(under subclass 300) Apparatus including lifting means, such as a scoop or a row of closely spaced teeth, movable under a load by translation of the carrier or by movement of said means itself, usually for the purpose of transferring the load to another section of the conveyor assembly.
(1) Note. Included here is a vehicle equipped with a ground-engaging ramp having mounted thereon a rotatable arm which gathers ore or other loose material and moves it up said ramp.
