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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7168740 | Structure of mounting weight in forklift truck A structure of mounting a weight in a forklift truck which has a frame and the weight that is to be connected and fixed to the frame by a bolt and a nut includes a first hole, a second hole, a first fitting part and a second fitting part. The first hole is formed th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152882 | Mobile carriage The invention provides a mobile carriage which is adapted to shift the center of gravity efficiently by utilizing the weight of wheel rotating means, power source means and control means to thereby increase the weight of a weight portion and reduce the increase in t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6773032 | Ambulatory apparatus Ambulatory apparatus includes a framework mounted to a chassis for movement between sitting, standing and reclining conditions. Leading, trailing and intermediate wheel assemblies are attached to the chassis for supporting the chassis in a first wheeled condition in... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6533319 | Ballast attachment for tractor three-point hitch A ballast attachment for a tractor three-point hitch includes a cubical, rotational molded polyethylene shell filled with steel reinforced concrete. The front side of the attachment includes a forwardly opening receptacle for receiving a transverse hitch ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6408971 | Tracked vehicle with load balancing system A tracked vehicle that includes a mechanism for positioning the cab assembly and any loads supported by the cab assembly forward or rearward along the tracked chassis so that the weight of the cab assembly and load is more evenly distributed onto the eart... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6145609 | Track vehicle pivot system The present invention comprises at least one cylinder, such as a hydraulic cylinder connected between a vehicle or machine upper structure frame and a dual track undercarriage which is used to shift the weight of a tracked vehicle so that the vehicle or m... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5975624 | All terrain vehicle frame A frame for an all terrain vehicle (ATV). The frame includes a bottom frame portion which has one or more bottom plates. Each of these plates is a sheet metal stamping with precision located mounting holes stamped into it for mounting vehicle components. ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5685563 | Counterbalance system for short wheelbase vehicles A counterbalance system for a vehicle having an axis of forward movement, a frame, and front and rear wheels spaced by a wheelbase dimension. A counterweight elides axially along a rail mounted to the frame, A power link mounted to the counterweight and c... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5615784 | Crane counterweight installation and removal apparatus A counterweight installation and removal apparatus for a truck-mounted crane includes a counterweight having a bottom surface, a plurality of rollers attached to either the bottom surface of the counterweight or to a crane carrier deck, and at least one i... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5601145 | Farm implement hillside leveling device A farm implement includes a plurality of equipment heads (such as planter heads) for engaging the earth and a carriage for mounting the heads for movement in a first direction. The equipment heads are kept level when moving in a first direction over terra... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5294165 | Device for damping torsional vibrations In a device for damping torsional vibrations of the body of a convertible vehicle, an elastically mounted weight is used. The damper is mounted elastically on a frame of a windshield by slide bearings and at a distance from the frame, relatively free to v... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5253919 | Arrangement for the damping of torsional vibrations A damper is provided on a convertible for the dampling of bodyside torsional vibrations in the area of the windshield frame. This damper is arranged particularly on the frame of the windshield and is held by way of elastic slide bearings. The damper is ar... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5219180 | Tractor weights A suitcase weight for use in forming a ballast assembly for the front of an agricultural tractor is disclosed wherein the weight has a body member including a rearward portion adapted for support on a carrier detachably connected to said tractor. Each ind... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5161935 | Trailer load shifting device A trailer load shifting device comprises a framework adapted to ride along a trailer and to which weights are engageable. The framework incorporates wheeled carriers which are retractable and extendable by actuation of air bags positioned between the fram... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5131802 | Vehicle equipped with balancing device The invention relates to cargo-handling vehicles and the like which comprise a handling device such as a bucket or a fork. A balancing device in equipped either at the front or the rear of the vehicle in such a way as to be rotatable on an axle which is h... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5072801 | Vibration absorber An improved vibration absorber that overcomes deficiencies of known heavy vibration absorbers that require exact manufacturing tolerance for the rigidity of the absorber in order to generate a sufficiently large frequency range of the vibration absorber. ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5000284 | Method and apparatus for recording driving characteristics and improving safety control of automotive vehicles This invention is a method and apparatus for use with automotive vehicles wherein a weight is mounted appropriately toward the rear of the vehicle, which weight has the ability to shift slightly to the right or to the left of the vehicle under forces such... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4925198 | Shimmy damping system for steerable vehicles Several embodiments of shimmy damper arrangements for motorcycles wherein an inertial member is coupled to the front wheel by a suspension arrangement that permits the inertial member to move relative to the front wheel for dampening shimmy forces.... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4861069 | Adjustable vehicle counterweight device with cylinder positioning means An adjustable vehicle counterweight device (10) with cylinder positioning means (62). The vehicle counterweight device (10) comprises a frame (16) for being secured to a motor vehicle, such as a tractor (12), and comprises a weight member (14) reciprocata... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4859133 | Fork lift truck and vehicle for the transport thereof Fork lift truck comprising a chassis, a front and a rear axle supported by the chassis and having wheels at their outer ends, a portal which is pivotally connected to the front of the chassis, a fork, on which a load can be placed, being movable along sai... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4817550 | Stabilizing system for vehicles and method for using same A stabilizing system for vehicles such as sailing craft, ice craft or racing cars that are periodically subject to lateral forces that tend to heel or roll such vehicles, the stabilizing system having a ballasted member laterally movable and positionable ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4687225 | Vehicle stabilizer A device preferably mounted to the rear section of a vehicle such as from the vehicle rear axle for stabilizing the vehicle in turns and skids and providing improved overall holding power of the vehicle to the roadway. The stabilizer operates on a hydraul... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4588206 | Vehicle stabilizer An improved vehicle stabilizing apparatus for mounting on a rear portion of a vehicle for reducing vehicle skidding and for dampening vehicle vibration. An inverted V-shaped hollow tubular housing having closed ends and defining an interior chamber is tra... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4530518 | Vehicle stabilizer A device preferably mounted to the rear section of a vehicle such as from the vehicle rear axle for stabilizing the vehicle in turns and skids and providing improved overall holding power of the vehicle to the roadway. The stabilizer operates on a hydraul... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4518305 | Vehicle-mounted apparatus for supporting ballast weights and for elevating the weights A tractor-mounted apparatus is disclosed for supporting ballast weights on the front or rear of the tractor and for elevating the weights relative to the ground. The apparatus includes a pair of U-shaped channels fastened to frame members of the tractor i... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4502709 | Articulated loader with transversely displaceable counterweight An articulated vehicle with pivoting motion, on which the forward carriage supports a loading shovel for a forklift and the rear carriage a counterweight, at least a portion of the counterweight being displaceably arranged on a rear guide mounted transver... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4377300 | Ballast weights for tractors A ballast weight for use on agricultural or industrial machines such as tractors, the weight being provided with a cut-out which opens through one edge and which receives part of a mounting frame attached to the machine. The weight is retained in position... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4369983 | Trailer with mass restraint In a trailer having two steerable wheels, there is provided a device which, in response to the lateral acceleration of a turn, applies a steering force to the wheels such that the tires generate a side force toward the center of the turn which is equal an... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4299530 | Vehicle with adjustable balance weight A motor vehicle having excavating machinery mounted thereon and having at least two axles, at least one of which is driven, and further including an operator cab, the vehicle having counterweights on each lateral side of the cab, guides for the counterwei... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4279348 | Adjustable double link mounting PCT No. PCT/US79/00080 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 9, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 9, 1979 PCT Filed Feb. 9, 1979 PCT Pub. No. WO80/01682 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 21, 1980 An adjustable double link mounting for interconnecting a pair of structures, such as structures (37,... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4093259 | Vehicle having resiliently mounted counterweight A counterweight is positioned adjacent an end portion of a frame and is attached to the frame to permit limited up and down movement thereof relative to the frame. A resilient supporting device is mounted on the end portion of the frame and is attached to... | 06/06/1978 |
