Patent ID: 7188991

Claim:
An auxiliary control station for a rear dispensing concrete mixing vehicle with a front cab, a chassis, a rear mounted concrete dispensing chute, mechanics for raising and lowering said chute, a transmission with standard gears, a transmission control system, a steering column, a braking system, a parking brake, a Primary throttle, a Primary vehicle control system, a drum, and a main drum control system, a main hydraulic control system, wherein said auxiliary control station comprises: (a) an auxiliary control station seat associated with said chassis of said vehicle; (b) auxiliary controls including: (i) means to control steering of said vehicle; (ii) means to control braking of said vehicle; (iii) means to control said transmission of said vehicle; (iv) means to control said throttle of said vehicle; (v) means to control dispensing of concrete by said vehicle; (c) said auxiliary controls accessible from said seat; and (d) said means to control steering comprises a steering switch which controls a gear motor for rotating a roller chain sprocket associated with said steering column for turning said steering column.