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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7232189 | Waste concrete disposal box A container for disposing of waste concrete provides a pivoting front wall assembly such that lifting the container by the front wall assembly breaks the bond between hardened concrete and the container facilitating removal of the waste concrete. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207582 | Universal mounting system A sub frame assembly for attaching a material container to different vehicles each having a first and second generally parallel chassis member wherein the chassis members of the different vehicles have different spacings. The sub frame assembly comprises at least on... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7121597 | Bicycle-holding apparatus concealable in bumper shell A bicycle-holding apparatus is concealable in a bumper shell. The bicycle-holding apparatus can be switched between a concealed position and an exposed position. In the concealed position, the bicycle-holding apparatus is collapsed and concealed in the bumper shell.... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6976740 | Ball screw hoist system for vehicle A vehicle is disclosed which includes a chassis and a body pivotally secured to the chassis at a hinge. A hoist system is provided which extends between the body and the chassis for pivoting the body about the hinge between a storage position and a range of dumping ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6789829 | Lift and dump bed A lift and dump bed is movably mounted on a wheeled frame such as a trailer or truck with the dump bed being pivotally movable to a dumping position or horizontally raised to a lift position. ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6715778 | Radio frequency-controlled axle/suspension lift system A control system for a heavy-duty vehicle such as a dump-type straight truck includes a portable radio frequency transmitter and a radio frequency receiver. The radio frequency receiver is operatively connected to a vehicle device or assembly which performs a functi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6523905 | Crawler carrier having an engine, a hydraulic pump and a heat exchanger positioned in a lateral direction A crawler carrier capable of smoothly operating a driving force source even at a slant. The driving force source is arranged between a dump body and a cab and laid in a lateral direction and at the same time the driving force source and a heat exchanger a... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6254192 | Dump trailer A dump trailer having a bed pivotally attached at its rear end to a trailer frame. The trailer bed is raised and lowered by use of an air bag assembly attached at one end to the trailer frame and attached at the other end to the trailer bed. The trailer h... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5788333 | Controller for mechanical equipment In hydraulic or mechanical systems, remote controllers are used to actuate and then control the systems. For instance, in dump vehicles, a controller controls a hydraulic or mechanical actuator that is used to raise and lower the bed during the dumping cy... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5267780 | Box latch and prop rod A box latch and prop rod is provided for a tiltable cargo box of a utility vehicle. The single rod is fixedly mounted on the vehicle, and slidably movable between a first position where it supports the box in its tilted orientation, and a second position ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 4929028 | Lift hitch A hitch apparatus having a modular configuration for mounting to a vehicle, in order to conveniently hitch a trailer thereto. The modular hitch apparatus has movable structure that is configured for selectively tilting a trailer with respect to the vehicl... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4762370 | Tipping device to control the tipping of a body mounted on a vehicle A tipping apparatus for a truck body includes a piston and cylinder type thrustor connected at one end to the truck body and connected at its other end to a slide on the truck chassis. Initial extension of the thrustor is converted, via a triangular push ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4696517 | Dumping mechanism for a dumping toy truck A dumping mechanism for a dumping toy truck with a rear deck is disclosed, which is provided with a covering element for preventing invasion of dust and gravel through a large hole for a lifting rod, as well as a buffering pad for a bearing shaft for the ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4687407 | Three-point hitch loader A loading device is releasably attachable to a conventional farm tractor or other vehicle, having a three-point hitch. The device includes a bar for providing a mechanical advantage during the initial lifting of a load from the ground. The device is adjus... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4626166 | Method for the placement of a trailer-mounted sand hopper A trailer-mounted sand hopper having a trailer pivotally mountable at the front end of a motor-driven truck. The sand hopper is tiltably mounted on the rear portion of the trailer and is releasably secured to the rear portion of the trailer. The hopper is... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4504184 | Combined hoist-dump assembly for trucks A truck bed is releasably attached to a pair of spaced operating arms, which are mounted on the truck frame either to be moved up and down on the frame with arcuate, translational movement about a pair of spaced, parallel shafts that extend transversely o... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4494797 | Tilt trailer A trailer of the type for use in supporting machines such as snowmobiles, lawn and garden tractors and the like. The trailer includes a frame supported for pivotal movement about the axis of the trailer axle such that the rearward end of the trailer can m... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4327455 | Surface cleaning machine with hopper dumping mechanism A surface cleaning machine and particularly a riding power sweeper is provided. The sweeper has a main rotary broom and an adjacent hopper with an inlet opening for receiving dirt and debris swept from the surface by the broom. The hopper has an outlet op... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4273381 | Dump body for mounting on the frame of a vehicle A dump body for mounting on the frame of a vehicle is disclosed. The dump body comprises a floor, side walls and a front wall secured together to form an integral unit, a rear gate closing the back of the unit. The floor is composed of a central, elongate... | 06/16/1981 |
