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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976105 | Double cylinder assembly for raising and lowering a dump truck tailgate A mechanism raises and lowers a tailgate provided on a dump box of a dump truck, trailer, or similar vehicle. The dump box has an open end and is supported on the frame for movement between a lowered position for storing and transporting items and a raised position ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7954903 | Barrier mechanism A barrier mechanism for vehicles arranged to receive containers comprising dispensable content comprises a bracket arranged to be moveably mounted at a dispensing side of the vehicle and an activation device. The activation device is operable to move the bracket bet... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7591513 | Chainless gate system A system for controlling a dump truck's tailgate opening may be used when dumping materials out in piles or spreading. The system has a mechanically controlled device that can be mounted to a conventional dump box. A connecting arm is attached to a tailgate which in... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7293817 | Gate regulator A gate regulator increases the productivity of unloading agricultural material from forage boxes. The gate regulator enables a box gate to swing open without restriction, but the gate is controlled for slow swinging closed. At a gate release position, the gate regul... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7240968 | Vehicle body having a tailgate system operable in a plurality of modes A tailgate system for a dump body of a vehicle capable of operation in a plurality of modes includes a tailgate pivotally connected to side walls along an upper tailgate end for operation in a first mode and pivotally connected to one of the side walls along a tailg... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7111907 | Side dump trailer for particulate material A side-dumping trailer in which the load is dumped through one side of the trailer box by opening one side of the trailer box and subsequently tilting the entire box. The side is opened by moving the entire vertical side of the trailer box upwardly away from the loa... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7014270 | Pivotal tail extension A tail extension (1) adapted to be pivotally attached (2) to a load carrying container (3). Tail (1) pivots between a first position substantially outwards from a floor of the container, and a second position upwardly inclined relative to... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6767173 | Compact tailgate lifter The compact tailgate lifter includes a pair of lifting assemblies. A first lifting assembly is attached to one side wall of a dump box. A second lifting assembly is attached to the other side wall of the dump box. The first and second lifting assemblies are attached... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6761413 | Tip trailer A tip trailer (10) includes a bin (11) having a floor (12), a front wall (13), side walls, a plurality of struts extending from the floor (12) to substantially an upper extremity of the side walls, one or more rear axles (16... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6499808 | Dump vehicle with a positively controlled opening gate A dump vehicle with a positively controlled opening gate is disclosed. The vehicle includes a frame, a dump bed mounted on the frame and having a floor, front and side walls and a rear opening through which material can be discharged from the bed, and a g... | 12/31/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6412877 | Dump truck tailgate apparatus operable as either a rotatable or pivotable gate An apparatus for remotely operating a heavy duty tailgate on a heavy-duty dump truck body incorporates a power-assisted mechanism to remotely unlatch the tailgate for unloading of the truck body contents and to remotely latch the tailgate during transit. ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6382731 | Load hauling vehicle with sidewall raising and lowering mechanism A load hauling vehicle such as a truck or trailer having a bed which can be loaded or unloaded either from the side or the rear of the bed. A typical vehicle such as a trailer shown herein has a tail gate which can be opened and has one or both side walls... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6361269 | Multicombination vehicle and method for transporting a payload in an underground mine A multicombination vehicle and method are provided for transporting a payload, such as a mined metal ore, over the roadways existing in an underground mine. The multicombination vehicle includes a powered towing unit, which may comprise a rigid body truck... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6354788 | Dump truck with movably attachable ramp assembly The present invention relates to a landscape truck which hauls equipment in the usual way yet doubles as a dump truck for hauling and dumping landscaping supplies. The truck has a conventional frame and drive train and includes a cab, a truck bed mounted ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6217123 | Dump vehicle with a positively controlled opening gate A dump vehicle with a positively controlled opening gate is disclosed. The vehicle includes a frame, a dump bed mounted on the frame and having a floor, front and side walls and a rear opening through which material can be discharged from the bed, and a g... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6206477 | Yard waste handling apparatus A yard waste handling apparatus includes a trailer or truck with a dump box operably mounted on the forward end thereof and a tailgate pivotally mounted on the rearward end thereof. The tailgate may be pivoted from a vertical position to a loading positio... | 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 |
