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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7325880 | Dual dump body for truck or trailer A truck or trailer for hauling landscape materials or other bulk products, has separate independent side-by-side dump boxes or compartments, each with a hydraulic ram to elevate the respective dump box. The compartments may have segmented removable center walls, whi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5871328 | Wrecker truck with sliding deck A wrecker truck (100) for transporting disabled vehicles is described. The truck includes an under carriage assembly (24), a subframe (10) and a deck (50). The subframe is preferably tiltably mounted on the under carriage assembly (102). The subframe incl... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5720526 | Locking mechanism and method for a tiltable truck bed A device and method for locking a slidable and tiltable truck bed against tilting when the truck bed is in the forward position adjacent the truck cab are presented. The device includes a movable actuator that communicates with the truck's hydraulic syste... | 02/24/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5044861 | Garbage-collecting truck having a replaceable container which is reciprocably mounted on a tiltable frame A container truck, preferably a garbage-collecting truck, provided with a replaceable container which is connected by a releasable coupling to a tiltable frame which is pivotally movable by at least one first hydraulic fluid-operable piston-cylinder unit ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5006033 | Carrier vehicle with tilt lock-out arrangement A carrier vehicle, for carrying at least one vehicle on a carrier bed which is slidable and tiltable relative to the carrier vehicle's frame, includes a tilt lock-out arrangement for preventing actuation of the carrier vehicle's tilt cylinders whenever th... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4932829 | Articulated motorcycle carrier A motorcycle carrier conformed for pivotal engagement to the bed of a truck includes a pivotal channel in which a motorcycle carrying track is translated on rollers. A strap passing over pulleys then allows pivotal motion of the member from the truck bed ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4889464 | Movable tipping frame for hoist trucks A hoist vehicle of the semi-trailer type has a slide frame on which a tipping frame is pivotably mounted. The slide frame is adjustably movable between forward and rearward positions relative to the bed of the vehicle to locate the load carried by the tip... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4865341 | Apparatus for varying a vehicle wheelbase A trailer body (600) and pedestal (604) are provided where the pedestal supports an axle assembly (605) which is pivotally secured to the pedestal so that when the pedestal is in the forward position to permit trailer dumping, the axle assembly pivots abo... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4842470 | Low angle approach tilt bed In an automobile tow truck, the towing bed of the present invention includes a concave floor having a radius of curvature of 50 feet. Channel beam segments are welded to the lateral edges of the concave floor. The lower flange of the beam segments termina... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4795303 | Vehicle transporting apparatus A vehicle transporting apparatus of the car carrier variety is provided with a platform that is pivotally mounted to the chassis of the transporting vehicle at a location forward of the centerline of the vehicle's rear wheels and above the chassis. A powe... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4756658 | Disabled car carrier vehicle A carrier vehicle for carrying at least one car or the like on a platform slidable and tiltable relative to a fixed bed includes hold-down devices for locking the platform against tilting when the platform is in a rest position in the forward end of the b... | 07/12/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4673328 | Lift/tilt-bed trailer A lift/tilt-bed trailer. Apparatus is described for either raising from or lowering to the ground a trailer bed in a single step while maintaining a substantially horizontal attitude relative thereto, or for tilting the trailer bed which is normally posit... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4548541 | Method and apparatus for unloading a piece of equipment placed on a carrying vehicle A method and apparatus for loading of a piece of equipment on a lorry. The apparatus includes an arm pivotally interconnected with the lorry and a first jack interposed the lorry and the arm. A jib is telescopically interconnected with the arm. A movable ... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4384816 | Dump truck In a dump truck, the most efficient way of raising the container body is to apply a lifting force to the end of the body remote from the pivot point. In some applications it is difficult to do so because of height restrictions and it is particularly diffi... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4350469 | Handling device mounted on a vehicle to carry out the handling of loads such as skips and containers The device comprises a derrick with a main telescopic arm and an auxiliary arm. The telescopic arm 9 is pivoted on a sub-frame which in turn is pivoted to the main chassis of the vehicle. At the front the main vehicle chassis 3 is mounted a cam having ram... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4348054 | Convertible adjustable bed vehicle An adjustable, tilting vehicle bed which is power actuated and is capable of having its position selectively altered between positions in which it is flat, raised, tilted for dumping a load and tilted to provide a loading ramp.... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4318657 | Vehicle for loading and transporting heavyweight objects in particular automotive vehicles A vehicle for loading and transporting heavyweight objects, in particular automotive vehicles, comprises an undercarriage, a loading bridge mounted directly on the undercarriage both longitudinally shiftable and tiltable about the rear portion thereof, an... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4139236 | Pick-up truck Pick-up truck comprising a rectangular frame for hinged support at the rear of the frame of the truck, a further rectangular frame in slideable engagement with the hingedly-supported frame and having a truck bed mounted thereon, a pair of spaced hydraulic... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4095844 | Support structure and driving mechanism for tilting, sliding edge dispensers There is disclosed an improvement for a tilting, sliding edge dispenser having pivot members fixedly attached to opposite ends of the dispenser and a rigid support structure having elongated receptacles for receiving the pivot members in rotating sliding ... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4084851 | Detachable, self-dumping, self-retracting cargo bin for pickup trucks A self-dumping self-retracting cargo bin adapted for installation in a conventional pickup truck without need for tools or alteration of the truck. The bin has front and rear roller means for supporting the bin on a loading dock or the like when not in a ... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4015879 | Convertible adjustable tilting bed for vehicles A convertible adjustable tilting bed for vehicles which is operable by power actuated means selectively to and from load-carrying and tilted dumping positions relative to a vehicle frame in one adjustment thereof and selectively to and from load carrying ... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3944284 | Tilting, sliding edge dispenser There is disclosed a container having an aperture therein with a linear edge, which aperture is normally closed by the planar surface of the base member. The container is pivotally attached to the base member by connecting arms such that when the containe... | 03/16/1976 |
