Bizarre Patents
A coffin, for allowing inclination for display of a deceased person in a natural position.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878347 | Lifting apparatus with compensation means The present disclosure relates to a lifting assembly such as a jib crane or similar apparatus having an articulated arm assembly and a flexible means for connecting a load to an actuator. The lift arm assembly forms an articulated cantilever boom, which is extensibl... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7381024 | LPG tank insertion apparatus for automobiles An LPG tank insertion apparatus for automobiles includes a rotary column with a lift body, a support arm mounted to the lift body, an actuating cylinder hingedly connected to the support arm, and a kingpin connected to the support arm. The actuating cylinder and the... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7134357 | Rotation limiter Adjustable stops are mounted on a rotating rod, and one pivot arm of a linked pair extends into an interference position such that one stop will strike it. The linkage draws the second arm into interference position if the first arm is displaced from it. Each pivot ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7003938 | Forage harvester with positionable operator's cabin A self-propelled forage harvester has a chassis, an operator's cabin arranged on the chassis, a chopper drum, an ascending lower discharge chute extending from the chopper drum inside the chassis to a level above the chassis, and a working element arrangement, the o... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6866830 | System for continuously preparing gasoline, kerosene and diesel oil from waste plastics The present invention relates to a method and system for the continuous preparation of gasoline, kerosene, and diesel oil from waste plastics. The method comprises the steps of: subjecting a melt of the waste plastics to a first catalytic reaction in which the waste... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860703 | Vehicle boom assembly and method An assembly and method is disclosed for moving a load into and out of an enclosure such as the enclosure of a van. The assembly may include an upright shaft rotatably mounted within a side portion of the enclosure. A boom assembly extends from the shaft. The boom as... | 03/01/2005 |
| 5823369 | Control device for automatically stopping swiveling of cranes A device which comprises first calculating means for calculating a lower-limit time Tmin of swiveling control on the basis of dynamic characteristics of a swiveling angular velocity control system, second calculating means for determining a swinging perio... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5645180 | Floor mounted rotatable jib crane A jib gantry is disclosed which has a connection between the upper end of a mast and a horizontally extending boom which allows tilting adjustment, which is secured in any adjusted position. The boom is hollow and slotted so as to be fixed at any point al... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5487478 | Inverted kingpost crane An inverted kingpost crane is disclosed, the crane including an upperworks supporting a crane boom, the upperworks supported on a rotating kingpost, the kingpost supported in a sleeve, an upper radial bearing structure intermediate an upper section of the... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5431526 | Lifting system for transporting vehicle A lift mountable in a transporting vehicle for loading and unloading objects such as small motorized carts. The lift includes an adjustable stand and pivotal boom assembly. An electric motor selectively operates a drum on which is wound a lifting cable or... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5219267 | Method for salvaging the contents of a leaking drum An apparatus for transferring leaking drums to a salvage drum utilizing a liftgate assembly having a vertical rail for supporting a liftgate and a drive mechanism for raising and lowering the vertical rail, the apparatus including a lift boom assembly hav... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5139619 | Cover lifting device An apparatus and method for raising, moving and lowering a massive coker chute cover are provided. One embodiment of the invention comprises engaging the cover with a lift plate, raising the lift plate, and, moving the lift plate, the course of the moveme... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5083395 | Crab cage and pole apparatus The present invention provides a pole member organization, wherein a plurality of vertical posts are fixedly secured together joined at their upper terminal end to an "L" shaped junction. The "L" shaped junction includes a first horizontal post telescopin... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4979078 | Lighted display case A display case having a framework and a plurality of panels forming an enclosure for the displaying of merchandise is provided with a light fixture for highlighting the merchandise therein. The light fixture is positively mounted to the framework through ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4838439 | Hoist for use at a manhole A hoist for use over a man hole includes a H shaped base part defining two side struts and a cross strut offset toward one end of the side struts. The base part has four legs arranged at the ends of the side struts, adjustable in height and terminating in... