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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186716 | Modular weight systems for automobiles Modular weight systems for improving tire traction of automobiles on road surfaces affected by inclement weather are disclosed. The modular weight systems include a plurality of tiles that are configured to releasably mate to one another, and to fit within the cargo... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8118326 | Toolless quick detach weight system Coupling systems and methods enable adjustable utilization of counterweights and other components on vehicles, such as riding lawn mowers. A mounting bracket and pivoting locking plate are operable to releasably secure a component, such as a counterweight, to a vehi... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8011692 | Secure accessory and ballast system for vehicles A system to provide ballast weight and to secure accessories on a vehicle load bed includes a plurality of hollow planks placed on the load bed adjacent to each other with end edges of the planks substantially aligned with each other and with side edges of the plank... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7971906 | Device facilitating control of the weighting of an agricultural tractor and for improving its productivity Device for facilitating the control of the weighting of an agricultural tractor and for improving its productivity, includes a support member (A) designed to run transversely to the direction of travel of the tractor, this support member having a central part with a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7669898 | Apparatus for detaching and attaching counterweight A proximal portion of a first link is pivotally supported by a rear end portion of a frame. A second support shaft is provided in a distal portion of the first link. A first cylinder and a second link to which a counterweight is connected are supported by the second... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7618062 | Three point hitch ballast assembly for working machine A working machine includes a rear mounted 3 point hitch and a ballast assembly. The ballast assembly includes a housing and a metal frame positioned within the housing. The frame includes a 3 point coupler connected with the 3 point hitch. Concrete ballast is within... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7607692 | Automobile ballast device An automobile ballast device includes a bladder member configured to hold various amounts of matter and having an inlet for selectively allowing the matter to enter the bladder member. The automobile ballast device further includes a plurality of lower panels config... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7552944 | Vehicle ballast system A vehicle ballast system for providing added weight over the wheels of a vehicle for increased traction and to also serve as a storage container. The system also acts as a storage or utility container when the internal bladder is removed. The vehicle ballast system ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7523961 | Truck bed ballast system A truck bed ballast system for providing incremental amounts of extra weight over the rear drive wheels of a pick-up truck that doubles as a storage container for traction-enhancing media, such as salt, sand, gravel, and the like. One example of the truck bed ballas... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7513529 | Single-piece weight designed to be hitched to an agricultural tractor lifting device A single-piece tractor weight (M) comprising an upper surface (1), a base (2) , two surface oriented transversely relative to the advancing direction of the tractor and two side surfaces having a transverse eye bolt or pin (7, 8) constituting an... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7354066 | Counterweight device for construction machinery A counterweight device comprises a first engaging groove formed at a counterweight, a second engaging groove formed at a body frame, a first engaging member projecting at the counterweight, which engages at the second engaging groove when mounting the counterweight,... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7281737 | Truck ride quality improver A unitary ballast device for attachment to the rear portion of a pickup truck cargo bed using mounting pins, chain links, shackles and affixed eyelets in the interior of the vehicle cargo bed. The ballast device is composed of steel or other heavy metal, and the sur... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264273 | Ballast system for use in a cargo bed of a vehicle A ballast system for use in a cargo bed of a vehicle, such as a pick-up truck, provides generally even weight distribution over rear or powered wheels of the vehicle. The ballast system provides additional weight to the cargo bed of the vehicle, thereby improving st... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7216818 | Windshield washer fluid reservoir tank device for vehicles A windshield washer fluid reservoir tank for a vehicle is externally formed with a side stepping surface, and is internally defined with a space for storing windshield washer fluid replenished through a feeding pipe having a cap, and for allowing the windshield wash... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204499 | Axle supporting structure for industrial vehicle and industrial vehicle having the same An axle supporting structure for supporting an axle beam for an industrial vehicle includes a center pin, a pair of axle supporting units and a counterweight. The center pin protrudes from the axle beam. Each axle supporting unit has formed therethrough an insertion... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188865 | Counterweight for hydraulic shovel A counterweight for a hydraulic shovel, which is applicable to a compact to large-sized hydraulic shovels, and is capable of realizing favorable engine maintainability and assurance of sufficient mass, is provided. For this purpose, supporting column portions (12... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175201 | Vehicle ballast system A vehicle ballast system for improving the balance of a vehicle. The system is particularly well suited for use in the bed of a pickup truck but is not limited to that deployment. The system includes one or more ballast units. Each ballast unit includes a frame set ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7159902 | Vehicle bed liner apparatus containing a compartmented ballast chamber A vehicle bed liner apparatus includes a peripherally sealed flexible top wall and flexible bottom wall for containing a quantity of ballast liquid, e.g. water. Compartment boundary means are located at plural internal non-peripheral regions between the flexible top... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152883 | Ballast assembly for vehicles A ballast assembly for vehicles is mounted on one vehicle portion to balance the vehicle and counterbalance the weight of an implement such as a snowplow assembly on another portion of the vehicle. The ballast assembly includes a ballast member having a predetermine... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108283 | Industrial truck with a rear weight and an internal combustion engine An industrial truck, in particular a fork lift truck, is provided with a rear weight and an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is fastened to the rear weight. The internal combustion engine is advantageously mounted so that it can oscillate a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097186 | Industrial vehicle having body structure An industrial vehicle includes a vehicle body, a pair of rear wheels, a rear axle for supporting the rear wheels, a lock cylinder, a counterweight and a coupling portion. The rear axle is supported to be pivotable relative to the vehicle body. The lock cylinder is l... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055724 | Support unit for pickup truck The support unit is essentially a box-like structure having a bottom, a top, two opposing side walls, a front door, a locking device for the front door, and a rear wall opposing the front door. The front door is pivotally attached to the side walls and positioned to... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040425 | Trailer mule vehicle for moving semi-trailers A trailer mule vehicle with a frame, two independent drive wheels located at the rear of the frame on a common axis, two caster support wheels located at the front of the frame, and a fifth wheel plate generally centered between and positioned above the rear drive w... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6880854 | Stabilizing weight assemblies for tractors The present invention relates to a stabilizing weight assembly for a vehicle, such as a tractor. The stabilizing weight assembly, in one embodiment, includes a weight holder rotatably connected to a weight holder wheel. The weight holder wheel can make contact with ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6481748 | Counterweight for construction vehicle An object is to provide an arrangement which enables the worker to easily carry out checking and maintenance on a part such as an engine from outside in a natural pose without climbing on a counterweight. In a construction vehicle having a traveling vehic... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6471245 | Ballast weight arrangement A ballast weight arrangement for a working vehicle has an interlocking connection between a ballast weight and a ballast weight support in the transverse plane of the vehicle, wherein interlocking is brought about by at least one projection on the ballast... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6454034 | Fork lift truck An industrial truck, in particular a fork lift truck, is provided having a one-piece or multiple-piece vehicle frame, a driver's cab and one or more oscillation-generating components. The driver's cab has a rigid connection to the vehicle frame, with at l... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6315325 | Modular chassis tuning system An apparatus for tuning the weight distribution in a vehicle, typically a high performance automobile, is provided. The apparatus includes a weight tray having an internal passage, a screw element, typically a threaded bolt, that extends into an end of th... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6302464 | Pickup bed ballast assembly A pickup bed ballast assembly for providing added traction while taking up a limited amount of pickup bed space. The pickup bed ballast assembly includes a pair of generally rectangular box shaped main containers and a pair of generally rectangular cover ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6283527 | Ballast for cargo beds of trucks A system for providing ballast for cargo bed of trucks consisting of a multiplicity of interlocking low-profile hollow containers interconnectively-assembled across the entirety of a cargo bed of a pickup truck and secured to the bed of the truck with bol... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6227553 | Attachment assembly for use on flat roofs An attachment assembly provides a secure attachment point for the fall arrest tether lines of safety harnesses of workers on flat roofs, the assembly being movable over the roof as required. The assembly can be used alone, but usually is mounted on a whee... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6209898 | Traction weights for light trucks and utility vehicles A traction weight assembly, for mounting traction weights on a utility vehicle, has a weight bar that is inserted into a tubular receptacle. The tubular receptacle is secured to the vehicle frame. A retainer pin is inserted through a retainer pin passage ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6079741 | Vehicle bed ballast apparatus A traction enhancing ballast device for use in the cargo compartment of a vehicle is disclosed. The device includes a pair of hollow ballast container members, each one fastened to a flat anchor plate on opposite ends of a telescoping bracing bar member. ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6047791 | Variable counterweight arrangement for a forklift-type vehicle A counterweight system for a lift-type vehicle, which includes a lifting arrangement for lifting a load at one end of the vehicle, includes a counterweight compartment located at an opposite end of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a set of ground-engagin... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6035941 | Tractor with a front loader A tractor for use with a front loader connected thereto has a pair of mast mounts for detachably attaching right and left masts of the front loader, a pair of braces for coupling the mast mounts to the tractor, and a weight mount for carrying a plurality ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6027139 | Ballast container for truck beds A ballast system comprising an I-beam shaped molded member having a hollow inner chamber accessible through a fill cap and drain plug and including a molded contoured bottom section molded to fit into the recesses formed into the upper surface of the ball... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5941565 | Vehicle traction enhancing apparatus A vehicle traction enhancing apparatus is provided having a rectangular base designed to fit between the wheel wells of a vehicle cargo area with extensions in juxtaposition with the front and rear faces of the wheel wells. The base is constructed of four... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5897138 | Vehicle ballast receptacle A ballast receptacle is provided to increase the load on the rear wheels of a vehicle such as a pick-up truck. The receptacle includes a container formed from a plastic material such as vinyl and can be filled with water to increase the vehicle's traction... | 04/27/1999 |
