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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7914082 | Apparatus for a vehicle for dumping and providing ground access An apparatus generally includes a dump frame pivotably coupled to a vehicle's chassis, and a slide frame slidably coupled to the dump frame. The apparatus further includes at least one slide frame actuator for causing sliding movement of the slide frame, and at leas... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7401860 | Apparatus for a vehicle for dumping and providing ground access An apparatus generally includes a dump frame pivotably coupled to a vehicle's chassis, and a slide frame slidably coupled to the dump frame. The apparatus further includes at least one slide frame actuator for causing sliding movement of the slide frame, and at leas... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7377592 | Apparatus for a vehicle for dumping and providing ground access An apparatus generally includes a dump frame pivotably coupled to a vehicle's chassis, and a slide frame slidably coupled to the dump frame. The apparatus further includes at least one slide frame actuator for causing sliding movement of the slide frame, and at leas... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7278816 | Locking mechanism for a double articulating hook lift apparatus usable mounted on a vehicle A double articulating hook lifting apparatus usable mounted upon a truck or trailer for loading and unloading containers with respect thereto and also being usable for dumping the containers. The locking mechanism operates to secure a movable arm to the pivot frame ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7125082 | Auxiliary multipurpose loading and unloading apparatus for trucks and the like A multipurpose loading and unloading apparatus for installation on a pickup truck bed or the floor of a vehicle cargo area. The inventive apparatus includes a load-bearing member, such as a cargo box, having at least a slide board panel with an upper load-bearing si... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7073867 | Cargo bucket system A universal cargo bucket system for hauling or loading and unloading cargo from a vehicle is provided. The universal cargo bucket system includes an adjustable frame hingedly attached to the rear corner posts of a vehicle, a cargo bucket pivotally attached to the fr... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7032977 | Light-duty truck dumping mechanism A light-duty truck dumping mechanism is disclosed for pick-up trucks utilizing singularly molded truck box beds, and the tilting mechanism used to dump the contents out of the pick-up truck box bed. Another embodiment of the invention includes a double-folding ramp ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6676221 | Rear roller assembly for a rolloff hoist A refuse-hauling vehicle has a dumping bed for inclining containers carried on the bed. The bed pivots on a lateral axis forward of the rear end of the bed, the rear end of the bed moving downward as the forward end of the bed moves upward. A cylindrical ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6547335 | Dump truck bed having ground-engaging rear pivot lever arm A pivot mounting assembly (10) allows a standard tipping truck (1) to easily transport material for example earth moving machinery (20). The assembly (10) comprises a lever arm (11) between the chassis (2) and body (3) which can be pivoted by a ram (15) t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6371564 | Method and system for removing matter from a pickup truck A system for dumping material from a dump box in a pickup truck where the dump box first rolls slightly to the rear so as to clear a bumper or other structure on the rear of the vehicle. Then the dump box lifts via hydraulic side mounted pistons.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6217122 | Dual use vehicle with rolling hopper and method A dual use belly dumping and end dumping vehicle is provided, including a frame, having left and right side beams connected together to form an opening therebetween. The frame is mounted on rear wheels for transport. A hopper with sides, ends and an opena... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6099232 | Device for loading a small vehicle or other load onto a pickup truck The invention is a loading and unloading device for transporting small recreational or utility vehicles in a pickup truck. The invention comprises two stationary rails mounted on the bed of a truck. A ramp is slidably and pivotally attached to the station... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5660446 | Dump trailer with multi-stage hopper An otherwise conventionally pivotal dumping primary hopper is disclosed having in addition to a discharge gate an entry door at the front and a receiving track within the bottom of the hopper. A traversing, nesting secondary hopper having a second dischar... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5636902 | Attachable self-dumping bin for a pick-up truck An attachable dumping device is presented which allows for dumping rock, sand, or other materials from a pick-up truck. The device has three main parts, a bin which is attached to a bin frame which in turn is attached to a bottom frame. The bottom frame i... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5454684 | Rollout dumping box for utility vehicle An auxiliary mechanism for use with a utility vehicle. The auxiliary mechanism is adapted to be removably installed within the storage area of the utility vehicle and to be movable into and out of the rear or side of the vehicle to a loading and dumping p... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5267779 | Pick up truck conversion dumping body A pickup truck conversion dumping body comprises two separate assemblies; one comprising of an open cargo box (Dumper) configured to accommodate pickup truck cargo bed; a companion assembly comprising of a track system with a movable carriage (Shuttle) wh... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5192188 | Lock for the loading and/or discharging of bulk materials A lock for the loading and/or discharging of, in particular, not easily flowing, adhering bulk materials into or out of a pressurized or vacuum chamber through a discharge opening of a discharge housing, the operating chamber being adjoined by a housing h... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5192189 | Car carrier truck used also as dump truck A car carrier truck has a truck body with a chassis and a dump frame pivotably disposed on the chassis. The dump frame includes longitudinally extending beams having top and bottom surfaces. A tilting device is connected between the chassis and the dump f... | 03/09/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5061147 | Vehicle carrier with wheel lift A combination tilting bed carrier and attached wheel lift for mounting on a chassis of a towing vehicle wherein the bed carrier is pivotably connected to the chassis and first motive devices extend between the chassis and the bed carrier for tilting the b... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4943118 | End dumping trailer End dumping semitrailer having an elongated frame supported toward the rear by ground engaging wheels, a bed substantially shorter than the frame mounted on the frame for movement between a travelling position in front of the wheels and a drawn back posit... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4929142 | Vehicle carrier with wheel lift A subframe structure for a tilting bed vehicle carrier. The subframe structure has an attached wheel lift and the subframe is pivotally mounted on the chassis of a towing vehicle. The subframe structure includes pivotally mounted strut members for load di... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4813841 | Vehicle carrier A vehicle carrier features a tiltable vehicle bed which, when a vehicle is driven rearwardly on the bed, both tilts upwardly at its front end and slides rearwardly to the ground so that the vehicle can be unloaded, the bed thereby making a less abrupt ang... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4811988 | Powered load carrier A powered load carrier having a front wheel and rear driving wheels secured to a lower frame which supports a hinged upper frame that engage a detachable load carrying apparatus which is slideable on the upper frame between a rearward position where the l... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4741575 | Pneumatically actuated dumping bin A pneumatically actuated dumping bin for a cargo bed of a vehicle includes a floor, a left side wall, a right side wall and a rear wall. The pneumatic piston and cylinder is pivotably connected only to the bin at the rear wall portion with the cylinder be... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4702662 | Trailer A utility trailer especially suited for transporting an automobile having a vehicle carriage that is reciprocally moveable to longitudinally and tiltable relative to the trailer frame to provide a shallow ramp for loading and unloading the vehicle. The tr... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4681371 | Auxiliary dumping apparatus for vehicles A dumper of the type that attaches to the bed of a pick-up, trailer or the like, and adds the dumping feature to the fixed-bed locomotive, and comprises a bin riding over a set of rollers secured to a framework affixed to the bottom of the pick-up bed.... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4647110 | Unitary cargo bin and track assembly A cargo retaining and dumping device for mounting to a load-bearing platform is disclosed, comprising a cargo bin slidably mounted through a retaining guide connection to a track which is bifurcated in the lengthwise direction, the rearmost portion of whi... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4627780 | Forwardly dumpable trailer There is disclosed a forwardly dumpable trailer including an intermediate frame mounted on a transverse axle and carrying a forwardly and rearwardly shiftable trailer frame. A trailer box is mounted on the intermediate frame and is shiftable from a rearwa... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4627782 | Grain storage and transportation container A container for storing and transporting grains having rigid side and end walls defining a generally rectangular or square cross-sectional shape, wherein the bottom corner is truncated to form a generally flat supporting base which is formed by a pair of ... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4621972 | Silo mover A silo mover apparatus comprising a main frame that is movable across the ground on a plurality of support wheels, and which has a subframe pivotallymounted thereon adjacent one end. The subframe can be raised about the pivot to a substantially vertical p... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4531780 | Lift mechanism for a dump truck A lift mechanism for a dump truck operative to pivot the dump body rearwardly about a pivot axis at the rear of the hoist frame and operative to pivot the dump body about a pivot axis at the front of the hoist frame. The mechanism includes a lift arm asse... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4353597 | Readily removable and replaceable wear pads for sliding bed vehicles To eliminate completely the necessity for removing a sliding truck bed in order to shim or replace the dry lube wear pads for such bed, a wear pad containment is provided including readily removable wear pad retainers secured by bolts which also serve to ... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4111321 | Mechanisms for loading and unloading containers onto and from a vehicle A mechanism for loading and unloading a container onto and from a vehicle comprises a member having one end thereof for releasable connection to the container and the other end thereof carrying pivot means movable in an elongated guide means for connectio... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4111485 | Dump truck with telescoping container body A dump truck having a telescoping container body which is initially telescoped to a reduced length to discharge a portion of the load therefrom in response to the telescoping action and thereafter elevated to discharge the remainder of the load in the man... | 09/05/1978 |
| 3988035 | Locking device, in particular for a handling cranked arm mounted on a vehicle The invention relates to a safety locking device for handling a container 30. The foot 2 of the cranked arm 1 is provided with a hook 6 adapted to come and fit under the nose 7 of the sub-chassis 4 (use as a tipping bucket). A ramp 15 allows releasing sai... | 10/26/1976 |
