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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6648420 | Tailgate apparatus for a dumpster-type dump truck A tailgate apparatus pivotally connected to a dump truck for automatically opening and closing a tailgate mounted at the rear of a dumpster box which, in the conventional mode of use, is supportively engaged atop and slidably or rollably removable from a ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644908 | Ramp auto latch system An auto latch system for use with a transport vehicle having a ramp that is pivotable between a transport disposition and an extended disposition. The auto latch system includes a latch assembly operably coupled to a transport vehicle bed. A ramp engageme... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6581999 | Receptacle extension apparatus and method The volume capacity of a hook lift or roll-off truck container body is increased temporarily by vertical extension of the container body's walls and rear door. The extension includes three walls and another door which are firmly attached to the top edges ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6572197 | Vehicle latch assembly A vehicle latch assembly for a vehicle that has a cargo bed with a gate that is pivotal between a horizontal transporting condition and an inverted dumping condition. The vehicle latch assembly includes a latch for keeping the gate closed when the cargo b... | 06/03/2003 |
| 5997099 | Hopper A hopper (10, 120) for use with flowable material (12) such as particulate, aggregate, sand, salt, gravel, top soil or the like includes at least one pivotal gate (14) attached to a frame (18) of the hopper (10, 120). Advantageously, the gate (14) swings ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5575536 | Chain release for truck tailgate A dump truck spreads material to form a layer of material to form a structure such as a road by tilting a dump body pivoted on the truck and allowing a tailgate to open a gap through which the material flows as the dump truck moves forward. Typically, a p... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5336035 | Hay bale basket A mobile basket for accumulating and transporting hay bales includes a container mounted on wheels. The container has a pair of side walls which are spaced from each other and the spacing is greater at the rear of the container than at the front thereof. ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 4836610 | Collector cart A collector cart includes a body having an open rear end, which is closed by a canopy pivotally mounted adjacent its front end on the body adjacent its front end. The body has a support pivotally connected to caster wheel supports and a tow bar attached t... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4671561 | Loading platform construction The present invention relates to a loading platform construction, primarily intended for light trucks, with a loading platform consisting of a combination of a thin sheet (24) and corrugated sheet (23) arranged on a support frame and equipped with collaps... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4032192 | Latching mechanism for rear gate of dump vehicle with automatic tilt release A latching mechanism for the rear gate of a dump vehicle is automatically released when the box is tilted rearwardly. The gate is hinged at the top so that when the release mechanism is actuated, the gate swings open and the contents may be discharged whi... | 06/28/1977 |
