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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384233 | Industrial truck A vehicle of the industrial truck type comprises a chassis (3), at least three wheels (4) arranged to support the chassis while resting on the ground and a lifting unit (8) connected to the chassis having one or more members (9) arranged ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7370723 | Loading machine A loading machine is disclosed with at least one drive train, with at least one overload protection device for the drive train and with sensors for determining an overload state in the drive train. Critical operating conditions of the loading machine can be determin... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360662 | Telescopic boom arm A telescopic boom arm operable between a retracted position and an extended position includes an elongate first boom section, an elongate second boom section, and a flexible hydraulic line. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350587 | Pipe guide A guide is disclosed for facilitating the movement of tubulars in well operations. In one aspect, the guide is a pipe guide with a base, an upper extension apparatus, a lower extension apparatus with a first end pivotably secured to the upper extension apparatus and... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341157 | Enclosed-reeving, live-line boom A crane comprising a boom formed as an elongate tubular structure and a line assembly to extend a line from a least one end of the boom. The line assembly may include a first bank of sheaves, a second bank of sheaves, a line reeved around the first and second banks ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7311489 | Device for mounting of a turnable implement A drive of mounting a rotating implement to a crane arm or similar, comprises a rotator located between the crane arm and the unit that at one end is pivot-mounted to the implement for rotating the same relative to the crane arm and slewing around a first pivot axis... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7258242 | Mobile crane boom having an autarchic hydraulic power unit mounted thereon The present invention relates to a mobile crane boom having a self-sufficient energy supply arranged on it for supplying hydraulic energy to at least one hydraulic load arranged on the mobile crane boom. The supply of the hydraulic load arranged on the mobile crane ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7204379 | Crane A crane has at least one telescopic crane arm with at least two sliding arms that are moveable against each other. At least one gliding element, which is housed in a frame in a detached and unfastened manner, is arranged between the sliding arms. The gliding element... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195126 | Self-propelled working machine In a self-traveling working machine such as a crane, a working attachment such as a boom is arranged to transversely extend below an operator's cabin in such a manner that part of the cabin overlaps the attachment, it being arranged that during crane operation, the ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178682 | Traveling crane The invention pertains to a traveling crane consisting of a superstructure that can be turned about an upright axis and carries a crane jib with hoisting means, a truck with a tracklaying gear that carries the superstructure and a supporting device with several outr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156333 | Bale processor with fork lift An apparatus for disintegrating bales of agricultural materials such as hay. The apparatus includes a processing tub and is provided with a novel adjustable fork-lift adapted to raise bales of different size and configuration into the processing tub. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7111745 | Boom for a load handling machine A boom for a load handling machine, the boom has a mounting by which the boom is mounted on a body of the machine, and at least first and second telescoped sections. In use, the boom carries a load handling implement at or towards its outermost end. The first boom s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111419 | Thumb for a backhoe A digging implement (10) including an extendable linkage (12) including a bucket (14) and a thumb assembly (34) for holding materials in the bucket (14). The thumb assembly (34) is configured to rotate as the linkage (12 | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7090086 | Extendible boom with removable hydraulic hose carrier A telescoping boom has a plurality of boom sections, and the boom sections nest together. The sections include an outer base section, intermediate sections, and an inner section that forms the outer end of the boom when extended. A hydraulic actuator and mechanical ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7069808 | Line laying structure for robot wrist A line laying structure for a wrist of a robot capable of enhancing durability of lines of cables/pipes for flowing electricity, air, water, etc. to an end effector attached to the wrist, and reducing a restriction of angle of rotation of a wrist axis by rotation of... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044704 | Portable load lifting bed The invention relates to a portable load lifting bed including a base frame and a bed frame moveably mounted for movement between an upper position and a lower position. A plurality of guides connect the bed to the base frame and at least one actuator provides force... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029072 | Modified rumble strip cutter A rumble strip cutting machine having a drum that can be shifted from one side of the machine to the other. The machine includes a piston wheel that imparts an up and down motion to the frame so that rumble strips can be cut at desired intervals as the machine is dr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011488 | Slide arm for working machine A slide arm for a work implement is provided, which is simply structured to obtain improved assembling precision thereby ensuring smooth operation. To this end, the slide arm is such that a plurality of tubular structural bodies (i.e., outer and inner tubes), each o... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7001131 | Forklift loading support A forklift (1) of the type adapted to be transported on a carrying vehicle comprising a wheeled chassis (6) on which are mounted a pair of platform engaging load rest supports (15). The load rest supports (15) comprise a pair of spaced-ap... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6971836 | Device at lift trucks The present invention relates to a device at lift trucks, including a chassis (3) with a driving compartment (2) and a lifting device (9) for lifting goods. The lifting device (9) has two lifting arms (15, 16) of which rear portion... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6910544 | Work machine arrangement In the operation of work machines of the type having an extensible arm, the maximum reach of the arm for a given work machine is limited by such factors as the vehicle's weight, body size and engine placement. The present invention provides for a work machine arrang... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6799937 | High visibility traversable boom system The present invention relates to a forklift having a traversing carriage for moving longitudinally along a frame of the forklift, an outer guide rail for guiding the carriage being disposed relatively low to the operator cockpit so as to minimize the obstruction of ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6764270 | Telescoping implement attachment for a motor vehicle A motor vehicle for industrial and/or agricultural operations, in particular an agricultural tractor, is described with an attachment interface containing a three-point implement hitch (24). In order to widen the spectrum of applications of the vehicle and th... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6726437 | Telescoping loader lift arm A telescoping lift arm assembly has an outer lift arm tube that is formed with a cross section configuration that has spaced side walls, and outwardly extending flange guide panels at the lower portions of the side walls. An inner lift arm tube is generally bell-sha... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6565307 | Transfer machine Transfer machine, intended for transferring loads (K), especially containers, wherein the transfer machine comprises a frame (R) equipped with a wheelwork (P); a horizontal support plane (1) located in connection with the frame (R) for supporting the load... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6530742 | Telescopic boom routing assembly for transmission lines A telescopic boom arrangement of a vehicle is provided with a fixed, tubular outer boom and an inner boom which is mounted for sliding within the outer boom. Transmission lines for coupling various functions, carried at the end of the inner boom, with a p... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6425729 | Arrangement for controlling a work machine An arrangement for controlling a work machine which includes (i) a boom and (ii) a coupling mechanism secured to an end of the boom is disclosed. The arrangement includes a first control assembly having (i) a first gripping portion and (ii) a first actuat... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6405770 | Modular delimber A delimber having a standard carriage and a delimbing boom, the delimbing boom slidably mounted through the carriage. A drive module is detachably connected to the carriage for use in moving the boom relative to the carriage. Two different types of booms ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6390764 | Vehicle operable as both a lifting machine and an agricultural tractor A vehicle designed to be operated either as a lifting machine or as an agricultural tractor, comprising a bearing structure with motor-driven wheels, a control and driving cab, a telescopically extendable and retractable lifting boom arranged on one side ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6132164 | Material handling vehicle A material handling vehicle comprising a structure having ground engageable propulsion means and a material handling means comprising a boom mounted on the structure for raising and lowering swinging movement relative to the structure and driven for said ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6116302 | Tree harvesting machine with improved power line handling A tree harvesting machine having a fixed length boom slidable through a tubular support on the machine. Tree harvesting elements are on one end of the boom. A pair of boom tensioning cables, above the boom, extend between the ends of the boom. Flexible po... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6099227 | Telescoping flat bed gripping and lift assembly A telescoping gripping and lift assembly for use with a flat bed truck or the like includes a pair of gripper arms, each of which is attached to a transverse lift housing which, in turn, is pivotably attached to the rear of the flat bed. Each of the gripp... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6024232 | Boom truck A boom truck is provided which has optimum operating and transport positions. In the operating position an operator's cab is mounted substantially centrally of the chassis of the boom truck, with the boom above the cab and pivotally mounted to the rear of... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5993137 | Adjustable hoist for use with vehicle A hoist for raising and lowering objects may be attached to a vehicle. The hoist includes a support column and a boom attached thereto; the boom can be raised and lowered by a hydraulic double action cylinder or otherwise. Both the support column and cyli... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5924837 | Extensible telescopic machine part An extensible telescopic machine part such as a telescopic boom for an excavator has three extensible, telescopic elements. One of the telescopic elements carries a working unit at its free end remote from the other telescopic elements. The working unit i... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5836733 | Material-handling vehicle A material-handling vehicle comprising a structure having a ground engageable propulsion device, a loader arm, having a longitudinal axis, mounted at the rear of the structure for up and down swinging movement, an operator's cab disposed on the structure ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5762467 | Underground storage tank manipulator A manipulator system includes an elongated mast having a mast axis and a telescoping tube assembly having a tube axis. The telescoping tube assembly includes an outer tube section and at least one inner tube section that only moves telescopically with res... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5743149 | Articulated telescopic boom having slide-through knuckle An articulated telescopic boom assembly for a lifting device includes a first elongated boom having a central longitudinal axis and an opening in one end; a second elongated boom having a first end normally telescopically received by and extensible from t... | 04/28/1998 |
