjacent to the ground and the front end of a front frame member adjacent to the ground, and all other portions of said plurality of frame members raised above the ground such that a transport vehicle may pass on the ground between said front and rear frame members;a hitch attached near the front end of said front frame member for attachment of said transport frame to a towing vehicle;wheels attached at least to a frame member other than said front frame member and adapted to support said transport frame for movement by said towing vehicle;a bin, having a front end, a rear end, two sides and a bottom discharge door, said bin supported by at least one of said frame members such that when said frame members are in said lowered transport position, and further such that when said frame members are in said raised operating position, said bin is supported in an overhead operating position wherein a transport vehicle may be positioned on the ground between said front and rear frame members and under said bin to receive the contents thereof through said bottom discharge door; andmeans to secure said frame members into said raised operating position by preventing the movement of any frame member relative any other frame member,where in operation a raising force is applied to at least one said frame member to raise said bin into said overhead operating position.