Patent ID: 7758294
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: B60P,B65G

Abstract:
1. A bucket for use in association with a loader, the bucket providing both top and lateral discharge, the bucket comprising: a frame having front and rear walls and a pair of opposing side walls; an endless loop of conveyor belt, arranged such that a portion of the front and rear walls, the side walls and a portion of the endless loop define the bucket, with the lateral discharge provided by a gap between the endless loop and each of the opposing side walls; and a motor rotating a drive wheel axle with a drive wheel fixedly secured thereon to selectively drive the endless loop towards either of the opposing side walls wherein the drive wheel comprises a plurality of drive sprockets engaging drive knobs attached to an underside of said endless loop; and a plurality of non-powered idler wheels in contact with an underside of the endless loop, positioned immediately outside two exterior rows of drive knobs.