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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7427075 | Steering device for pallet truck A steering device for decreasing a turning radius of a pallet jack includes a ground engaging member connected to a support member of the pallet jack between a main wheel and an extensible wheel. The load supporting member of the pallet jack is positionable between ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7351028 | Work machine adapter and method Adapter for mounting on a work machine comprising an attachment for individually attaching one or more working implements to the work machine and allowing lateral rotation or tilting of the working implement, thereby raising one lateral end of the implement while si... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7195104 | Lifting and transporting device A lifting device (10) includes a base frame (12), the base frame having associated drive means: a lifting arm (44) connected at a first end thereof to a frame (42), the lifting arm being pivotally movable with respect to the frame and bei... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7107711 | Tool mounting device The current invention describes a tool mounting device that permits a rotating attachment of a tool to an excavator arm in such a way that the tool can be used for work in relatively small work spaces, independent of the alignment of the excavator arm and the excava... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7066706 | Hydraulic earth-moving bucket with lateral tilting mechanism A laterally tiltable bucket for earth-moving equipment and the like is constructed with a flat plate of unitary construction attached to, and extending the full width of, the bucket, as a support for one or a pair of hydraulic cylinders whose axes are arranged paral... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7008167 | Fork positioner for facilitating replacement of forks on lift trucks A fork positioner for a forklift truck has power-actuated yokes, each having a base from which a pair of transversely spaced legs depend, for engaging respective load lifting forks and adjusting their spacing transversely along a fork-supporting member. Each of the ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6269561 | Tiltable implement for excavator machines and the like A tool assembly mountable on the handle of a material working machine generally including a link mountable on the machine handle for pivotal movement about a first axis and connectable to a fluid actuated assembly connected to the machine handle, operable... | 08/07/2001 |
| 5829940 | Bale handler attachment and bale stacking method The bale handler attachment (10) has a frame (26) with a base member (26), an upper member (30) parallel to the base member and a pair of connecting members (32 and 34). A pair of connector assemblies (118 and 120) are connected to the frame (26). A plura... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5813821 | Motorized lift truck adapted to be loaded on the rear of a carrying vehicle A motorized lift truck, with a telescopic arm (9), comprising a chassis (1) mounted on a plurality of wheels of which at least one (7) is power driven. The chassis (1) carries a motor propulsion group (3), a cab (2) and lifting structure (4) disposed betw... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5158420 | Rotary dipper stick A vehicle having a fluid-powered rotary dipper stick assembly including a boom attachment head and a bucket attachment head with a body extending therebetween. An axle extends from the boom attachment head into the body and is in sliding engagement with a... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5141288 | Side-dumping loading bucket and control system therefor A side dumping loading bucket for pivoting a dumping bucket about a plurality of axes automatically includes a bucket having first and second sides oriented perpendicular to the centerline of the bucket, a holder having first and second sides and a second... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5127791 | Method for lifting and transporting a panel assembly An attachment to the boom of a boom-type vehicle is for lifting and supporting a panel assembly of the type having a panel and a purline. The purline is securely attached to the panel and disposed at an angle thereto. The attachment comprises an attachmen... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5073077 | Multi-directional lifting and handling attachment for a boom-type vehicle This apparatus relates to an attachment to the boom of a boom-type vehicle for lifting and supporting a panel assembly of the type having a panel and a purline. The purline is securely attached to the panel and disposed at an angle thereto. The attachment... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5071310 | Rotary dipper stick A vehicle having a fluid-powered rotary dipper stick assembly including a boom attachment head and a bucket attachment head with a body extending therebetween. An axle extends from the boom attachment head into the body and is in sliding engagement with a... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4952116 | Rotary dipper stick A vehicle having a fluid-powered rotary dipper stick assembly including a boom attachment head and a bucket attachment head with an outer body extending therebetween. A shaft extends longitudinally within the outer body. An inner body is disposed within t... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4950127 | Rotary dipper stick A vehicle having a fluid-powered rotary dipper stick assembly including a boom attachment head and a bucket attachment head with an outer body extending therebetween. A shaft extends longitudinally within the outer body. An inner body is disposed within t... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4906161 | Tiltable bucket assembly A fluid-powered, laterally tiltable bucket assembly having a bucket with a pair of bucket clevises, and an actuator having a generally cylindrical body with an output shaft rotatably disposed therein with an axis in general parallel alignment with a forwa... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4860834 | Converting assembly The invention provides a converting assembly, cooperating with a general purpose tractor, for periodically interchanging an implement configured for side-to-side motion with one configured for a tilting motion about a horizontal axis. An illustrated embod... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4848010 | Backhoe machine A backhoe machine is disclosed wherein the entire articulated boom is mounted to a carriage for movement relative thereto about two normally generally horizontal pivot axes. The entire carriage is rotatable about a generally vertical axis to permit operat... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4818172 | Parasitic crane A crane has a twin post and a twin boom construction and provides for numerous degrees of freedom. The crane is a trailer and uses the weight of a vehicle to which it is attached for stability when it is in an operating mode. The crane has wheels which ma... