Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7131502 | Implement mounting system An implement mounting system for providing a lightweight structure capable of moving along 3 main axes for use upon small to mid-sized tractors. The implement mounting system includes a support frame having a pair of side supports and a rear support, a ball joint at... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6957505 | Blade attachment for an all-terrain vehicle A blade attachment for an off-road vehicle such as an ATV is provided. A mounting frame is pivotally connected at its rearward end to the ATV rearwardly of the forward end thereof. A hinge plate is pivotally mounted, about a vertical axis, to the forward end of the ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955229 | Implement pitch-yaw system An implement pitch-yaw system for effectively and efficiently controlling the pitch of an implement. The implement pitch-yaw system includes a first yaw actuator and a second yaw actuator attached between an implement structure pivotally attached to a support struct... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6907941 | Sliding quick attach system A sliding quick attach system for allowing sliding movement of the implement while providing quick attachment and release of the implement. The sliding quick attach system includes a support frame, a first brace and a second brace extending upwardly from the support... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6843002 | Blade attachment for an all-terrain vehicle A blade attachment for an off-road vehicle such as an ATV is provided. A mounting frame is pivotally connected at its rearward end to the ATV rearwardly of the forward end thereof. A hinge plate is pivotally mounted, about a vertical axis, to the forward end of the ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6659194 | Blade angle adjustment system A blade angle adjustment system for adjusting the angle of the blade with respect to the body of a bulldozer. The blade angle adjustment system includes a pair of sleeve assemblies each being designed for being slidably coupled to one of a pair of lifting... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6354383 | Attachment device for an implement An attachment device for attaching an implement to an attachment plate for a vehicle. The attachment device includes at least two sets of two or more arms, each arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of each arm being operably coupled to t... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6247540 | Blade pitch indicator A blade pitch indicator is releasably secured to a linear actuator in the form of a turnbuckle. The blade pitch indicator comprises a cover having protrusions forming arrow points that line up with a line of demarcation on the linear actuator. Indicia is ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6163987 | Removable blade assembly for trencher machine A removable blade assembly with an attachment arm slidably mounted over the support boom of a trencher machine. The attachment arm is stabilized in place on the support boom with pressure point bolts. From the attachment arm extend an angle support and an... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6112145 | Method and apparatus for controlling the spatial orientation of the blade on an earthmoving machine A blade control system is configured to control the spatial orientation of an earthmoving blade mounted on a frame of an earthmoving machine for working a surface of earth to a desired shape. The blade slope angle required to maintain a selected cross-slo... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6035944 | Hinged plow attachment for wheeled and tracked vehicles A plow blade mounting system for mounting an adjustable V-plow blade on any wheeled or tracked vehicle having a vertical lift mechanism including arms extending forwardly of the vehicle. A rear mounting plate assembly has a first swivel plate adapted for ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5984018 | Dozing system for controlling a cutting angle of a bulldozer blade during dozing operation A dozing system that enables automatic control for all kinds of soil properties and less frequently requires manual control intervention. The system is designed such that the blade is lifted or lowered at a start of excavation in dozing operation in an au... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5924496 | Variable blade pitch adjustment mechanism Top link assemblies for a construction machine are typically used to adjust the pitch angle of a cutting edge of a blade. The present top link assembly has an elongated member and a block member connected to the blade and a frame, respectively, of the mac... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5853051 | Adjustable top link assembly Top link assemblies for a construction machine are typically used to adjust the pitch angle of a cutting edge of a blade. The present top link assembly has substantially co-planar first and second adjustment plates with each including a pair of slots ther... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5634523 | Blade device A blade device, wherein the angling angle of a blade can be increased and the blade width at the maximum angling is smaller than the chassis width without setting the mount position of the blade too far from a chassis. The connecting position of a joint f... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5507352 | Block apparatus and method for changing dozer blade pitch A dozer blade pitch adjustment apparatus has a mounting lug and a block supported by the lug for setting a dozer blade at a first pitch or a second pitch. In the improvement, the lug has a mounting surface and the block has a first face contacting such mo... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5488788 | Groundworking attachments for an outrigger stabilizer pad Flexibility of operation is added to a vehicle (10) having a vehicle frame (12) with an operator area (18) and front and rear wheels (14), (16), a power tool (32), a pair of outrigger arms (48) pivoted to the frame (12) and hydraulic cylinders (62) extend... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5165191 | Front end loader attachment convertible between loading bucket and side-shift-angle dozer configurations A quick-convert bucket attachment for front end loaders has hydraulically positioned, interlocking bucket components that may be manipulated by controls at the tractor seat or other convenient location for rapid conversion of the attachment from a general... | 11/24/1992 |
| 4727665 | Hydraulic actuated moldboard with automatic lock A locking mechanism for a fluid actuated snowplow which automatically locks the moldboard unit of the plow in a desired position and simultaneously therewith relieves the pressure on the fluid drive unit whereby the locking mechanism and not the drive uni... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4487269 | Dozer blade angle adjustment mechanism An angle adjustment mechanism for an implement mounted on a vehicle, such as a bulldozer having a C-shaped frame which pivotally supports the dozer blade at the forward end of the vehicle for angled movement. The side frame portions include slide members ... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4253529 | Support structure for dozer blade A mounting structure for a dozer frame having a dozer blade supported thereon consists of a pair of rigid links of equal length which are pivotally connected at vertically spaced pivot points on a vehicle frame and have free ends connected to the mounting... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4241794 | Angle dozer assembly An angle dozer assembly including a C-frame supported by a tractor. A pair of thrust members extend rearwardly from a moldboard and each terminates with a carriage which is slidable along the C-frame and adapted to be maintained in different positions by ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4221268 | Slide rail assembly for a work vehicle PCT No. PCT/US 78/00250 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 21, 1978 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 21, 1978, PCT Filed Dec. 12, 1978, Ser. No. 014,018, PCT Pub No. W080/01296 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 26, 1980. A slide rail assembly (18) and slide plate (20) are used, for example, to po... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4217963 | Bulldozer blade angle slide mechanism An angled bulldozer blade for an earthmoving machine is operatively connected to a slider assembly slidably carried on a rail fastened to each side arm of a C-frame. Removable pins engage with each slider assembly and pass into aligned apertures of a plur... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4216833 | Plow blade attachment An attachment is disclosed that is mountable to a scraper blade carried on a powered vehicle such as a log skidder. The attachment is easily mounted and removed from the scraper blade to enable a log skidder to clear roadways of snow and other loose mater... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4215494 | Automatic locking mechanism for vehicular mounted snowplow Apparatus for automatically locking the blade mechanism of a vehicular driven snowplow at a desired angular position in regard to the forward line of movement of the vehicle. The locking device is adapted to automatically release the blade mechanism when ... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4167979 | C-frame assembly for bulldozer In an angled bulldozer blade and tractor assembly, a C-frame is constructed in two parts with interfitting elements at the midportion of the C-frame which are held together by axially aligned bearings or sleeves. A blade pivoting pin extends through the m... | 09/18/1979 |
