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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 |
| 7185953 | Surface sweeping machine with a dump door and chute actuating mechanism A dump hopper for a road sweeper includes a dump door, a debris guide chute, and an actuating mechanism for pivoting the dump door and debris chute between travel and dumping positions. The dump door is sandwiched between a hopper and the guide chute in the travel p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7146914 | Identity preserved container An identity preserved container for storage, transportation, and segregation of a flowable cargo is provided. The container comprises a frame supporting an enclosure with a top, bottom, side walls, front wall, and a back wall. A liner is provided and secured to an i... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7111908 | Material/equipment handling assembly A trailer assembly includes a body having a plurality of sidewalls for defining a cavity therebetween. Selected sidewalls are pivotally coupled to the body and selectively adaptable between loading and unloading positions and another sidewall defines a substantially... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7077404 | Device to move heavy items A device to move heavy items made up of a substantially flat rectangular body used to carry heavy items, a handle assembly with two handles perpendicularly attached to an H-shaped handle stand that is perpendicularly attached to the proximal end of the substantially... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6960055 | Cross member-less dump truck body A dump truck body including a receptacle defined by a floor and, extending from the floor, first and second side walls on opposite sides of the floor, and a front wall and a tailgate, located on opposite sides of the floor and extending between the side walls. The f... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6824223 | Utility cart unloading system A utility cart unloading system that is both functional and necessary. A canvas sling is attached to a steel tube which is installed into a frame that fits on the top rim of a cart. Rotation clockwise/counterclockwise of the steel tube is provided by an electrical t... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6764138 | Automatic actuating baffle for a dump box An automatic actuated baffle for a dump box includes a baffle, a first actuating link, a second actuating link, and an actuation device. One end of the baffle is pivotally attached to a side wall of the dump box and the other end of the baffle is pivotally attached ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6413036 | Waste concrete container A waste container for the disposition of waste concrete comprising a bottom floor section having a major dimension extending longitudinally of the container, front and rear lateral dimensions which are substantially less than the major longitudinal dimens... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6206476 | Waste concrete container A waste container for the disposition of waste concrete comprising a bottom floor section having a major dimension extending longitudinally of the container, front and rear lateral dimensions which are substantially less than the major longitudinal dimens... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6189976 | Spreader pan for a gravity discharge trailer box This invention comprises a laterally extending spreader pan having a short longitudinal dimension of about six inches, pivotally mounted on a lateral shaft secured to a trailer or truck box adjacent to the rear edge of the box floor. The spreader pan is p... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6099232 | Device for loading a small vehicle or other load onto a pickup truck The invention is a loading and unloading device for transporting small recreational or utility vehicles in a pickup truck. The invention comprises two stationary rails mounted on the bed of a truck. A ramp is slidably and pivotally attached to the station... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5769501 | Multi-compartmentalized dumping body with movable floor and bulkhead latch A multiple compartment storage body for a refuse collection vehicle includes a floor, a roof, a plurality of walls extending between the floor and the roof, a partition and a bulkhead latch. The partition has a first opposing end portion pivotally coupled... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5749630 | Gravity unloading mechanism A gravity unloading method for cargo box having split bottom plates. A pair of rectangular split bottom plates abut at one of the long sides of the bottom plates and pivoted near the other of the long sides thereof on the bottom of the cargo box. Force is... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5716103 | Multi-compartmentalized dumping body with segmented bulkhead A multiple compartment storage body for a refuse collection vehicle includes a floor, a roof, a plurality of walls extending between the floor and the roof, a partition and a bulkhead latch. The partition has a first opposing end portion pivotally coupled... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5599071 | Multi-compartmentalized dumping body with movable floor A multiple compartment storage body for a refuse collection vehicle includes a floor, a roof, a plurality of walls and a partition. The plurality of walls extend between the floor and the roof and include a front wall, a rear wall, and side walls between ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5588711 | Side dumping container A container 10 for use in the transportation of goods mounted or mountable on a load carrying vehicle 12. The container 10 includes a floor 18 and a pair of opposed side walls 20, 22 each of which is supported for displacement about a pivotal axis adjacen... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5520496 | Conveyor sheet cargo container and method This invention generally relates to cargo containers; and more specifically, to cargo containers of the type from which bulk cargo is discharged by pulling a bottom or floor liner out from the container.... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5482425 | Conveyor sheet cargo container and method An unloading apparatus for use with a cargo container. The unloading apparatus having a supporting frame with a mandrel rotatably supported by the supporting frame and laterally extending across the frame. The unloading apparatus having devices to detacha... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5456521 | Unloading gate for a dump truck body An unloading gate for a dump truck body which is movably mounted on rails in the dump truck body so that it can be actuated to scrape and clean the body during unloading and which has a positive locking means for locking the unloading gate in a fixed posi... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5454685 | Conveyor sheet cargo container Unloading Apparatus for Use with a Cargo Container. The cargo container defines an interior cargo space and has a floor, left and right side walls, a front wall between the left and right side walls at the end of the floor and an opening at another end of... | 10/03/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5437499 | Convertible truck body A dump truck having a dump body with a central longitudinally extending conveyor and elongated internal panels moveable between upright storage positions next to the opposed parallel side walls of the truck body and inclined hopper positions extending dow... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5407390 | Basket structure for a cotton harvester A cotton basket is pivotally connected to a harvester frame for rocking about a fore-and-aft extending axis located a substantial distance above the basket floor on the side of the basket opposite the dump side. Simple single beam mast structures at the f... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5312162 | Particulate handlers An improved particulate handler that includes one or more elastic sheets that are particularly effective in facilitating the easy and complete removal of particulate from transporters or containers such as railroad cars, dump trucks, chutes and the like. ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5265940 | Flexible bowl tip truck A tipping system for use in a vehicle including a container having an upper perimetrical frame with an open top and a bowl made of flexible material is suspended from the frame and including means to interact with the bowl in the discharge position to con... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5228750 | Rotating head frame and load ejector with controlled rotation system A rotating head frame and load ejector assembly having a pair of opposing and parallel rotating side arms which can rotate between a loading and dumping position is disclosed. The bottom ends of the side arms are pivotally attached to the side walls of th... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5040807 | Combined beach chair and wheelbarrow apparatus A combined wheelbarrow and beach chair apparatus (10) comprising pivotally attached framework units (11) and (12) having a flexible cargo unit (14) suspended between them and a pivoted wheel assembly unit (13) attached to one of the framework units (11) a... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5002340 | Bed cleaner for dump trucks A bed cleaner for dump trucks utilizing a scraping carriage located in the bed of a dump truck and operated by cables connected to a winch assembly to dislodge and remove adhering materials from the dump bed while the dump bed is in an inclined position. ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4995773 | Spreader and dump truck construction A lightweight salt and sand spreader dump truck box having a first sub-frame with elongated longitudinal channel members formed from sheet metal and a conveyor frame on which a conveyor is mounted longitudinally of the dump box at the floor thereof near a... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4962966 | Automatic tailgate assembly In a tailgate assembly for a dump box of the type comprising a front inner section and a rear outer section adapted for telescopic movement one with respect to the other with the inner section slidably engaging an interior surface of the outer section. Th... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4917558 | Variable-volume bin for storing and dispensing particulate materials A device and method for holding and delivering a load of particulate material such as wood blocks, wood chips--dry or moist--, and briquettes. A main bin has an open upper end, closed side walls, and a closed bottom wall. A pair of drive shafts are journa... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4861215 | Bulk storage bin with pneumatically assisted discharge A bin for storing and handling bulk material includes a fill opening through which material is introduced into the bin for storage and a discharge opening in a bottom portion of the bin through which material stored in the bin is discharged. The bin inclu... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4854801 | Bulk storage bin with pneumatically assisted discharge A bin for storing and handling bulk material includes a fill opening through which material is introduced into the bin for storage and a discharge opening in a bottom portion of the bin through which material stored in the bin is discharged. The bin inclu... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4722655 | Bulk storage bin for freight vehicle or other storage facility A bin for storing and handling bulk material includes a fill opening through which material is introduced into the bin for storage and a discharge opening in a bottom portion of the bin through which material stored in the bin is discharged. The bin is er... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4691959 | Refuse pickup and compactor body A refuse compactor body has a tank section of an irregular polygonal right section that is uniform from end to end. The tank wall is made of rectangular pieces of thin very high tensile strength sheet metal and externally reinforced at spaced intervals lo... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4637320 | Articulated gondola railcar The railcar includes two car units interconnected by a drawbar. The drawbar and conventional outboard end couplers are mounted at the locations spaced apart along the longitudinal center lines of the car units. Each car unit is made up of a gondola carbod... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4629390 | Truck bed unloader A device which unloads materials from a vehicle cargo area such as the bed of a pickup truck. A pair of mounting brackets are bolted to opposite sides of the vehicle bed. Pivoted to the brackets are the front ends of rigid frame arms which carry a rotatab... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4601631 | Unloading system for street sweeper A motorized vehicular vacuum street sweeper (2) has a hopper (12) for receiving suctioned debris and includes unloading devices (36) provided by a flexible sheet-like wrapper (38) in the hopper forming a receptacle cavity (76). The wrapper is flexed by ac... | 07/22/1986 |