Patent ID: 7988403

Claim:
A bulk materials cart having a dual unload capability, comprising: a mobile structure including a floor and plurality of upstanding walls extending upwardly around the floor defining a cavity, the walls including upper peripheral edge portions, respectively, extending about an upper region of the cavity, at least a portion of the floor comprising a conveyor selectably operably movable for conveying bulk materials thereon toward a first one of the upstanding walls and a second one of the upstanding walls, respectively; the first one of the upstanding walls comprising a first belt conveyor inclined upwardly from the floor and configured to be controllably operable for conveying bulk materials upwardly and over the upper peripheral edge portion thereof; the second one of the upstanding walls comprising a second belt conveyor inclined upwardly from the floor and configured to be controllably operable for conveying bulk materials upwardly and over the upper peripheral edge portion thereof; an unloading conveyor disposed adjacent to the upper peripheral edge portion of the second one of the upstanding walls, configurable in an operating position extending outwardly from the cart in cantilever relation thereto in position for receiving the materials conveyed by the belt conveyor of the second one of the walls and conveying the materials outwardly therefrom; and a transfer conveyor disposed adjacent to the upper peripheral edge portion of said second one of the walls, the transfer conveyor being configured and operable for transferring bulk materials from the belt conveyor of said second one of the walls to the unloading conveyor, wherein the second belt conveyor has a width about coextensive with a width of said second one of the upstanding walls, the transfer conveyor has a length about coextensive with the width of the second conveyor for receiving the bulk materials therefrom along the length of the transfer conveyor, and the transfer conveyor is configured and operable for conveying the bulk materials from opposite ends thereof to a center portion thereof, and the unloading conveyor is disposed adjacent to the center portion of the transfer conveyor in position for receiving the bulk materials therefrom.