| 6176673 | Tailgate assembly having side mounted hydraulic cylinders A work machine having a receptacle adapted to receive and carry loads is disclosed. The receptacle has a first lateral sidewall, a second lateral sidewall spaced apart from the first lateral sidewall, and a floor extending between the first lateral sidewa... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6170916 | Tailgate operating assembly A tailgate operating assembly for a dump truck or dump trailer comprises a pair of hydraulic cylinders, one mounted horizontally on each opposite side wall of the cargo box adjacent the upper edge of the pivotally mounted tailgate, connected thereto by pi... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6120079 | Garbage collection and transport system A garbage collection and transport system, in which a garbage vehicle (1) has a horizontal partition (4) for forming two stowage spaces (5, 6) located one above the other, is proposed. So that different types of garbage containers (9) can be emptied, the ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6062801 | Multicombination vehicle and method for transporting a payload in an underground mine A multicombination vehicle and method are provided for transporting a payload, such as a mined metal ore, over the roadways existing in an underground mine. The multicombination vehicle includes a powered towing unit, which may comprise a rigid body truck... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6019431 | Yard waste handling apparatus A yard waste handling apparatus includes a trailer with a dump box operably mounted on the forward end and a tailgate pivotally mounted on the rearward end. The tailgate may be pivoted from a vertical position to a loading position sloped downwardly to th... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5890770 | Dump vehicle with a positively controlled opening gate A dump vehicle with a positively controlled opening gate is disclosed. The vehicle includes a frame, a dump bed mounted on the frame and having a floor, front and side walls and a rear opening through which material can be discharged from the bed, and a g... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5823630 | Pivot lip dump gate A pivot lip dump gate for the dump body of a dump truck, trailer or the like comprises a split gate including a large upper hinged gate portion and a hinged lower gate or lip which serves the double function of guiding contents rearwardly from the dump bo... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5527098 | Tailgate for a recyclable material container mounted on a vehicle chassis An improved tailgate for a recyclable material container mounted on a vehicle chassis includes an upper door normally closing an upper compartment opening and a lower door normally closing a lower compartment opening. The upper door is pivotally connected... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5503462 | Mechanical tiedown for stationary tailgate A dump truck is disclosed, including a tailgate connected to a series of linkages to maintain the tailgate in a stationary position when the dump truck bed is in any position between fully lowered and fully raised. Also, a dump truck is disclosed, includi... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5498067 | Lifting latch hinge for tailgate on refuse hauler/compactor A combination lifting hinge and latching mechanism for a tailgate used on a refuse hauler and compactor. A hydraulically operated lifting hinge is comprised of three principle components, namely, a hydraulic cylinder, a bell crank and a cam plate secured ... | 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 |
| 5407251 | Dump truck tailgate A tailgate assembly is disclosed for use with a dump truck which has a bed, two side walls and a bed opening, and also has an obstruction, such as a tag wheel assembly, spaced relatively closely to the bed opening. The assembly comprises a tailgate pivota... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5281074 | Truck body A truck bed having a longitudinally movable bulkhead for ejecting material carried therein. A cab cover plate is pivotally attached to a carriage coupled to the bulkhead. A mechanism for pivoting the cab cover plate to remove the material carried thereon ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5252020 | Waste segregating collection apparatus A collection system of recyclable waste includes one or more central vehicles loaded by one or more satellite vehicles all which segregate recyclable materials from non-recyclable materials. The central vehicles are loaded through openings matched to the ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5190433 | Structure for center of gravity enhancement for rear loading compactor An improved lower rear transfer brace member for a rear loading compactor type refuse truck body having a continuous lower rear transfer brace member, the truck body being designed to be accommodated on a truck chassis having a pair of spaced, substantial... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5176486 | Combined tailgate and loader assembly for a dump truck A dump truck body has a bed and side walls defining a rear opening which is closed by a tailgate and loader unit removably attached to adaptor brackets inserted into the side walls. The unit includes a U-shaped frame supporting extendable tracks which car... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5174632 | 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.... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5158340 | Tailgate mechanism for rear loading compactor This invention relates to an improved self-aligning automatic or remotely operated system for latching and unlatching the tailgate mechanism of a rear-loading refuse compacting truck which uses the tailgate lifting hydraulic cylinders in conjunction with ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5143496 | Latching system for transfer truck and trailer set In a transfer set, a retention hook rigidly secured for rotation with the tailgate of the truck body for rotation therewith. Entry of the trailer body into the truck body automatically triggers pneumatic elements to lower the truck tailgate causing the re... | 09/01/1992 |
