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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419029 | Driver driving position adjustable device of vehicle There is provided a driver driving position adjusting device, comprising a movable floor panel adjusting mechanism operative to adjust at least a vertical position of a movable floor panel, an adjusting device operative to adjust at least one of a seat face position... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7389846 | Personal all terrain vehicle A personal all-terrain vehicle is provided which is suitable for driving between rows of a vineyard for trimming vines. The vehicle includes a frame and an engine. A driver seat of the vehicle is positioned at an end of the frame beyond the wheels of the vehicle in ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7366600 | Distributed control system for forklift A distributed control system including a plurality of controllers mounted on a forklift, and a network providing connections between or among the plurality of controllers within the forklift. A first controller out of the plurality of controllers is configured to co... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347299 | Rotating and/or swiveling seat An operator's compartment for an industrial vehicle comprises a platform floor, an operator's seat, at least one presence sensing device and a control module. The operator's seat has a base structure coupled to the platform floor and an operator support coupled to t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7283903 | Enabling system for an implement controller A system for reliably enabling an implement controller for a work vehicle having a swivel seat with at least two angular positions. The system includes an implement controller for controlling a work implement, seat position detector for determining the positions of ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7234561 | Industrial truck with a swivelling seat An industrial truck, such as a forward control fork-lift truck, has dual pedal control with one pedal (5) assigned to the operator's right leg for forward travel and another pedal (6) assigned to the operator's left leg for reverse travel. A driver's s... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7083019 | Electrical wheelchair with an electrical seat-rotating device An electrical wheelchair includes a vertical rotating shaft connected fixedly to a seat member and journalled on a frame of a chair body, and a worm unit for transferring rotation of a motor shaft to the rotating shaft. A wheel-controlling switch is disposed on the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7036623 | Control configuration for a utility vehicle having, e.g., an extendable utility boom In preferred embodiments, a utility vehicle (such as, e.g., a skid steer vehicle) has a multitude of potential control-to-function configurations (in some preferred embodiments, enabling about sixteen or more configurations). The control-to-function configurations c... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6991060 | Vehicle having a movable driving position A vehicle has multiple movable driving positions resulting from a seat which is movable with respect to the vehicle chassis and has a driver's vehicle interface which moves with the seat. A wire bundle interconnects the driver's vehicle interface with controls for d... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6971471 | Multi-directional drive A vehicle is capable of being driven in a plurality of forward directions, the direction of travel being a function of the forward-facing orientation of a movable seat or movement of the driver to a different seat. The vehicle includes a frame, at least three wheels... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6955239 | Industrial vehicle An industrial vehicle having a seat placed in a driver's room provided in a vehicle body to be rotatable at a predetermined angle in at least one of a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction with respect to a forward facing position, wherein the driver'... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6916148 | Load handling vehicle A load handling vehicle having an operator's position, a power operated load handler including a boom pivotally mounted at a front end of the vehicle and at least front and rear pairs of ground engaging wheels with one wheel of each pair on each side of the vehicle.... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6814174 | Telescoping seat assembly for a construction vehicle A seat assembly is for a construction vehicle, preferably a compacting vehicle, and includes a base attached to the vehicle and having an axis and a rail movably connected with the base so as to be angularly displaceable about the base axis. The rail has a longitudi... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6755270 | Cabin structure for a working machine A cabin structure for a working machine includes a substantially transparent cabin element equipped with a bottom part having a seat for the operator of the working machine, a display and a controller for controlling the operations of the working machine. The cabin ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6684969 | Changeable personal mobility vehicle An improved footrest system and an improved electrical switching device are disclosed for a personal mobility vehicle having a rotatable chair. The improved footrest system comprises a first and a second footrest plate pivotably mounted to a first and a s... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6652960 | Plastic-coated metal plate The present invention provides a plastic-coated metal plate prepared by sticking a plastic layer on one face or both faces of a metal plate via a coating film of a thermosetting adhesive comprising an amine-added epoxy resin (A) and a polyisocyanate compo... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6578854 | Personal mobility vehicle incorporating tilting and swiveling seat and method for use while playing golf A personal mobility vehicle for use by disabled persons to perform certain tasks such as playing golf is described. The mobility vehicle which in one embodiment comprises a golf cart includes a seat assembly that can be (i) swiveled to permit the rider to... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6071066 | Backhoe elevator with telescopic arm A backhoe elevator includes a front, loading arm supported on a frame forward of a driver cab midway between front and rear axles. The frame includes two spaced apart elongated members that define a space for retraction of the arm between the members. The... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5788015 | Industrial truck with a driver's seat An industrial truck having a lift mast and a man-carrying platform with a driver's console and a load carrying device are mounted on the lift mast for vertical movement. Control elements and a folding driver's seat are located on the man-carrying platform... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5377777 | Apparatus and method for signalling coincident machine conditions The disclosure involves an apparatus for detecting coincidence of (a) a vehicle transmission engaged in the power mode and (b) the operator's seat in a "first" position, i.e., a position other than that from which the vehicle is normally driven. Such appa... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5275255 | Integrated controls and seating configuration for reach-fork vehicles The present invention features an integrated control and seating system for a material handling vehicle. The system includes a pair of control handles integrated into the control arms within an operator's compartment. Additionally, the operator seat can b... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5127699 | Device for reversibly supporting seat for vehicles The present invention relates to a device for reversibly supporting the seat of a vehicle. When a tractor or like vehicle is used for working with a backhoe or like work machine attached to the rear end of the vehicle, a forward operation seat and a rearw... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4869337 | Backhoe creep lever mechanism for an excavating vehicle An excavating vehicle includes an operator compartment, a front end loader, a backhoe and a hydrostatic drive having a hydraulic pump. An operator seat is mounted in the operator compartment and rotates between a drive position facing the front end loader... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4580650 | Industrial truck A main body of an industrial truck is formed with mounting bracket sections to which an instrument assembly and counterweight for a tractor and a mast assembly and counterweight for a forklift truck are selectively mountable, so that the industrial truck ... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4520893 | Electric cart station A motor vehicle of the van type having the conventional drivers seat removed, and having a powered wheelchair with a reversible seat at the rear of the wheelchair frame, the wheelchair being positioned at the drivers station and directed rearwardly with t... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4516808 | Pavement grinding apparatus The specification discloses a pavement grinding apparatus for moving across and grinding a paved surface. The apparatus includes a main frame that is propelled across the surface and a subframe that is connected to the main frame by a sliding connector th... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4487445 | Crawler tractor seat pivotable to right of center A vehicle seat having an independent armrest positioned adjacent thereto. The vehicle seat and armrest are both pivotally mounted at a forward end and are independently pivotable from a first position wherein the vehicle seat is forwardly facing, and the ... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4480867 | Swivel chair system A system is described for use in a truck cabin having a primary doorway (16, FIG. 2) at the rear of the cabin, which facilitates movement of the driver out of and into the driver's seat (20) when he leaves or enters by the rear doorway, by avoiding the re... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4450927 | Apparatus for controlling agricultural tractor An agricultural tractor in which two sets of pedals are mounted on the tractor body forwardly and rearwardly with the rearward pedals at a higher position than the forward pedals. A seat can be selectively fixed at a rearward position opposed to the forwa... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4322052 | Latch assembly-reversible seat Recurring problems associated with the manufacturing tolerances of the links, slides, rollers and other componentry forming the carriages for adjustable and reversible seats are such that, after assembly, an undesirable and annoying amount of movement or ... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4278144 | Reversible driving station for tractor vehicle A tractor vehicle has a driving station including a driver's seat and steering console which is mounted on a base for swivelling movement about a vertical axis through 180° between a tractor configuration and a pushing power unit configuration. In the la... | 07/14/1981 |
