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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370769 | Hoist for retrieving and lifting loads A hoist for retrieving, lifting and positioning a light load of up to about 1000 lbs, is described. The hoist comprises a boom support column having an attaching lower end and a boom support upper end. The boom support upper end has a boom assembly connector and a t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7195299 | Cargo compartment organizer A storage box for a cargo bay of a vehicle including a conveyor on which items, e.g., tools and materials, are stored. The conveyor is actuatable to move the items in a pre-selected direction, preferably toward the side or rear of the vehicle cargo bay to provide ea... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7153080 | Hydraulic level-loading and dumping trailer A trailer, having the capability of lowering its deck to the ground surface for ease of loading and unloading from the ground; raising its deck to a loading dock height for ease of loading and unloading from a loading dock or other elevated surface; and tilting its ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7090305 | Vehicle dump body elevation device, kit, and method relating thereto The present invention is directed toward a vehicle dump body elevation device, kit and method related thereto. The elevation device and kit comprise at least one hinge assembly for attaching a dump body to a vehicle frame and at least one hoist having a lower end pi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7017998 | Adaptable transport The present invention relates to a motorized transport for transportation and delivery of a load of material. A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an adaptable transport comprised of a hopper having an upper support and a lower support. The suppo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6863351 | Bi-directional autonomous truck A bi-directional autonomous truck. The truck includes a drive-train including one or more drive wheels, the drive-train having drive characteristics that are substantially the same whether the drive wheels rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. The drive characterist... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6669304 | Side dump trailer device A side dump trailer that empties to either side includes a generally rectangular chassis with front and rear axles, each having a pair of wheels, with the front axle secured to the chassis via a swivel connection to allow steering of the trailer with a to... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6578925 | Bi-directional autonomous truck A bi-directional autonomous truck. The truck includes a drive-train including one or more drive wheels, the drive-train having drive characteristics that are substantially the same whether the drive wheels rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. The drive c... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6520589 | Side dump body A side dump body truck or trailer comprising a body pivotally mounted on a wheeled frame and fashioned so as to enable the material within the trailer body to be dumped from either side of the trailer. The body is constructed of rear, intermediate and fro... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6488340 | Side stiffening rail for a side dump body A strengthening rail is provided for use on the side dump body of a side dump trailer or truck. A strengthening rail is positioned at the exterior surface of the side walls of the body at the upper ends thereof. Preferably, each of the rails includes a li... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6113194 | Side unloading dump vehicle A side unloading dump vehicle includes a support having ground engaging wheels. A container is provided having a first side, a second side, and a bottom pivotally attached along the first side. The container is movable relative to the support from a trave... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6106072 | Sequential pivoting mechanism for side dumping trailers A sequential pivoting mechanism for side dumping trailers, which allows the containment vessel to be initially pivoted upon a near point and subsequently pivoted upon a far point, while still allowing the containment vessel to be dumped to either side of ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6082827 | Multidirectional dumping apparatus for a conveying system A dumping apparatus for a conveying system for transporting a load from one site to another site at which the load is dumped from the apparatus includes a carriage which is supportable by a track for movement therealong and a dump bed which is supported b... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5906417 | Bidirectional side dump trailer with pin and sleeve pivotable support connectors A bidirectional side dump trailer includes a wheeled frame having first and second forward and rearward tub supports mounted thereon, and an open-topped containment tub. First and second forward and rearward pivotable support connectors each include a gen... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5795031 | Top-dumping container handler A top-dumping container handling vehicle for receiving, carrying and dumping at least one container having at least one locking slot is provided. The container handler has a frame which has an attached support structure. At least one container cradle for ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5597211 | Bidirectional side dump trailer The present invention is directed to a bidirectional side dump trailer which includes a wheeled frame having a forward end, a rearward end and opposite sides and four tub supports mounted on an upper surface of the wheeled frame, two supports being positi... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5480214 | Side dump trailer A side dump trailer comprising a trailer body pivotally mounted on a wheeled frame fashioned so as to enable the material within the trailer body to be dumped from either side of the trailer. A pair of spaced-apart saddles are provided at each side of the... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5141288 | Side-dumping loading bucket and control system therefor A side dumping loading bucket for pivoting a dumping bucket about a plurality of axes automatically includes a bucket having first and second sides oriented perpendicular to the centerline of the bucket, a holder having first and second sides and a second... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5137412 | Trailer for hauling bales of hay The present invention relates to a new and improved trailer for unloading large cylindrical bales of hay. The trailer has a simple rectangular frame that holds hay bale carriers in place by a dual latch/keeper assembly mechanism. The dual latch/keeper ass... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5123800 | Bale carrier A bale carrier comprising a wheeled frame having a plurality of bale cradles pivotally mounted, about a horizontal axis, thereon. The bale cradles may be selectively pivoted toward either side of the wheeled frame so that the bales may be dumped from eith... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5009563 | Mobile vehicle and method for handling paper rolls A mobile vehicle is provided with a cradle that can be tilted or rotated. The cradle can also be raised and lowered. The cradle has leaves which are upwardly and outwardly sloping to handle a large cylindrical paper roll by allowing the roll to roll down ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4842440 | Road grader and scarifier A two-way spreader that is equipped to grade and scarify the surface of a road bed having a dump body that is tiltably mounted up the chassis of a motor vehicle so that the back of the dump body can be raised and lowered between a rest position against th... | 06/27/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4568028 | Dual purpose vehicle The invention relates to improvements in a dual purpose vehicle having a dump body which can be hinged at either the front or rear end thereof so that it may be tipped rearwardly for use as a dump truck or tipped forwardly for use as a spreader. The hinge... | 02/04/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4494798 | Side-dumping, material-hauling conveyance A dual side-dumping truck and trailer combination utilizing a dolly-type trailer and a frameless material hauling bed. The bed is suspended on bunk assemblies mounted rotatably on bolsters on the truck frame and the trailer frame. Hinge mounting arrangeme... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4280779 | Method and apparatus for emptying the contents of a container A container dumping mechanism includes first and second sides. A carrier is positioned on the frame for movement relative thereto. The carrier includes a mechanism for supporting a container to be dumped. A dumping assembly is operably connected to the ca... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4266486 | Rail car door linkage A door linkage for a side dump railroad car operable to automatically lower the door on the low side of the car when the car body is tilted to dump its contents thereof.... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4254807 | Tree harvesting apparatus and method A tree harvesting apparatus includes a vehicle driven by an engine with first and second arm members pivotally supported on the vehicle and normally biased to a first position defining an open pocket for receiving a standing tree. Cutter means associated ... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4220438 | Two way side dump bucket attachment for front end loader An improved two way side dump bucket attachment for an otherwise conventional front end loader having an arrangement for conventional bucket movement longitudinally of the loader. Unlatching of the bucket and lateral movement of the bucket to a selected s... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4141591 | Bi-directional dump truck A truck is operable to discharge its load at either of its two opposite ends and is provided with a cab that is movable selectively to positions outwardly beyond the two opposite ends of the truck frame. When the cab is at either end of the truck, control... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4056283 | Truck construction This invention provides a construction for a load-carrying vehicle which permits a dump box to dump either to the rear or to the front. The construction includes a fixed pivot for the dumping box at the rear of the frame, and a displaceable pivot for the ... | 11/01/1977 |
| 3964791 | Laterally tiltable truck or trailer dump body with hinged side panels and hydraulically operated means for opening either side panel and at different elevations of the dump body A laterally tiltable truck or trailer dump body with hinged side panels and hydraulically operated means for tilting the body laterally in the desired direction and for opening the side panel on the lower tilted side. The hydraulically operated means can ... | 06/22/1976 |
