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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7931329 | Buffering structure for cargo box gate of truck A buffering structure for the side gates of a cargo box of a truck is disclosed. The buffering structure includes front and rear side gates pivotally mounted on each side of the cargo box, and a middle column interposed between the front side gate and the rear side ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7530627 | Produce trailer cage A trailer and trailer cage for produce in which the front, rear and sides of the cage are flexibly connected to one another. The invention also relates to a mechanism for tensioning a side gate of the cage. ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7350842 | Sidewall panel and tarpaulin cover system for flat bed trailers, and truck trailer incorporating same A cover system, for protectively covering a trailer, includes a plurality of stakes, stake-supported panels and stake-retaining pockets. Each pocket includes a base section, adapted to be fixed to the vehicle, and a movable section which moves between open and close... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341305 | Customs seal for freight container door The present invention comprises: a freight container having two access doors hingedly mounted at one end of the container via respective sets of hinges and mounting brackets which connect one edge of each door to a respective container door post; characterised in th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329077 | Fastener apparatus for roofing and steel building construction A fastener apparatus includes a frusto-hemispherical head portion having a flat top surface, a curved outer surface, a base portion, and a peripheral edge, with the flat top surface bearing a tool fitting. A downwardly-depending lip portion extends from the head per... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303222 | Tire carrier apparatus A tire carrier apparatus is provided for mounting a tire upon a storage bed of a vehicle. The bed includes first and second side walls and a rear end. The apparatus comprises at least a vertical post, a latch member, and a gate. The vertical post may be connectable ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287808 | Folding closure for cargo containers A folding closure for cargo containers, formed by a tarp (3) arranged on rails (1) defining V-shaped tracks on which top and bottom carriages joined to the tarp (3) and top and bottom carriages incorporated on respective terminal profiles (7 | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281753 | Vehicle enclosure Door assembly includes a doorframe that can be secured to the vehicle, and a preferably rigid door that is movable between an open and closed position. The door can be secured to the vehicle in the open position so that the passengers have the option of riding in th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7204397 | Cargo container attachment A cargo container attachment for a small vehicle such as a lawn tractor is provided. The container is removably attached to the rear of the vehicle and includes a cargo box storage space with a pivotally mounted swingable tailgate. The container is designed to be us... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195302 | Vehicle rear seating arrangement A vehicle rear seating arrangement is described that includes a vehicle passenger compartment structure and a seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat attachment part, a seat bottom portion with an upper seating surface and a seat extension portion with an e... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7159531 | Boat system A boat includes a hull, topsides with a cockpit therein. A top is provided having a perimeter contoured for engaging a topsides perimeter in a closed position and providing a canopy for the topsides in an open position. Linear actuators are provided for moving the t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125068 | Transfer trailer A transfer trailer includes a floor, a top covering, and at least a pair of walls. At least one of the pair of walls and the top covering are movable relative to the floor between closed and opened positions. In the opened positions, the trailer provides an opening ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118153 | Frame structure for vehicle tailgate A tailgate assembly adapted to be mounted along an open edge of a vehicle's load-carrying bed includes a stamped sheet metal frame having a reinforced cross-sectional shape with an inner side facing an associated vehicle's load-carrying bed and an outer side opposit... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114291 | Overhead door drop stop A door drop stop safety system which is adapted to be installed on existing building overhead doors which employ a central axle; slab doors, bifold doors, and rollup doors which contains structure for raising and lowering the the door including a rewind box includin... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100956 | Tire carrier apparatus A tire carrier apparatus is provided for mounting a tire upon a storage bed of a vehicle. The bed includes first and second side walls and a rear end. The apparatus comprises at least a vertical post, a latch member, and a gate. The vertical post may be connectable ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070227 | Modular base for pickup truck and method of assembly A pickup truck includes a sidewall having a forward portion and a rearward portion with an elongated opening formed between the forward and rearward portion, and at least one fastening element mounted with respect to the sidewall at which any one of a plurality of d... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059666 | Multi-access truck bed A cargo bed with multiple access points. The cargo bed comprises a front member, a back member, a cargo floor, and a pair of side members that move to allow access to the cargo floor from nearly all sides so as to allow a member access to the cargo floor from the si... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057117 | Combination balance and cash register The invention relates to the combination of a balance and a cash register with a customer display device shared by both, customary cash register software being used for this purpose. A multiplexer is used, the one data input of which has weighing data of the balance... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7025548 | Transport carts configured to be locked to the sidewalls of a transportation vehicle for distributing product A series of transport carts are positioned in side by side relation in fore and aft extending spaced apart rows disposed along a delivery van to leave an aisle between them. The carts have wheel supported upright frames with bottom supports for the products disposed... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7005804 | Automatic cargo compartment lighting reactivation system A light activation system is provided for automatically illuminating a compartment in an automobile. The system comprises a light adapted to illuminate the compartment, a lighting circuit that activates and deactivates the light, and a distance sensor, electrically ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000968 | Split lift gate swing seat A rear seat assembly movable between a use configuration and a stowed configuration within a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The rear seat assembly includes a seat cushion having a front portion and a rear portion, a seat back disposed adjacent to the rear... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997506 | Deck for a service vehicle Vehicle payload in a service vehicle including a vehicle chassis having two spaced frame members (50) with a generally horizontal deck (16) mounted on the frame members for receiving and carrying a load to be transported and which extends to either sid... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994388 | Pick-up style utility vehicle with adjustable cargo bed A pick-up style utility vehicle is provided. Typically, the vehicle includes a seat that is retractable into a leg space of the seat, and a cargo bed adjustably provided behind the seat such that a part of the cargo bed is moveable into a space formerly occupied by ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6969109 | Reinforced sectional door for cargo body Lightweight sectional doors for cargo bodies and the like are reinforced by a reinforcing member supported on an inner wall surface of at least alternate ones of the panels of a multipanel door. The reinforcing member comprises an elongated, preferably extruded memb... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959960 | Seating and cargo system for a vehicle A seating and cargo system (50) for a vehicle (10) is disclosed having a generally horizontal floor (16) and one or more generally vertical frame members (18). A panel (20) is mounted transverse to a longitudinal axis of the vehicl... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6926347 | Pickup truck with cab-over-engine and goods or passenger transport platform A pickup truck with a cab-over-engine and a platform for goods and passenger transport is provided wherein the platform comprises at least one longitudinal drop-level lower loading plate, and adjacent to each lower loading plate, at least an upper loading plate, rai... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6905159 | Pick-up style utility vehicle with two-way latch system A pick-up style utility vehicle is provided. Typically, the vehicle includes a movable seat and an adjustable cargo bed, each configured to be alternatively positioned in an overlapping area of movement. The vehicle further includes a latch system including a latch ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902226 | Multi-compartment semi-trailer for transport of recyclable materials A semi-trailer for transporting salvageable materials is disclosed including a platform having multiple compartments thereon. A first sidewall extends along a platform first side and is supported by front and rear end walls and a partition wall spaced apart between ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896316 | Semi-trailer for transport of recyclable materials A semi-trailer for transport of recyclable materials including a wheeled undercarriage having a platform mounted thereon with dimensions sufficient for stacking a plurality of crushed vehicles thereon. A contained area having an open top is bounded by a fixed sidewa... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6890020 | Trailer particularly suited to hauling crushed and flattened vehicles A hauling trailer particularly suited to the transport of scrap such as crushed and flattened vehicles includes a floor with walls and one open side, and a retractable wall structure for closing off the open side during transport. The wall structure, which may be fl... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6877794 | Trailer particularly suited to hauling crushed and flattened vehicles This invention broadly provides a trailer having a side which opens and closes to prevent the loss of material during transport. In the preferred embodiment, the trailer includes three solid or rigid sides with a fourth side that opens and closes with a drape, thoug... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6863337 | Truck shell A molded truck shell having side walls hinged along the top of the shell, allowing the entire side wall to pivot upwardly and outwardly, providing increased access to cargo stored in a truck bed. Additional lateral seams between the side wall and shell are located o... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6799793 | Trailer wind bypass system A trailer wind bypass system for inhibiting a trailer be tipped over by the wind. The trailer wind bypass system includes a trailer member comprising a box portion and a plurality of wheels. The box portion is designed for receiving items to be transported over the ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6796602 | Tailgate assembly for heavy duty off-road trucks A tailgate assembly for a dump body is provided. The dump body has a pair of opposing sidewalls and an open rear end. The dump body is movable relative between a lowered transport position and a raised dump position. The tailgate assembly including a pair of opposin... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6764130 | Multi position tailgate for dump trailers A tailgate for a load carrying body, such as a dump trailer, is selectively openable to various positions, including left opening, right opening, swing up and swing down. Variable opening positions maximize flexibility for the owner/operator. A left or right swing o... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6695390 | Apparatus for actuating a side door in a cargo vehicle A jointed lateral hopper door device capable of raising and retracting one or more lateral hopper doors upward, allowing a totally free access space without impeding access to the cargo material.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6554346 | Apparatus for opening and closing wing door of truck An apparatus for opening and closing a wing door 1 of a truck, which is hinged to a vehicle body of a truck is accommodated in a space defined by a frame 2 when the wing door 1 is closed. The apparatus comprises a first arm 4 pivotally mounted on the vehi... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6536824 | Hingeably connected side gates for use with stakebed vehicles A side gate assembly for use with flatbed article transport vehicles of the character having longitudinally spaced apart stake receiving pockets disposed along the sides of the bed. The side gate assembly comprises a plurality of hingedly interconnected g... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6402228 | Moveable salt shield for snowmobile trailer A movable salt shield for a snowmobile trailer has a shield plate mounted on an extension arm, the extension being mounted on pivoting device, thereby allowing for the shield plate to be the moved from the front to the rear of a snowmobile trailer and bac... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398291 | Collapsible vehicle mid-gate with seat components fixed thereon A vehicle configuration includes a cab portion and a cargo box. The cargo box has a front wall adjacent the cab portion. The vehicle configuration is adaptable for carrying a cargo load longer than the cargo box. A collapsible seat back is positioned agai... | 06/04/2002 |
