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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7182318 | Method and apparatus for removing and installing a differential of a vehicle A hoisting assembly that is adapted to be mounted to the frame of a vehicle where a hoisting device extends an attachment member such as a hook to connect to an engagement location of the differential where the hoisting assembly is positioned substantially verticall... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7114784 | Dumping insert for truck A dumping insert for use with a truck. The dumping insert features a dumping body rotatably attached to a base. The base includes a pair of tracks mutually attached at one end by a forward brace and at the other by a rear brace. Springs urge the dumping body into re... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6749267 | Truck bed dumping system A truck bed dumping system for converting a vehicle has a bed positioned behind a cab of the vehicle into a dump truck. The system includes a support structure that has at least one pulley attached to the top end. A coupler is fixedly coupled to the forward section ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 5829945 | Roll-out tilt deck for truck A roll-out deck apparatus is fitted to a pick-up truck, for loading/unloading a snowmobile etc. The deck may be tilted about a hinge pivot at the rear edge of the truck, whereby the deck forms a ramp, up and down which the snowmobile may be manipulated. T... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5468054 | Pivoting trailer assembly A trailer assembly adapted to pivot with respect to the horizontal comprising a trailer frame, the trailer frame adapted to be connected to a towing vehicle; a trailer bed, the rearward end of the trailer bed being pivotally connected to the rearward end ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5447361 | Portable dumping insert for a pickup truck A detachable dumping apparatus comprises a frame including a pair of spaced-apart elongate rails. A rearwardly disposed hitch is attached to the frame and adjustably attachable to the rear bumper of the pickup truck. A plurality of adjustable biasable sta... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5360259 | Containing and dumping apparatus Containing and dumping apparatus for releasable connection to a motorized utility vehicle having forward and rearward ends and a rack secured generally at one of the ends. The rack has a generally horizontal rail extending transversely relative to the veh... | 11/01/1994 |
| 4979865 | Loading and unloading apparatus for pickup trucks Apparatus for loading and unloading materials onto and from a truck bed includes a corner-mounted swivel hoist mechanism which is releasably clamped to the walls of the truck bed and includes an upper swivel boom member and a lower winch assembly having a... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4958978 | Articulated dumping vehicle The trailer chassis of a tractor-trailer is provided with a dumping apparatus for interchangeable shipping containers, operable to dump the contents of the container or to unload the container itself, and optionally to reload containers onto the chassis. ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4861219 | Apparatus for lifting and carrying heavy loads An apparatus for lifting and carrying heavy loads includes a generally horizontally extending support beam attached between a pair of generally vertically extending posts. The distance between the ends of the support beam is selectively adjustable. The bo... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4854804 | Lifting and carrying heavy loads An apparatus for lifting and carrying heavy loads includes a generally horizontally extending support beam attached between a pair of generally vertically extending posts. The lower end of each post is attached to one of a pair of generally horizontally e... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4418959 | Scissor tail dump trailer apparatus A scissor tail dump trailer in which the tongue is so positioned that the load is carried by the trailer and not the towing vehicle. Also the trailer frame is so constructed that the pivot end of the trailer is supported such that the pivot end of the tra... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4348153 | Rock box A rock box which mounts in front of a farm tractor and is suitable for loading, transporting and dumping rocks. The rock box can be lowered, tilted and raised by a single hydraulic cylinder and can be operated from the operator's seat of the farm tractor.... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4200334 | Transport container with a device for side tipping A transport container on a truck or a trailer may be lifted by means of two pivot arms operated by hydraulic jacks. The container is rotated in response to the lifting movement and in the final emptying position, the center of gravity of the container is ... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4129314 | Towing vehicle with elevated ramp A waste collection system including a trailer and a towing vehicle which is selectively interconnectable with the trailer. The trailer, which may be divided into a number of separate interior compartments, has a prow-shaped forward end wall which extends ... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4054301 | Waste collection system and apparatus A waste collection system including a trailer and a towing vehicle which is selectively interconnectable with the trailer. The trailer, which may be divided into a number of separate interior compartments, has a prow-shaped forward end wall which extends ... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4050739 | Unloading apparatus of truck Apparatus for facilitating the loading and unloading of a motor truck. The rear spring suspension of the truck is fixed to and adjacent the rear ends of a pair of right and left flexible cantilever beams attached at their forward ends to the respective si... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4047630 | Tiltable and extensible trailer An over the road trailer has a main frame and an extensible sub-frame for increasing the length thereof by forming a ramp on one end of the trailer when the other end is elevated by an integral lifting mechanism whereby a building such as a single car gar... | 09/13/1977 |
