Bizarre Patents
A simulation environment for the sport of boxing utilizing a robotic machine interface system which carries a person
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7658397 | Combined truck and trailer A truck and trailer combination has a trailer removably mounted on the truck frame with longitudinal and horizontal channel members secured to the truck frame and longitudinal rails fastened to the trailer. The rails have a slide fit with respect to the channel memb... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7581744 | Vehicle extension device An extension device for automotive vehicles, such as dumpers, having a framework with a front end section and a rear end section, and including a forward vehicle section supporting a prime mover and having a first articulation member, and a rear vehicle section havi... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7296817 | Fifth wheel slide rail stop block A stop block for preventing over travel of an adjustable fifth wheel hitch assemblies comprising a generally rectangular solid member having a double curve disposed in said member such that a long portion of said member is higher in elevation than a short portion of... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7234905 | Apparatus for attaching a hitch to a vehicle An apparatus for attaching a hitch to a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a pin rotatably mountable to the hitch and having a handle for rotating the pin. A receptacle formed in the vehicle receives the pin. A locking site defined by a channel is formed in... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7198282 | Cross member A cross member for a heavy duty over-the-highway tractor having an integral fifth wheel hitch such that the fifth wheel hitch is connected to the cross member rather than to brackets mounted to the frame rails of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the fifth wheel hitch... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185906 | Fifth wheel coupling for a towing vehicle A fifth wheel coupling includes a receiver that is suspended from the frame of a towing vehicle by a linkage mechanism to permit limited relative longitudinal and vertical displacement of the towing vehicle and a towed vehicle. The receiver is mounted on a wishbone ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7171289 | Trailer tandem adjustment indication apparatus An alignment indication apparatus is provided that indicates whether a selected position of a first portion of a trailer is aligned with a selected position of a second portion of the trailer. The first and second portions are adjustably moveable relative to one ano... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159889 | Articulated liquid manure spreader A liquid manure spreader is described which comprises a frame having a plurality of frame portions and having articulation means between each frame portion for permitting relative movement of each frame portion in response to directional changes of the liquid manure... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140633 | Fifth wheel mounting and cross member assembly A fifth wheel mounting assembly for mounting a fifth wheel hitch plate to a frame of a tractor that includes a pair of first support members adapted to be fixedly coupled to a pair of rails of a tractor, and each having a plurality of first apertures, and a pair of ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140672 | Integrated front assembly Front structure for a vehicle includes a unitary panel formed to define a vehicle cowl and a vehicle bulkhead. The vehicle cowl may form an air intake plenum. The unitary panel is configured to at least partially define a front compartment of the vehicle. An alterna... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7125034 | Towing hitch assembly A towing hitch assembly adapted to be connected to a towing unit and a towed unit is disclosed. In general, the towing hitch assembly comprises a support connector releasably attachable to a towing hitch of a towing vehicle and pivotally connected to at least two ar... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108272 | Trailer hitch cushioning device and method for using same The present invention includes a base frame or hitch receiver which can be attached to the under surface of a pulling vehicle. A hitch frame is pivotally mounted to the base frame for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis. An air bag is positioned between the bas... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108475 | Three-point hitch faceplate A three-point hitch faceplate having a set of skid steer receiver attachment points to permit an all-purpose agricultural tractor to operably connect to skid steer attachments so that the agricultural tractor can utilize off-the-shelf skid steer attachments. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108274 | Carrier assembly for movably supporting a fifth wheel assembly A carrier assembly is mounted on the spaced frame members of a tractor for movably supporting a fifth wheel assembly thereon. An integral one piece slide rail is secured to each of the frame members and has a plurality of individual rack sections separately welded t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7072763 | Intelligent load distribution system A vehicle information system has a first load sensor for generating a first load signal based on a first vehicle load. A first position sensor generates a first position signal based on a position of a vehicle axle. A second position sensor generates a second positi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7032956 | Recreational vehicle with storage container A recreational vehicle, for example, a folding camping trailer, includes a chassis having wheels and a towing hitch, a trailer body attached to the chassis, and a storage container attached to the chassis. The storage container includes a seamless body defining an i... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011327 | Displaceable ball hitch assembly A method and apparatus for providing a displaceable ball hitch assembly configured to be mounted in a bed of a truck. The displaceable ball hitch assembly includes a platform track, a displaceable platform, a gate member and a driving mechanism. The platform track d... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6969090 | System for mounting hitches to hydroformed frames A hitch structure for connection between a pair of elongated, laterally spaced hydroformed frame members of a vehicle chassis having preformed apertures formed therein. The hitch structure comprises a hitch base adapted to receive a hitch ball member, a pair of side... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6923475 | ATV trailer with fully-rotatable suspension An ATV trailer with fully-rotatable suspension is provided. The ATV trailer is formed of frame members fabricated of square, metal tubing and welded together to form a framework of rails. A downwardly sloping tongue terminates into a ball hitch coupler being mountab... