Patent ID: 6123444
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B28C,B60P,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for making multiple deliveries of concrete from a front discharge transit truck before returning to a batching facility, comprising:providing a front discharge truck having a plurality of ground engagement members and an interactive weight system, the plurality of ground engagement members are coupled to the front discharge truck by suspension components including a plurality of fluid springs;charging the front discharge transit mixer with concrete;sensing the fluid pressure within each of the plurality of fluid springs and interpreting the fluid pressure information onboard the front discharge truck to obtain an initial total weight of the truck and concrete prior to delivery of a first quantity of concrete;discharging the first quantity of concrete at a first job;interfacing with the interactive weight system to sense the fluid pressure within each of the plurality of fluid springs and interpreting the fluid pressure information to quantify the first quantity of concrete discharged at the first job and capturing a first value for the first quantity in order to bill a first client;proceeding to a second job and discharging a second quantity of concrete; andinterfacing with the interactive weight system to sense the fluid pressure within each of the plurality of fluid springs and interpreting the fluid pressure information to quantify the second quantity of concrete discharged at the second job and capturing a second value for the second quantity in order to bill a second client.