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4718814 | Forklift variable reach mechanism A mechanism for use on a boom-type vehicle includes load lifting forks carried by a low profile twist-resistant carriage which is one link in a low profile parallelogram linkage attached to a fly section of the boom and maintained level in all positions o... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4668156 | Excavator bucket An excavator bucket of improved versatility is characterized by having gripper means to enable the bucket to grip an object to be lifted and also by being mounted so that it is capable of pivotal movement about two independent axes which are substantially... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4648769 | Round bale handler A round bale handler comprises a frame with a rear member, and a spike. The spike has a pointed front end to penetrate the round bale, and a rear end pivotally connected to the frame so that the spike is swingable between forward and sideways positions. T... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4639183 | Bucket excavator An improved bucket connection apparatus is provided in a bucket excavator whose working implement is connected to the bucket arm with an operating hinge and whose drive consists of a pair of working cylinders attached on either side of the operating hinge... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4514127 | Round bale unroller Round bales require to be unrolled in order that the contents are available to the cattle and usually they are unrolled by mounting same in a frame and then towing the frame behind a tractor. The present device is mounted at the front of a tractor and inc... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4397604 | Releasable bucket and other tool connection for backhoe A bucket support for swingably and removably supporting a backhoe bucket on a dipper stick which includes a releasable mechanism for releasing and attaching the bucket from the bucket support. The releasable mechanism is made up of a first forwardly facin... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4345872 | Connectors Apparatus for releasably securing a materials handler to a boom while permitting rotation of the materials handler about relatively perpendicular first and second axes. A first connector system includes a member attached to a hitch extending along the sec... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4341026 | Bucket assembly for earthmoving machines capable of side dumping as well A bucket assembly for earthmoving machines which is capable of side dumping as well, and comprises a bucket, a bucket support and a hydraulic cylinder mechanism having a cylinder and a rod and interposed between the bucket and the bucket support. The buck... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4314789 | Equipment for lateral excavation Hydraulic excavator in which the support means for the bucket allows lateral excavation over considerable lengths. This means comprises: a fastening element solid with the excavator arm; a first and a second bearing structures hinged to each other as well... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4307992 | Load handling vehicle with a bucket side tilt mechanism A load handling vehicle includes a bucket side tilt mechanism with a supporting H-framework comprised of first and second side frame members and a cross-frame member. The side frame members are each coupled at a first end to the body of the vehicle and at... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4295771 | Portable load handling apparatus A portable load handling apparatus includes a vehicle having a frame, and an elongated boom arm connected to the frame for pivotal movement about at least a first horizontal axis. The boom arm may pivot about a first vertical axis and be extendable and re... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4274797 | Backhoe excavating apparatus In a backhoe type of excavating apparatus comprised principally of: a main arm or mast fulcrumed at one end from a rear platform of a tractor; a second hydraulically articulated arm, or so-called dipper stick, supported by and pivoted on the free end of t... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4261684 | Mounting of side shiftable appliances on vehicles A device for mounting an appliance (such as a backhoe excavator) on a vehicle (such as a tractor) comprises a fixed frame secured to the vehicle, and a movable frame to which the appliance is pivotally connected by means of a kingpost. The movable frame h... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4257731 | Powered implement with work elements pivotally mounted on an implement mounting and a torque tube for rotating such mounting A power-operated implement mechanism mounted on the tip of a boom. The mechanism includes a torque tube which is rotated under power to rotate an implement mounting. A fluid-operated ram which is actuated to cause opening and closing of work implements in... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4220438 | Two way side dump bucket attachment for front end loader An improved two way side dump bucket attachment for an otherwise conventional front end loader having an arrangement for conventional bucket movement longitudinally of the loader. Unlatching of the bucket and lateral movement of the bucket to a selected s... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4162087 | Self-propelled translatable working unit for tractor vehicle The invention relates to a working unit adapted to be mounted on a vehicle, particularly an underground cable laying machine, said unit comprising an assembly support provided with at least one guide, a tool-holder chassis mounted to slide on the guide, d... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4049140 | Bale carrying and unrolling device A bale carrying device comprised of a cross bar frame structure having a pair of spaced apart rearwardly extending arms pivotally mounted on the ends of the cross bar frame structure for pivotal movement about the vertical axis of the cross bar; and havin... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4046346 | Slide mechanism having means for fixing movable frames A slide mechanism comprising a movable frame mounted for generally horizontal longitudinal movement along a support frame, the movable frame comprising first and second projections which extend transversely of the support frame adjacent an upper portion a... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4042131 | Swingable bucket for excavators An excavator comprises a boom having a normally vertically disposed dipper stick pivotally mounted on an end thereof and a support bracket pivotally mounted on a lower end of the dipper stick for to and fro movements in a first plane. The bucket is pivota... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3997987 | Backhoe A backhoe has a main boom mounting a short shaft in preloaded thrust bearings. A gear casing floatingly mounted on the main boom carries a worm driven by a chain-and-sprocket drive to drive a worm gear on the shaft. A jib boom fixed to the lower end of th... | 12/21/1976 |