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4794662 | Remotely operated chimney cleaning apparatus The invention is a self-contained chimney cleaning apparatus. A winch operated wire brush is attached by cable to a winch pulley, which is in turn mounted to a pivoting housing. The pivoting housing is suspended over the opening of the chimney flue, and r... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4688688 | Jib crane arrangement having a rotatable mast A jib crane system comprising a horizontally extending load beam rigidly attached to the upper end of a vertically extending mast. The lower part of the mast is positioned inside a hollow structure such as a pipe and is rotatably associated therein, and s... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4659276 | Load-handling apparatus for a vehicle A load handling apparatus for a vehicle has a mounting frame with a mast movable between a lowered travelling position and a raised working position. A boom carrier on the mast pivotally supports an articulated boom, which has a winch at its distal end. T... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4561551 | Propulsion means for hoisting systems The invention concerns a novel concept of "rail-less" propulsion of hoisting equipment, namely to provide two parallel rows of discrete, spaced, glidingly supporting points on which the end-beams of a crane or the like are adapted to slide, rather than by... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4560074 | Scaffold mounted hoist There is disclosed a hoist adapted to be mounted on a conventional sectional scaffold structure in which the hoist apparatus consists of a boom assembly to be mounted near the top of a scaffold structure and a winch assembly to be mounted near the bottom ... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4511048 | Jib crane system having a rotatable mast A jib crane system comprising a horizontally extending load beam rigidly attached to the upper end of a vertically extending mast. The lower of the mast extends inside a hollow pipe and is rotatably associated with a base plate assembly or rotatably secur... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4506792 | Articulated waist terrain vehicle In waist articulated terrain vehicles, especially forest machines, with a wheeled forward section (1), a rear section (5), and a driver's cab (11), driver comfort can be substantially increased by the cab (11) being so mounted on the vehicle that it is su... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4505396 | Wheeled working vehicle with crane In a working vehicle including a crane (21) for handling loads and a driver's cab (11), both crane and cab are rotatably mounted on the vehicle, each about its vertical axis, and controlled such that a turning angle ଲ of the crane results in a turni... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4498596 | Supplementary equipment for use with a self-propelled crane with a telescopic jib Supplementary equipment for use with a self-propelled crane with a telescopic jib to increase the possibilities of use of the crane on the ground comprising a support having a structure connected to the head of the jib and pivotally mounted on a platform ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4435118 | Method of controlling horizontal motion of a load application point on an articulated crane A method and apparatus for controlling the horizontal motion of a double articulated crane comprises determining the angle about a common axis between a base member pivotally mounted on a crane post and a head member carrying a load application point on a... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4397396 | Truck crane having an elongated main frame A mobile truck crane having an elongated main frame that forms the carriage for the crane as well as forming a fore and aft elongated outrigger for stabilization in the crane operative position. A pair of transversely swingable outriggers are attached int... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4216870 | Crane mounting A marine crane having an upper works rotatably mounted on a pedestal adapter, includes a retainer for limiting the extent to which the upper works can be tilted, such retainer having an arcuate member secured to the upper works that extends partially arou... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4191301 | Rotation limiter A device for limiting the rotation of a member rotatable about an axis extending from a base, while permitting rotation clockwise and counterclockwise through a preselected number of turns. An actuating lug is rigidly secured to the member, a disc is rota... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4119165 | Articulated vehicles An articulated vehicle as herein described wherein the articulated structure between the portions comprises a support frame pivotally mounted at a number of spaced locations in the first portion to be pivotable about an axis parallel to and vertically in ... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4004778 | Portable roof winch A portable roof winch comprising a collapsible frame that is adjustable to accommodate the slant of a roof, an extensible beam consisting of two telescoping parts one of which is pivotally mounted on the frame on a vertical axis and the other part being m... | 01/25/1977 |
| 4002243 | Jib crane A jib crane supportable on a plurality of vertically spaced pairs of articulated joints disposed along first and second common axes laterally spaced apart and disposed parallel to each other to provide for horizontal swinging of the jib crane on both the ... | 01/11/1977 |
