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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7118142 | Latching apparatus for sliding closure members A latching apparatus for sliding windows or doors, comprising a striker and a latch assembly. The latch assembly comprises a support, a spring biased latch member slideably retained on the support and movable between a latching position in which it engages the strik... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6916142 | Utility vehicles A utility vehicle for removably mounting and carrying a plurality of different equipment, such as turf maintenance equipment, is provided. The utility vehicle is motorized and has a support frame. A multi-purpose platform is mounted to the support frame. The multi-p... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905174 | Safety support device and method of using A safety support device and an associated method of using the safety support device are disclosed. The safety support device is for securing a dump body pivotally mounted on a truck chassis frame in an elevated position above the chassis frame, in which the safety s... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6755479 | Trailer with tilting bed A trailer for attachment to a hitch of a tow vehicle, the trailer comprising a bed, or some other type of load carrying portion, connected for pivotal movement with respect to the draw bar of the trailer. The bed is movable between a generally horizontal, hauling po... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6733225 | Counter-latch for a self-dumping hopper A counter latch system and method of operation of a hopper having a payload and a latch moveable between a latched position and an unlatched position, the system and method including unlatching a latch of the hopper into the unlatched position and deploying a counte... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6394555 | Four-wheeled utility vehicle A four-wheeled utility vehicle has a body frame; a driver's seat disposed on the body frame; a load-carrying platform having a front end portion and a rear end portion, the load-carrying platform disposed behind the driver's seat; a cabin frame having a r... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6193319 | Handle-propelled, load-carrying land vehicle A handle-propelled, load-carrying land vehicle comprises a frame having two parts, one having wheels and ground-engaging pedestals forward of the wheels, and the other being pivoted to the front of the first part and having a load-carrying receptacle moun... | 02/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5395163 | Utility cart and latch assembly therefor A utility cart (10) for hauling up to at least 1000 pounds includes a plastic carriage (11) having reinforcement ribs (47) extending from and across the bottom thereof to strengthen the carriage (11), an elongated drawbar member (12) to pull the carriage ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5051053 | Tilting bed trailer apparatus with perimeter frame A trailer apparatus having a perimeter frame with a front, rear and intermediate portion thereof includes a trailer hitch attached to the front of the perimeter frame for permitting it to be attached to a towing vehicle. Wheels are rotatably attached to t... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5046774 | Debris catcher A catching device for attachment to the rear of a truck or truck bed preferably for a dump truck arrangement, has a sheet member having attachment and fastening portions which, when suitably applied to the rear of the truck bed, generally prevents debris,... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5033794 | Securing device for dump truck A locking device for a hydraulically operated dump truck secures the lift cylinder against unwanted oscillation when the dump body is in the lowered travel position by securing the top of the cylinder to the doghouse of the dump body. The cylinder is conn... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4880346 | Self-loading truck and tilt bed therefor A remote controlled self-loading truck having a tilt bed equipped with a bed mounted hoist and having fold-down sides, and for mounting on standard truck chassis. An elevated hoist is supported on the tiltable bed adjacent to its forward end for movement ... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4807904 | Riding mower chassis having improved rear portion A riding mower chassis frame comprises a pair of identical beams extending along the chassis at its opposite sides. A one-piece channel-shaped member bridges the beams near the rear of the chassis to give the frame rigidity, provide for laterally swingabl... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4735457 | Freight vehicle with a convertible cargo space Improvements in a freight vehicle having a cargo space convertible from that suitable for handling piece goods to that suitable for bulk material. A conventional cargo space for piece goods has openings for filling and discharging bulk material. A double-... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4699393 | Multi-purpose trailer with universal mounting hitch The present invention relates to a multi-purpose trailer (24) with a universal mounting hitch (26) for use with a garden tractor (22). The multi-purpose trailer (24) includes two U-shaped front ends (36) having horizontally aligned apertures (40) therein ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4514131 | Automatic self-locking roll back carrier for a vehicle The present invention relates to an automatic self-locking roll back carrier of the type that is adapted to be mounted on a vehicle. The roll back carrier includes a sub-frame and a lift frame pivotably mounted thereto. Movably mounted to the lift frame i... