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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4696366 | Motorcycle In a motorcycle, a fuel tank is mounted to a main frame extending from a head pipe to the rear of a vehicle body in such mode that the fuel tank can be mounted from and dismounted to the side of the vehicle body, and an exhaust pipe is disposed along the ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4546849 | Machine operators compartment An operator's compartment for a mobile machine, such as a machine used in underground mining operations, is pivotally connected to the machine frame for positioning at a preselected elevation above the ground or in contact with the ground to follow the co... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4294465 | Operator's station and mounting An earthworking machine having a frame, a pair of front wheels carried by a front portion of the frame, and a pair of rear wheels carried by a rear portion of the frame. An operator's station is mounted to the frame at one side thereof between the front w... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4275800 | Vehicle with variable height control station A vehicle typified by a front-end loader is provided with a driver's cab that pivots up and down along a long pivot arm. This gives both high elevation for better visibility and low profile, e.g. for travelling or getting into low overhead places. The lon... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4249768 | Vehicles including a materials supporting surface adapted for use in underground mining operations A vehicle for use in underground mining operations is disclosed which is adapted for ready conversion between personnel and materials transportation by the provision of a movable flat panel type platform or platform element movable between a first positio... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4235297 | Two-man utility vehicle A hydraulically driven utility vehicle comprising hydraulically operated, reversible propulsion means on each side of said vehicle, a source of hydraulic fluid contained on said vehicle, a first hydraulic flow control valve coupled between said hydraulic ... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4212250 | Mine locomotive A personnel carrier for use in an underground coal mine comprises a rail vehicle having driving cabs at opposite ends thereof with driving controls in each cab. Power is supplied from a battery mounted between the cabs to an electric driving motor arrange... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4190385 | Protective canopy and temporary roof support for mining machinery An upright hydraulic jack with a mine roof-engaging pad on its upper end and a skid shoe on its lower end is connected to one side of an elevatable canopy over an operator station.... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4173371 | Combination cab and canopy for mine roof bolting machine A cab which functions as a protective canopy for the operator of a roof bolting machine. The cab/canopy is mounted to the roof bolter in such a fashion so as to permit the operator to both tram and drill roof bolt holes from the same position while being ... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4160619 | Horizontally articulated shuttle car A mine haulage vehicle comprising a body having front and rear sections which are pivotally interconnected at adjacent ends enabling them to swing freely in a horizontal plane relative to each other about a vertical pivot axis. The body has a pair of grou... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4146106 | Operator's station and protective canopy for mine vehicle An operator's station on a sub-chassis is supported for vertical movement on a mine car chassis. A vertically adjustable canopy is supported on the sub-chassis.... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4094361 | Permissible mine car adapter assembly A fire safety transmission apparatus comprising an explosion-proof container, an adapter plate secured to the container, a cylindrical sleeve mounted to the adapter plate defining a central bore, allowing communication with the interior of the container. ... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4078629 | Vertically movable operator's compartment for a self-propelled mine vehicle A self-propelled vehicle for transporting dislodged material out of a mine includes a mobile body supported on driven wheels and vertical side walls that define a material haulage compartment. The vehicle is controlled from an operator's compartment that ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4074784 | Articulated haulage vehicle The haulage vehicle has a frame member with separate front and rear sections that are connected to each other by universal means and are free to articulate in a plurality of planes. The frame rear section has a transversely mounted rear axle adjacent the ... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4065167 | Safety enclosure for mining machines A safety enclosure for use with underground mining machinery for protecting the operator of the machinery from overhead and lateral falls and the like. The safety enclosure comprises a cage-like structure of generally rectangular cross section for receivi... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4060144 | Combined accelerator and brake assembly A combined accelerator and brake assembly is adapted to be used on self-propelled rubber tired vehicles which have accelerator and brake actuating means either side-by-side or on opposite sides of the vehicle operator. The self-propelled rubber tired vehi... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4050259 | Safety shield and temporary roof support A safety shield attachment for protecting the operator of mine machines has a mounting plate for attachment to the machine, a platform pivoted to the mounting plate, and a canopy supported by hydraulic jacks from the mounting plate, the platform, and the ... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4022026 | Safety shield attachment A safety shield attachment for protecting machine operators from debris or cave-ins from above has a canopy which is pivotally supported at one end, but normally retained in a fixed position over an operator's station, and a platform pivotally supported a... | 05/10/1977 |