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921100 | Axle weight distribution system The present invention relates to a system for adjusting weight distribution throughout all axle groups of the truck and trailer. The trailer has at least one axle group mounted on a pair of rails attached to the frame of the trailer. These axle groups are locked in ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6901813 | Flow meter alarm device A flow meter alarm device easily attached to and removed from a flow meter at various locations along the length of the flow meter. The device is compatible with flow meters which have a float for measuring flow velocity. The device preferably has two housings, exte... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6851696 | Trailer hitch with separated functions A hitch assembly for coupling a trailer to a tow vehicle includes a number of assemblies, including converging links and a slide assembly, that effectively places the pivot point for the trailer ahead of the actual hitch assembly, which in turn enhances the stabilit... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6736420 | Carrier assembly for a fifth wheel A carrier assembly for a fifth wheel mounted on a semi-trailer tractor includes a pair of generally parallel spaced rail assemblies, each comprising a bed plate, a rack of teeth superimposed over the bed plate and a rack cover plate superimposed over the rack of tee... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6725855 | Portable tailgating apparatus A raisable and lowerable platform that houses a removable charcoal or gas grill and a removable cooler chest, with a storage compartment between the two, a telescoping flagpole mounted to the platform, and a fold down table attached on both ends of the platform to p... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6682089 | Adjustable fifth wheel hitch with improved locking mechanism An adjustable fifth wheel hitch includes a support frame having base rails that are secured to the frame of a vehicle and a pair of spaced guide rails that bridge between the base rails. The fifth wheel hitch also includes a head assembly having a jaw ass... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6575155 | Portable grill and cooler apparatus A raisable and lowerable platform that houses a removable charcoal or gas grill and a removable cooler chest, with a storage compartment between the two, a telescoping flagpole mounted to the platform to display team colors, and a fold down table attached... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6488305 | Carrier assembly for movably supporting a fifth wheel assembly A carrier assembly is mounted on the spaced frame members of a tractor for movably supporting a fifth wheel assembly thereon. An integral one piece slide rail is secured to each of the frame members and has a plurality of individual rack sections separate... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6276469 | Light weight transporter propelling fluid levitated loads includes load weight absorption device to provide controllable wheel traction An improved transporter to guide and propel heavy loads in an industry where the loads levitate upon pressurized fluid plenums. The transporter is very light weight that provides many opportunities of lower cost, small size, ease of movement to its point ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6237931 | Towbar adapter A towbar adapter assembly that attaches to a towbar boom and acts as a link between the towbar boom and a vehicle attachment point. The assembly has a base for attachment to the towbar boom and an anchoring strut that attaches to the vehicle. The base is ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6231064 | Automotive transport tractors, semi-trailers, trailers and combinations thereof The invention provides a new automotive tractor unit for use with a new semi-trailer unit to form a rigidly-coupled tractor/semi-trailer combination. The tractor has a long wheel base and has its fifth wheel assembly mounted for extended longitudinal move... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6179319 | Tractor-trailer A tractor-trailer (10) comprises a tractor (12) and a trailer (14), a trailer coupling (12b) and a supply coupling (16/18) between the two component vehicles (12, 14) with a tractor-side coupling half (16) and a trailer-side coupling half (18), which can ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6099013 | Spray cart A spray cart with pivoting suspension assemblies that include articulating trailing wheels with a hitch arrangement that can vary the amount of weight of the spray cart that can be transferred either to a towing vehicle or to an implement towed by the spr... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5707070 | Adjustable fifth wheel hitch An adjustable fifth wheel hitch includes a support frame having base rails that are secured to the frame of a vehicle and a pair of spaced guide rails that bridge between the base rails. The fifth wheel hitch also includes a head assembly having a jaw ass... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5671937 | Towing apparatus A towing apparatus is disclosed which has a hitch receiver that is moveable underneath a tow vehicle between a rearward hitching position and a forward towing position. The apparatus has a stationary guide rail which is longitudinally mounted underneath t... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5639106 | Tractor-trailer fifth wheel air suspension assembly A tractor-trailer fifth wheel suspension assembly which includes a mounting frame adapted to be suitably connected to a tractor body frame and a movable frame for supporting the fifth wheel mounted for parallel vertical movement relative to the mounting f... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5465991 | Weight distributing hitch A weight distributing hitch for towing a trailer behind a vehicle includes a hitch bar for mounting to the vehicle and a ball mount head for mounting on the hitch bar at a selected tilt angle. A pair of spring bars are mounted to the ball mount head. Thes... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5449191 | Fifth wheel slide assembly A fifth wheel slide assembly includes a deck plate mounted on the frame of a tractor, with a pair of toothed guide rails on the upper surface. A conventional fifth wheel with pedestal and hitch plate is selectively slidably movable along the toothed rails... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5378007 | Trailer hitch uncoupling apparatus and method of use The present invention provides an easily stored, compact apparatus useful by a truck driver to release either a trailer hitch latch or a rear wheel carriage latch both of which are often difficult to unlatch. The first component of the apparatus comprises... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5375866 | Extension axle apparatus for over-the-road trailer assembly An extension axle unit for an over-the-road tractor/trailer for carrying earth moving equipment, and other heavy loads includes a rigid connecting beam affixed to the end of the trailer bed. A wheeled support frame is connected to the connecting beam by a... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5375867 | Weight distributing hitch A weight distributing hitch for towing a trailer behind a vehicle includes a hitch bar for mounting to the vehicle and a ball mount head for mounting on the hitch bar at a selected tilt angle. A pair of spring bars are mounted to the ball mount head. Thes... | 12/27/1994 |
