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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370573 | Method and apparatus for forming modules from harvested crops Module builder including holding chamber, wheeled frame towable behind a harvester; compaction chamber, compaction device, forming chamber, door assembly. The compaction chamber having compaction surface oriented between and substantially perpendicular to compaction... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7032957 | Payload container for a work machine A payload container for containing a material to be hauled by a work machine is disclosed. The payload container includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall. A front wall extends between the first and second sidewalls. A canopy extends from a top of the front wa... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6929329 | Dump trailer gate for trucks A dump trailer gate for trucks having a gate door movably positioned within a dump door opening of a dump door. A first lever is securely attached to the gate door extending downwardly therefrom. When a front end of a scoop of a bucket loader applies pressure onto t... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6893099 | Tailgate A tailgate for use with a vehicle having a chassis and a truck bed. The truck bed has an inside surface and an outside surface. The tailgate may include a pair of mounting blocks positioned on the outside surface of the truck bed. Each of the mounting blocks may inc... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6796602 | Tailgate assembly for heavy duty off-road trucks A tailgate assembly for a dump body is provided. The dump body has a pair of opposing sidewalls and an open rear end. The dump body is movable relative between a lowered transport position and a raised dump position. The tailgate assembly including a pair of opposin... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6536846 | Utility trailer with an opening tailgate assembly for a garden tractor or the like The present invention is a self-unloading garden utility cart. A conveyor belt is located on the bottom of the cart and the tailgate is spring-loaded. A lever opens the tailgate and a crank turns the conveyor belt, which runs on pulleys. The hitch is atta... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6517143 | Tailgate assembly for heavy duty off-road trucks A tailgate assembly for a dump body is provided. The dump body has a pair of opposing sidewalls and an open rear end. The dump body is movable relative between a lowered transport position and a raised dump position. The tailgate assembly including a pair... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6491349 | In-service/out-of-service rotatable tailgate assembly An improved tailgate assembly for a truck body is provided. The tailgate assembly including a gate portion that is pivotally supported between a pair of opposing side beams for movement relative to the side beams between an operative and an inoperative po... | 12/10/2002 |
| 5498066 | Articulated cover for a top loading hauling body Trucks which haul waste and fine, loose materials which are top loading through an open top need a cover to retain the material such as during travel. A full length cover, when raised for loading, may adversely affect the stability of the truck. An articu... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5474363 | Vehicle in-service/out-of-service rotatable tailgate mechanism A tailgate assembly is provided which rotates between in-service and out-of-service positions on a truck body of an off-road, heavy duty truck. A first tailgate rotation actuation assembly rotates the tailgate assembly between a closed, in-service positio... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5288137 | End gate An end gate is provided for a truck box which may be selectively automatically pivotally moved to an open position as the truck box is pivotally moved to its dumping position. A cable interconnecting the end gate and dump box is threaded through a series ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5249843 | No-bounce tailgate assembly In a tailgate assembly, a locking mechanism for preventing rotation of the assembly in response to a torque generated by a moment arm of the tailgate assembly and a force resulting from the jolting of the truck as it travels over rough terrain.... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5193882 | Mechanism for raising and tilting a container for discharge purposes In a portable unit having a generally horizontal frame, a container normally resting on the frame and pivotally connected at its rear of the frame for tilting upwardly and rearwardly toward a dumped position, the container having a door at its rear for lo... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5092656 | Automatic latching device for tailgate A dump truck is provided with a dump body having a tailgate. A lever arm having a first end and a second end is pivotably attached to the dump body. The first end is fixedly attached to the tailgate and the second end is attached to a latching device whic... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5048895 | Dump body tailgate lift A cable hoisting system primarily used to raise and lower dump body tailgates has two cables attached to each eyelet of a tailgate at one end and attached to a frame mounted, spring loaded reel at the other end. Locking the reel and raising the dump box c... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5033931 | Hinged trailer A trailer having a hinged bed with a hinge positioned such that a rear bed portion automatically pivots toward the ground in an inclined load/unload position when the trailer is empty, forming a ramp for loading and unloading. The hinged bed automatically... | 07/23/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4678235 | Apparatus for rotation of tailgate assembly In a tailgate assembly, a connecting mechanism which joins one end of each side plate of the assembly to the frame of the vehicle carrying the assembly wherein pivoting of the dump body of the vehicle causes the connecting mechanism to rotate the tailgate... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4621858 | Apparatus and method for a rotatable tailgate assembly having service and out-of-service positions A subassembly is provided for the pivotal body of a heavy-duty truck comprising a tailgate assembly which rotates between service and out-of-service positions in order to provide a truck body having a dual volume capacity. The tailgate assembly includes o... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4348055 | Single cable actuated tailgate In an automatic tailgate of a dump truck a continuous single cable extends from a left side gate lever arm to a right side gate lever arm after passing below the dump body of the truck and being movably secured to the truck frame. When the dump body is in... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4323279 | Automatic tailgate for a dump truck A dump truck is provided with a tailgate pivotably mounted to the exterior of the dump body. The tailgate fits into the body between the body sidewalls at a position inboard of the extreme end of the body. The tailgate pivots up and away from the body whe... | 04/06/1982 |