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4504184 | Combined hoist-dump assembly for trucks A truck bed is releasably attached to a pair of spaced operating arms, which are mounted on the truck frame either to be moved up and down on the frame with arcuate, translational movement about a pair of spaced, parallel shafts that extend transversely o... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4488756 | Apparatus for elevating a truck body An elevation apparatus for lifting a truck box pivotally mounted on the truck chassis comprises a first main cylinder piston arrangement arranged at the front end of the truck box and a second subsidiary piston/cylinder arrangement provided adjacent the m... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4447089 | Safety latch for extensible lift mechanisms A safety latch mechanism for extensible strut elements mounted on stationary strut members such as are used for farm dump boxes, said latch mechanism including elongated latch bars pivotally mounted at their upper ends on the extensible strut elements for... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4417765 | Dump cart A dump cart is disclosed having a box removably mounted on an axle support and pulled by a drawbar. A latch is mounted on the drawbar to coact with a latch catch on the side of the box. The latch is biased by biasing means such as a spring located within ... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4411572 | Bale transfer carrier A carrier for cylindrical bales of hay utilizes a single, elongate, tubular main body member with an axle and wheels mounted thereto for movement and drafting as a trailer. A plurality of bale supporting cradles are mounted along the main body member at i... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4398768 | Side dump cart A side dump cart useful for carting lengths of pipe and steel in various forms and other items and comprising a frame with wheels, a load-carrying platform tiltably mounted thereon and held from tilting during travel by a latch which is releasable for all... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4373856 | Tie butt handler The self-propelled load carrying vehicle includes a vehicle framework supported by road wheels, and railroad wheels are mounted on the framework and are movable up and down with respect to the framework for supporting the vehicle from the railroad track. ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4343511 | Silage wagon A high capacity wagon for silage and the like has a gravity-assisted rear inclined dumping wall with high ground clearance in both the full open and all intermediate positions. A simplified positive latch mechanism for the dumping wall is biased in the la... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4273382 | Bodyguide and holddown system usable with dump trucks and trailers A bodyguide and holddown system for use with dump bodies mounted on vehicles, such as dump trucks and dump trailers. The system has complementary first and second guide and holddown mechanisms or components. One of the components is connected or affixed t... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4227732 | Pneumatically operated gate for hopper bottoms for bulk handling equipment A hopper gate mechanism for opening and closing the bottom opening of a hopper containing vehicle. The mechanism typically includes two doors hinged along the longitudinal axis of the associated vehicle and fluid pressure actuated motor means for selectiv... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4176881 | Lock device for dump trucks A self acting lock which automatically locks down the dump body of a truck and automatically releases when the body is to be raised. Two pairs of lever arms which are pivoted together cooperate with a single acting hydraulic cylinder to provide a hoist fo... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4168932 | Multiple position vehicle carrying trailer A trailer adapted to carrying a plurality of vehicles, such as snowmobiles, includes a plurality of wheels and a pair of vehicle supporting trailer beds normally disposed in a use position in side-by-side relationship on a frame. Each one of the trailer b... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4084852 | Roll-over protection structure for dump truck A dump truck having a canopy on the dump body which extends over an operator's cab is provided with a latch means for holding the dump body in its lowered transport position and is released only in response to initiating the intentional pivoting of the du... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4079996 | Trailer vehicle for hauling large cylindrical bales of hay A trailer vehicle for hauling large cylindrical bales of hay comprises an elongated rectangular frame supported on an axle and wheels. The frame carries a plurality of rectangular frames in which the transverse members are curved in the form of an arc to ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4029357 | Strut extension lock for dump trucks In a dump truck including a base supporting a dump bucket supported pivotally along one of its upper edges at the upper ends of vertically extending telescoping struts carried by the base, and power devices connected to the top edge of the bucket in trans... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3930681 | Automotive vehicle tilt cab latching devices A tilt cab automotive vehicle has a latching device comprising a toggle clamp operable to clampingly engage a frame portion of the vehicle with a portion of the tilt cab to restrain the cab from inadvertent tilting during normal vehicle operation. Prefera... | 01/06/1976 |
