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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070234 | Vehicle having loading and unloading capabilities A rear loading cargo carrying wheeled vehicle includes a pair of container lifts for moving shipping containers between a container support platform on the vehicle and an unloaded position behind the vehicle. Each lift typically includes a pivot arm pivotally mounte... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7350872 | Gravity discharge grain wagon having an adjustable discharge chute assembly A wheel supported grain wagon includes a container with sloping side walls extending to an incline bottom wall, and a gravity discharge opening is formed within one of the side walls adjacent the bottom wall. A door panel is supported by tracks for movement between ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325389 | High-clearance dump system with independent tilt control A high-clearance dump system is described for use with a riding mower. A folding lift assembly lifts the catcher box up and away from the riding mower to allow dumping over and away from the walls of a truck or other receiving vehicle. The folding lift assembly inte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7226267 | Material relocation apparatus A material relocation apparatus is provided which enables an operator to load, transport, and unload material, while the apparatus may be moving in the forward and backward directions. The apparatus includes a frame structure means, a material relocation means, and ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7185953 | Surface sweeping machine with a dump door and chute actuating mechanism A dump hopper for a road sweeper includes a dump door, a debris guide chute, and an actuating mechanism for pivoting the dump door and debris chute between travel and dumping positions. The dump door is sandwiched between a hopper and the guide chute in the travel p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7156603 | Road transportable loading machine for gondola cars A material handling and transport apparatus for railroad use comprises a rail car loading assembly and a deck vehicle. The rail car loading assembly comprises a loading machine having a handling arm, and means to move the rail car loading assembly forward and rearwa... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134829 | Cargo trailer A trailer for carrying cargo includes a frame, at least two axles mounted to the frame, and a deck. The axles have wheels at opposite ends of the axles for movably supporting the frame above the ground. The deck is pivotally mounted to the frame and is pivotable abo... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7111908 | Material/equipment handling assembly A trailer assembly includes a body having a plurality of sidewalls for defining a cavity therebetween. Selected sidewalls are pivotally coupled to the body and selectively adaptable between loading and unloading positions and another sidewall defines a substantially... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7047718 | Lawn-mower with tipping device for the bin A lawn mower includes a bearing frame, a grass cutting unit located beneath the bearing frame, a system for taking the grass clippings, a catcher for collecting the grass clippings located above the bearing frame, a duct for conveying the grass clippings from the sy... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7014270 | Pivotal tail extension A tail extension (1) adapted to be pivotally attached (2) to a load carrying container (3). Tail (1) pivots between a first position substantially outwards from a floor of the container, and a second position upwardly inclined relative to... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6955404 | Sequential remote dumping control for power buggies A hand activated incremental power dumping control for power buggies for enhanced safety and ease of use. A hand control lever mounted on the handle bars of the buggy adjacent the hand grips in which control power elevation and dumping activation can be achieved wit... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6921239 | Damage-resistant refuse receptacle lifter A lifting device for lifting and tilting a refuse container includes a base, a drive unit mounted to the base and having a rotatable output shaft, a carriage for engaging and lifting the refuse container, at least one lift arm having a first end carried by the outpu... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6880894 | Dump trailer for asphalt paving An improved dump trailer hinge design for use in asphalt paving applications is disclosed. The hinge system may be used on dump or straight trailers having half or full trailer frames. The trailer dump bed is hingeably mounted to the trailer frame by hinge arms havi... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6752467 | Vacuum truck dump container apparatus A truck debris collection container mounting apparatus comprising a truck frame, a support frame moveably mounted to the truck frame, a debris collection container pivotally mounted to the support frame, a lifting device to vertically and horizontally move the suppo... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6439667 | Container dumping apparatus This invention relates generally to automated dumping or emptying of filled containers and specifically to the dumping of harvested fruit contained within a gondola with the apparatus of this invention automating the emptying of a fruit filled gondola int... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6371565 | High-lift lateral dump system for pavement/street sweepers A high-lift lateral dump system for pavement/street sweepers (20) includes a debris container (30) positioned between laterally adjacent lift assemblies (40R, 40F), each lift assembly (40R, 40F) including a vertically extending upright (42), a lift arm (4... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6089670 | Detachable side dump body A side dump body for use on a truck or trailer is described wherein the side dump body may be pivoted to either side of the truck or trailer to dump the contents thereof. The side dump trailer is operatively connected to a pair of pivotal body mounts whic... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5601486 | Cotton basket door and lid structure A cotton harvester basket is pivotally connected inwardly of the side walls and has a flat, gravity actuated lid that opens at the end of the dump cycle to prevent cotton loss. The dump or slope side of the basket includes a pivoting door, also gravity ac... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5580134 | Multi-function dump vehicle There is provided a multi-function dumping vehicle having standard chassis and bed. The bed is positioned on the chassis and is pivotably mounted to the chassis as is conventional. The bed is undergirded by longitudinal body rails. A deck is pivotably mou... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5580211 | Container transportation system A transportation system is adapted for transporting and removing roll on/roll off containers from a trailer surface. A tractor having a fifth wheel is used to tow the trailer. The tractor carries a supplemental platform, which is placed over the fifth whe... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5501567 | Refuse vehicles This invention pertains to a combined refuse vehicle and refuse side loaded and recycling curbside collector vehicle. Recycled materials may be placed either in (i) a hopper which is elevated and tilted to discharge into the upper, open end of a recycling... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5454625 | Ice cart A portable ice cart provides both elevation adjustment and tilt adjustment for the ice hopper. The ice cart includes a support frame that allows the ice hopper to be tilted to any of a plurality of orientations about a horizontal axis, and a scissors link... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5338140 | Boll buggy A boll buggy includes a basket upon a wheeled frame. The basket is translationally elevated to a height so that the bottom of the basket is higher than the top of a module maker. Seed cotton is transferred from the basket into the module maker by chains r... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5302073 | Lift and seal drum dumper A dumper for use in dumping the contents of a container. The dumper includes a hollow receiving portion for receiving therein at least an upper end of the container and an outlet portion for guiding contents emanating from the container to a desired locat... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5299856 | Dump vehicle with hydraulic lock for material holding container A dump vehicle, such as for agricultural use, includes a movable support member and a slide structure for supporting and guiding the support member, a container pivotally mounted to the support member, a hydraulic actuator mechanism actuable to lift the c... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5251652 | Street sweeper A vehicle having a collecting and hauling system for collecting and hauling refuse in a containment vessel to a predetermined location. In the illustrated embodiment, a street sweeper having a street sweeping system utilizes a vertically extendable mast f... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5193882 | Mechanism for raising and tilting a container for discharge purposes In a portable unit having a generally horizontal frame, a container normally resting on the frame and pivotally connected at its rear of the frame for tilting upwardly and rearwardly toward a dumped position, the container having a door at its rear for lo... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5173989 | Surface sweeping machine with over-the-cab hopper dumping A road sweeper which includes a hopper between a cab and a centrifugal separator, a pair of relatively telescopically extendable and retractable members, one member of each pair being pivoted to a frame of the vehicle and another member of each pair being... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5113548 | Surface sweeping machine with over-the-cab hopper dumping A street sweeper which includes a frame, a hopper, a cab and a centrifugal separator on opposite sides of the hopper, a mechanism for moving the hopper from a position behind the cab to a position above and forward of the cab for dumping debris from the h... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5072485 | Surface sweeping machine with over-the-cab hopper dumping A road sweeper which includes a hopper between a cab and a centrifugal separator, a pair of relatively telescopically extendable and retractable members, one member of each pair being pivoted to a frame of the vehicle and another member of each pair being... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5069507 | Dumping trailer A dumping trailer wherein the cargo carrying surface of the trailer is movably mounted relative to the bed frame of the trailer. A cargo carrying surface is to be movable from the bed frame to an initially raised position while still being maintained subs... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5064248 | High lift dump box A high lift farm dump box particularly constructed to produce a stable unit when the box supporting sections are in extended position by providing a stabilizing cross bar which not only supports the dumping cylinders for the box but also provides a stabil... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5060334 | Street sweeper A street sweeper utilizes a vertically extendable mast for elevating its hopper for dumping purposes. Additionally, air springs are provided to the wheel suspension system so that the air springs, when inflated, elevate the chassis and street sweeping sys... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5040849 | Elevatable dump box carrier with tilt frame and rear latch A carrier for lifting, transporting and dumping a large load box or the like is provided including a wheeled trailer having a forwardly projecting tongue for pivotal connection to a tractor, a central longitudinal frame rigidly connected to the tongue and... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5027464 | Container dumping system A sweeper vehicle having an improved hopper lift mechanism which provides a relatively high lift for dumping the hopper at ground level as well as into relatively high containers, while at the same time positioning the driver at a much lower and hence, sa... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5000645 | Apparatus for handling containers, load pallets or similar load units, and structure of the load units The invention concerns an apparatus (10) for handling containers, load pallets or similar load units comprising an auxiliary body (12) on which the container or similar load object can be disposed to be movable, the auxiliary body being turnable relative ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4996831 | Cotton basket extension latch Locking structure for a harvester basket having an upper basket portion telescopingly received within a lower basket portion. Channel lock-ups are located at three of the four corners of the basket. Each lock-up includes two channels, one channel having a... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4989917 | Articulated hopper disposal system A method and apparatus for removing debris from a vehicular debris collection hopper and transferring it to a debris receptacle.... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4984420 | Dumping apparatus for grass catcher A dumping apparatus for a grass catcher for rearwardly inclining the grass catcher containing grass clipping to discharge the grass clippings. The apparatus includes a guide member and a movable member mounted in the guide member, a restraining member for... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4968097 | Elevatable dump box carrier with tilt frame and abuttable rear latch A carrier for lifting, transporting and dumping a large load box or the like is provided including a wheeled trailer having a plurality of frame members and a forwardly projecting tongue for pivotal connection to a tractor. A first hydraulic cylinder is p... | 11/06/1990 |
