Patent ID: 7293723

Claim:
A self-contained material handling system for a vehicle, said material handling system comprising: a receiving portion for receiving material, said receiving portion being configured to fit at least partially in a vehicle bed, said receiving portion being removably positioned at least partially in a vehicle bed; a material processing device attached to a rear of said receiving portion whereby the combination of said receiving portion and said material processing device comprises a unitary material handling unit, said material processing device of said material handling unit being at a rear of the vehicle bed when said receiving portion is at least partially in the vehicle bed, said material processing device being operable to at least one of (a) dispense material from within said receiving portion to a location external said receiving portion and (b) dispense material from a location external said receiving portion into said receiving portion; and said receiving portion and said material processing device being removable from the vehicle as a unit and being supported on the ground by at least one wheel when said material handling unit is at least partially removed from the vehicle bed.