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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066333 | Vehicle with interchangeable truck bed A vehicle for use with a plurality of interchangeable truck beds, i.e., functional units. The vehicle includes a chassis and an engine and cab mounted on the chassis. The chassis extends rearwardly from the cab from a first location to a second location at the rear ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7399038 | Mortar buggy with stake bed assembly A mortar buggy with stake bed assembly provides a removable flat heavy duty base platform and a rear panel that can be fitted onto the chassis of an existing mortar buggy or similar conveyance in place of a hopper. The stake bed assembly provides removable front and... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7371038 | Trailer with hoist for container and the like A trailer for transporting a container provided with lifting holes is disclosed. The trailer has a generally U-shaped frame, the front thereof being provided with a hitch for removably attaching the trailer to a tractor, the generally U-shaped frame being shaped and... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357457 | Vehicle with interchangeable truck bed A vehicle for use with a plurality of interchangeable truck beds, i.e., functional units. The vehicle includes a chassis and an engine and cab mounted on the chassis. The chassis extends rearwardly from the cab from a first location to a second location at the rear ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7320572 | Cargo unloading apparatus and method An apparatus and method to facilitate unloading material from the cargo area (e.g. bed) of a vehicle. The apparatus may include a flexible member placed to line the bottom of the cargo area before a load is placed therein. After moving the vehicle to a desired locat... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7207631 | Side discharge bulk material trailer The side discharge bulk material trailer includes a frame with two I-beam members. A plurality of A-frame members are attached to the I-beams. A fore and aft extending tube is attached to the apex of each A-frame. Floor plates are attached the upward facing surfaces... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201453 | Mortar buggy with stake bed assembly A mortar buggy with stake bed assembly provides a removable flat heavy duty base platform and a rear panel that can be fitted onto the chassis of an existing mortar buggy or similar conveyance in place of a hopper. The stake bed assembly provides removable front and... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7168767 | Plastic pick up truck box, and light-duty truck dumping mechanism A lightweight plastic pick up truck box for use on street grade, light-duty pick-up trucks. It is another aspect of the present invention to provide a plastic pick up truck box with a light-duty truck dumping mechanism for pick-up trucks utilizing plastic molded tru... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7062814 | Inflatable column assembly for a dock leveler A dock leveler for a truck loading dock includes a pivotal deck that is actuated by an inflatable column assembly. The inflatable column assembly includes a pliable tube that when inflated has a generally vertical cylindrical shape that can provide a heavy deck with... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059666 | Multi-access truck bed A cargo bed with multiple access points. The cargo bed comprises a front member, a back member, a cargo floor, and a pair of side members that move to allow access to the cargo floor from nearly all sides so as to allow a member access to the cargo floor from the si... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6993798 | Method and apparatus for leveling a transportable bed assembly An adjustable and transportable mattress support for adjustably supporting a mattress in the cab of a truck including a pivotally connected elongated mattress support member for supporting a mattress; a vertical adjusting system located between the mattress support ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6918575 | Vehicle tilting system A vehicle tilting system for tilting a vehicle to expose the vehicle's undercarriage is disclosed. More specifically, the present system includes a vehicle support frame pivotally connected to a supporting surface. The vehicle support frame supports a vehicle and pi... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916142 | Utility vehicles A utility vehicle for removably mounting and carrying a plurality of different equipment, such as turf maintenance equipment, is provided. The utility vehicle is motorized and has a support frame. A multi-purpose platform is mounted to the support frame. The multi-p... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6834917 | Self-discharging freight container for bulk solids A self-discharging freight container for bulk solids of the type which discharge by tilting to that a hinged wall and a floor become coplanar, as a container braced by a pair of triangulating braces adjacent the hinge. Rams extending from the static frame push again... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6676220 | Dump rack A dump rack for attachment to pickups and other vehicles that is used to haul materials, tools or supplies. The dump rack of this invention has a stationary frame that attaches on the sidewalls of a pickup box or other vehicle. The stationary frame has si... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6659565 | Motorized hand truck for driving and steering a wheeled accessory A hand truck is provided with at least one wheel which is driven and is steerable. A wheeled accessory is removably connected to the hand truck to be powered and directed in response to operation of the hand truck.... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6626498 | Side-discharge tipper vehicle with side wall flexibly connected to the main body A vehicle tipper system including a container body (30), a displaceable side wall (33) located on a discharge side of the container body (30), the side wall (33) being flexibly connected with the rest of the container body (30) at least one actuation asse... | 09/30/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6318808 | Lawn tractor/dump pull cart system with a supplemental wheel set assembly An accessory for a lawn tractor/dump pull cart system comprises a pair of similarly configured vertical support bars. Each support bar has an L-shaped cross section which provides an interior segment positionable on the rearward face of an associated vert... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6238004 | Attachment mounting structure An attachment mounting structure is provided for cargo bed and sprayer assembly attachments usable on a utility vehicle adapted for use in turf related applications. The structure includes pivotable supports between each attachment and the vehicle frame t... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6224161 | Attachment mounting structure An attachment mounting structure is provided for cargo bed and sprayer assembly attachments usable on a utility vehicle adapted for use in turf related applications. The structure includes pivotable supports between each attachment and the vehicle frame t... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6196634 | Dumping bed liner for pickup truck A movable bed liner hinged at the back end for converting a pickup truck into a dump truck. A pair of linear hydraulic rams disposed in respective compartments in front of the wheel wells is operable to raise and lower the dump body liner. This invention ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6092966 | Multi-purpose dump unit for vehicles A multiple purpose dump unit designed to be mounted on a vehicle for hauling, dumping, spreading and the collection of refuse as well as for distributing salt, sand and other aggregates. The unit has a single dump body with a sloping, fixed endgate and a ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6077024 | Cargo loading and unloading system for trucks A modular cargo system for a truck-style vehicle includes a cargo box having demountable pivot points on opposite sides near the front and bottom. Translating drives move along opposite sides of the truck bed and carry translating pivot blocks. Each trans... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6059371 | Hinge assembly for pickup trucks A hinge for enabling the bed of a pick up truck to pivot is comprised of a lower hinge member having a first pin receiving portion and an inwardly extending portion adapted for connection to a truck frame. An upper hinge member has a second pin receiving ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6036275 | Attachment mounting structure An attachment mounting structure is provided for cargo bed and sprayer assembly attachments usable on a utility vehicle adapted for use in turf related applications. The structure includes pivotable supports between each attachment and the vehicle frame t... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5975824 | Bale lifting and load dumping apparatus An apparatus for bale lifting and load dumping, including a support frame; a truck bed overlying the support frame, the rearward end of the truck bed being pivotally attached to the rearward end of the support frame; a lift arm articulating beam, the lift... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5882085 | Auxiliary dump box accessory for a flatbed bale loader An auxiliary dump box accessory is provided for combining with a conventional flatbed bale (of hay) loader, for effectively converting the flatbed bale loader and the underlying conventional truck into a dump truck. Thus the dump box accessory gives the f... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5836657 | Detachable stabilized intermodal container dumping apparatus A detachable stabilized intermodal container dumping apparatus for removable mounting on an intermodal container transport vehicle includes a container support frame having forward and rearward ends, a lower frame section and an upper frame section. The u... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5647721 | Miniature, portable, self-contained power machine Disclosed herein is a miniature, portable, self-contained power machine for handling materials, comprising, a rigid frame providing the base structure for all components of said machine, a means of electrical power supply for said machine, means for regul... | 07/15/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5423654 | Miniature, portable, self-contained power machine Disclosed herein is a miniature, portable, self-contained power machine for handling materials, comprising, a rigid frame providing the base structure for all components of said machine, a means of electrical power supply for said machine, means for regul... | 06/13/1995 |
| 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 |
