Patent ID: 6966609

Claim:
An apparatus for operating first and second commodity trailer hopper trap doors, comprising: a support frame extending between a first end and a second end; first and second driveshaft assemblies rotatably connected to said support frame proximate said first and second ends, respectively, wherein said first and second driveshaft assemblies are configured to be coupled to said first and second commodity trailer hopper trap doors, respectively: and wherein said first driveshaft assembly comprises a driveshaft and a drive hub fixedly connected thereto; a single motor assembly attached to said support frame; first and second linking mechanisms coupled between said motor assembly and said first and second driveshaft assemblies, respectively; and first and second engagement mechanisms operable to couple said first and second linking mechanisms, respectively, to said first and second driveshaft assemblies, respectively; wherein said motor assembly is operable to move said first and second linking mechanisms to thereby rotate said first and second driveshaft assemblies, respectively, and thereby operate said first and second commodity trailer hopper trap doors, respectively.