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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4579234 | Self-erecting mobile crane A self-erecting traveling crane having a machinery platform rotatably mounted with respect to a carbody utilizes a concentric support ring, a boom foot carrier pivotably mounted to the platform and rolling on the support ring, and a counterweight carrier ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4568232 | Barge mounted horizontal boom bulk unloader A bulk material unloader includes parallel, spaced-apart main and back barges or pontoons which are held in fixed relationship with respect to each other by four collar frames. Two parallel cargo lighters are positioned between pontoons and the unloader i... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4478340 | Swing bearing quick removal system In a crane having an upper works rotatably supported on a lower works by an anti-friction bearing, a quick removal assembly structure includes an upper mounting ring affixed to the lowermost portion of the upper works and having teeth extending radially o... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4454952 | Means of removably mounting an outrigger An outrigger assembly for mobile cranes wherein a roller and rail system is provided associated respectively with the outrigger mounting assembly and chassis of the vehicle to facilitate removal of the outrigger assembly from below the vehicle. The outrig... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4448396 | Heave motion compensation apparatus A heave motion compensation appartus is used to move a load from a supply ship in heavy seas to a platform on an oil rig. A main load line extending down from a point of a crane boom mounted on the oil rig is driven by a pair of hydraulic main hoist drum ... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4446807 | Mooring apparatus for floating vessels A mooring apparatus for a semi-submersible oil exploration and drilling rig includes eight drum anchor hoists and winches on which are carried eight wire rope mooring lines. Each of these lines extends up over one of eight head sheaves and vertically down... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4313691 | Lubrication and bearing structure for concentric, independently rotating drum and vibratory shaft An earth compacting machine includes an earth contacting drum rotatably supported on at least one main drum support bearing mounted in a drum support assembly which is fixed to the machine frame. Means is provided to slowly rotate the drum with respect to... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4305627 | Bearing housing and lubrication structure for concentric rotating members An earth compacting machine includes a hollow drum rotatably mounted at each end to the machine frame to rotate on a horizontal axis, and a concentric vibratory shaft rotatably mounted at each end in a bearing which is mounted in a bearing housing fixedly... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4287823 | Slush pulp baler A press for forming self-supporting bales of fibrous material from a pulpy mass of the same having a high liquid content wherein the inner sides of the fixed walls of the baling chamber are provided with parallel narrow grooves having holes in their botto... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4257201 | Self-centering telescoping beams A hydraulically extensible crane boom includes a plurality of mutually innernested, telescopically associated inward and outward boom sections. Each section is made up of a pair of longitudinally extending, parallel, spaced apart upper structural shapes o... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4174132 | Multiple position hook assembly A hook assembly usable with conventional load lifting equipment has a frame and a generally arcuate hook member pivotally assembled to the frame. The hook member is rotatable relative to the frame between an open position for engagement of a load loop, su... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4148531 | Self-aligning slide pads for telescopic boom A telescopic boom consists of a plurality of generally rectangular boom sections nested with each outwardly extending section inside of the next adjacent inward section. The boom is provided with self-aligning slide pad mounts at both the front and rear r... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4148253 | Vertical closed chamber baler A baling machine for particulate material such as wood chips and bark includes a vertically elongated compression chamber provided at its upper end with an inclined inlet feed chute, a downwardly facing vertically movable compression ram in the chamber, a... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4109747 | Steering mechanism A steering mechanism particularly suited for vehicles of the type having a variable width track. The steering mechanism is flexible enabling it to automatically extend and retract laterally along with the track of the wheels of the vehicle. The mechanism ... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4102295 | Load indicating apparatus A load indicator is connected between a load line and a load handling member such as a hook. The indicator includes a hollow cylindrical housing, a plunger assembly including a transverse head slidably mounted in the housing, a pilot rod integral with the... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4102259 | Vertical closed chamber baler A baling machine for particulate material such as wood chips and bark includes a vertically elongated compression chamber provided at its upper end with an inclined inlet feed chute, a downwardly facing vertically movable compression ram in the chamber, a... | 07/25/1978 |
| 3999476 | Closed chamber baler An improved closed chamber baler includes a hopper into which is fed waste paper or other compressible materials to be baled. The material to be baled is forced into a bale chamber by means of a piston operated ram. Means are provided for sequentially gui... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3990714 | Self-storing outrigger float assembly An outrigger assembly for stabilization of a load handling machine such as a truck crane. An outrigger beam is horizontally extensible from the vehicle to a working position and retractible to a storage position. A float assembly is located on the beam en... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3960284 | Hydraulic backhoe circuitry A hydraulic backhoe utilizes two pairs of hydraulic pumps to power independent crawler track drives in any forward or reverse direction, and high or low speed ranges; allowing, for example, a wide arc turn either left or right, forward or backward. Throug... | 06/01/1976 |
