Skip And Liquid Patents (Class 366/36)
  • Patent number: 5695280
    Abstract: A concrete stabilization system which includes a number of subsystems to provide a complete reuse and reclaiming of all concrete which remains unused at the end of the production day, and also reclaims all constituents of washout concrete from a number of concrete mixer trucks following the washing out process. A tower is provided for vertical and tilting motion of a material handling bucket, and a stationary mixer for stabilizing concrete and constituent material for reuse with fresh concrete batches at the start of the next production day or up to four days later. The fully automated system includes a start sequence initiated by the operator of the truck, and the process is then fully automated by a process controller which may be monitored off-site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Ozinga Bros., Inc.
    Inventors: Darrell J. Baker, James M. Clarke, Martin Ozinga, III, Richard D. DeBoer