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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314053 | Load sensing system A load sensing system for maximizing the cleaning efficiency of particulate raw materials such as sand, gravel, rock, ores, etc., in a log washer by sensing the weight of the aggregate in the log washer tank and adjusting the angle of inclination of the tank for cle... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7284559 | Load sensing system A programmable microcomputer controlled load sensing system for maximizing the cleaning efficiency of particulate raw materials such as sand, gravel, rock, ores, etc. in a log washer by sensing the weight of the aggregate in the log washer tank and adjusting the ang... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7247803 | Loaded weight measurement method and loaded weight measurement device for dump truck To measure the loaded weight of a dump truck, accurately and inexpensively. In a dump truck comprising a set of equalizer bars respectively provided rotatably on the left and right-hand sides of a vehicle body; first vehicle wheels supported respectively by way of f... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7228585 | Rail scraper A rail scraper is provided and includes a mounting plate attachable to the front of a dump truck transfer dump body, an extender attached to said plate, and a scraper attached to said extender that can be raised and lowered by said extender. A rail scraper can furth... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7100256 | Method for converting a truck body A method for converting a dump truck body into an improved truck body. The dump truck body is configured for hauling a payload and has a canopy, a floor, two sidewalls, and a front wall. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises: if the dump truck body has a t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7040691 | Vehicle floor tub having a laminated structure A tub is configured for attachment to a vehicle floor to receive a collapsed vehicle seat therein. The tub is formed from a laminated sheet structure including two layers of cold rolled steel having a viscoelastic layer therebetween spanning the entirety of both ste... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6592172 | Dump body having a perimeter beam for use on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle A dump body for use on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle includes a floor, a pair of sidewalls, and a front wall. The floor includes a forward edge, a pair of side edges, and a rear edge generally defining a spillway. A plurality of load bearing... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6568744 | Joint isolation system and a dump body incorporating the same A joint isolation system for use on a dump body of on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle includes a first plate having an elongated edge, a top side, and a face. A second plate is provided and includes an elongated edge. The first and second plat... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565146 | Dump body for an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle A dump body for use on a off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle includes a curved floor having a forward portion, a rearward portion, and a pair of side edges extending between the forward portion and the rearward portion. The floor includes a bottom su... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6000741 | Liner for a work machine body A liner for a body such as of an off-highway truck protects the body from wear. The liner has a plate with openings through the plate arranged in a preselected pattern. The plate is of a size to fit a particular portion of the body and is typically remova... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5915728 | Guard for vehicles A guard for vehicles protects the axle housing and proximate components from falling rocks and road debris. The device has a central mount that attaches onto the differential unit portion of the axle housing. The mount partially protects the differential ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5851043 | Liner for a work machine body A liner for a body such as of an off-highway truck protects the body from wear. The liner has a plate with openings through the plate arranged in a preselected pattern. The plate is of a size to fit a particular portion of the body and is typically remova... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5797657 | Truck with retractable canopy A truck includes a chassis with a body movably mounted to the chassis behind a cab. The body is movable between a first position generally parallel to the chassis and a second generally upright position with respect to the chassis. A canopy is movably mou... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5516135 | Tag axle latching mechanism A tag axle latching mechanism is disclosed that includes opposed matching engaging components wherein a first is attached to a tag axle system and a second is attached to a truck frame. The components cooperate to direct supporting forces associated with ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5454620 | Stressed-skin cargo carrier An ultralight yet extremely strong vessel without a circumferential support suitable for full-length, end-dumpable trailers, for railroad tank cars, highway tank trailer, refuse transportation vehicles and the like. High strength and minimum weight are ac... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5435627 | Mulitpurpose dump truck adaptor The invention is a multipurpose adaptor box for a dump truck designed to fit into the dump truck box of a dump truck. The adaptor box has an exterior surface that surrounds an interior chamber so that the box defines essentially a bottom and four sides wi... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5431475 | Body for end dump trailer A semi-end dump trailer body employs hollow rectangular rubrail along each side of the trailer body with crossmembers of U-shaped configuration with outwardly flared sidewalls welded to the inner vertical wall of the rubrails and to inward, relatively sho... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5322350 | Truck for alternately handling comminuted and palletized cargo A dumping type vehicle having a body which is semicircular in cross section and wherein the body is provided with a plurality of removable floor units each of which spans the body in spaced relationship to its upper and lower portions and each of which is... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5199193 | Working machine A working machine for use in a working system in which a pair of working machines, which are capable of traveling both on land and on a riverbed or the like, are respectively used for excavating gravel or the like on the bottom of the water and for transp... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5090773 | Dump truck with interfitting polygonal dump body and supporting cradle A new mode of construction for vehicles having a dump body comprises a container (6) which rests on a fixed cradle (5) that serves as a chassis (1). The lower portion of the container (6) is adapted to be interfitted in the cradle due to the fact that the... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5022703 | Retractable rear bumper A retractable bumper is mounted to the rear of a cotton module transport. The bumper is attached to elongated shafts which are pivoted in tubes. The tubes are mounted upon a bracket which is hinged below the bed of the transport. Before the bed is tilted ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4988258 | Car catcher A car catcher apparatus is provided which is pivotally mounted to an elevated chassis, a flatbed, or other related structure which protrudes rearwardly beyond the rear wheels of a vehicle such as, for example, a truck. The car catcher includes a frame-lik... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4940287 | Load enhancer for dump trucks Apparatus which enhances the load carrying capacity of a dump truck without interfering with dumping of the dump bed. A rigid frame which is added to the back end of the truck includes a beam carrying an axle and a pair of wheels. A hydraulic cylinder piv... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4772072 | Dump body debris catcher Discharge of fluid and debris onto a roadway from between the closure member and the rear of a truck body is eliminated by the use of a collection trough mounted beneath the rear of the truck body and a pivotally mounted slide member which can be selectiv... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4733451 | Method for constructing a combination rear dump and bottom dump trailer The present invention relates to a new type of trailer for trucks used in the construction industry. The invention discloses a combination bottom dump and tail dump trailer in a single unit and a method to build such a unit. The trailer generally comprise... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4616879 | Dump trailer with quiet cushions A dump trailer having a chassis with ground engaging wheels under one end, a heavy duty hoist on the other end and a dump body pivoted to the chassis at the wheel supported end and adapted to be elevated by the heavy duty hoist incorporates a floor struct... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4580843 | Bale rack A bale rack comprises an elongate horizontal frame mounted on wheels for movement along the ground, and a pair of bale supports extending along opposite sides of the frame. The bale supports are pivotable relative to the frame between a raised position, i... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4437705 | Self-locking truck sideboard lift and dump mechanism A hydraulically controlled mechanism employed to automatically raise and lower the sideboard of a truck box includes provision for positively locking the sideboard when it is in the fully closed position such that inadvertent opening of the sideboard is p... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4425002 | Hinged cab guard A dump body for a dump truck that includes a hinged cab guard combined with an actuator which serves to pivot the cab guard downwardly relative to the body portion of the dump body so as to allow full raising of the dump body when the dump truck is parked... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4417842 | Soil erosion prevention block insert and apparatus for positioning An apparatus for aligning and loading inserts for soil erosion prevention blocks having a rollable main frame with an insert holder frame movably coupled thereto. Secured within the insert holder frame is an aligning frame which receives the inserts and a... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4400131 | Compressed air discharge system for trucks A compressed air discharge system for facilitating the unloading of material from the dump bed of such as a dump truck, and which is designed for interconnection with the compressed air system of the dump truck. The compressed air discharge system prefera... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4325444 | Protector for a differential gear casing of a vehicle A protector for a differential gear casing of a vehicle including a pair of suspension cylinders for the differential gear casing, the protector being pivotally mounted at its upper end to a frame of the vehicle in such a way that it is pivotable about a ... | 04/20/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4265463 | Combination vehicle for towing, dumping and the like A vehicle (10) is adapted for dual and alternative use either as a dump truck or a tow truck and readily converted from one use to the other. The vehicle includes a chassis (12), a bed (14) pivotally mounted on the chassis for locating a boom (50) and end... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4145682 | Semi-dump truck level indicator A semi-dump level indicator comprising an electrical system including a pair of mercury switches mounted on the rear portion of the trailer. The switches are closed when the trailer is level. When the trailer is dangerously tilted gravity causes one of th... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4116486 | Retractable rock guard for a dump truck body A retractable rock guard for the dump body of a truck, comprising a protective structure which is normally in the upright position at the front of the dump body. The protective structure is pivotally connected to the dump body but ordinarily is secured in... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4108269 | No-man control system for working vehicles The control system comprises an induction cable installed along a running course between a loading station and unloading station, a detecting coil mounted on a work vehicle for detecting current flowing through the induction cable, a steering control devi... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4105237 | Vehicle safety braking system This invention provides a safety arrangement for a dumping vehicle which may include a bumper movable to energize a brake actuator, the bumping being retractable upon tilting of the dumping bed. Modified bumper mounting arrangements are provided for vario... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4084851 | Detachable, self-dumping, self-retracting cargo bin for pickup trucks A self-dumping self-retracting cargo bin adapted for installation in a conventional pickup truck without need for tools or alteration of the truck. The bin has front and rear roller means for supporting the bin on a loading dock or the like when not in a ... | 04/18/1978 |
