(under subclass 462) Apparatus wherein the means to carry or discharge the earth includes an orbiting continuous carrier to receive the loosened earth from the digger. [figure] [caption]A - Prime mover support frame; B - Endless digging buckets; C - Endless flexible member or chain; D - Endless conveyor
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237+, for a snow or ice removal machine with an endless conveyor.
359, for a ditcher with a longitudinal endless conveyor.
360+, for a ditcher with a transverse endless conveyor.
368+, for a slit ditcher with an endless conveyor.
375+, for a plow ditcher having an endless conveyor. 389+, for a road grader plow with an endless conveyor.
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198, Conveyors: Power-Driven,
307.1, for a bucket conveyor; subclasses 312+ for a conveyor shiftably mounted on a vehicle; subclass 509 for a conveyor having buckets specialized to gather load batches.
414, Material or Article Handling,
398, for a power-driven conveyor for loading a wheeled vehicle; subclass 502 for a self-loading or unloading vehicle having a power-driven conveyor.
