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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042875 | Center door assembly for dump bed and method of removing retractable door therein A center door assembly for a dump bed and a method for removing the door from the dump bed. A frame is mounted in a wall of the dump bed and has a pair of opposite and spaced apart channels. A pair of elastomeric inserts are removably mounted in the channels. A retr... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7731297 | Tailgate-securing dump apron for dump trucks A dump apron for a dump truck, the apron pivotally mounted around a lower end of the dump opening at the rear of the dump body, and movable in response to the tilt position of the dump body between a lower flow-channeling position and a raised tailgate-securing posi... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7350872 | Gravity discharge grain wagon having an adjustable discharge chute assembly A wheel supported grain wagon includes a container with sloping side walls extending to an incline bottom wall, and a gravity discharge opening is formed within one of the side walls adjacent the bottom wall. A door panel is supported by tracks for movement between ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7201453 | Mortar buggy with stake bed assembly A mortar buggy with stake bed assembly provides a removable flat heavy duty base platform and a rear panel that can be fitted onto the chassis of an existing mortar buggy or similar conveyance in place of a hopper. The stake bed assembly provides removable front and... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185953 | Surface sweeping machine with a dump door and chute actuating mechanism A dump hopper for a road sweeper includes a dump door, a debris guide chute, and an actuating mechanism for pivoting the dump door and debris chute between travel and dumping positions. The dump door is sandwiched between a hopper and the guide chute in the travel p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7140211 | Tamper detection security for a tank trailer This invention relates to a security system aimed at closing and locking a cover of an opening of a tank trailer to avoid any tampering of its content and to prove that the content of the tank has not been tampered. The security system comprises a locking member mov... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7063496 | Dolly device for loading containers A dolly device for loading and unloading a container which comprises a control frame that pivots among a plurality of operational positions such that the control frame facilitates the loading or unloading of the container and supports the container while being trans... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6966415 | Rollable support for a cement-pouring chute An apparatus for rollably supporting a cement-pouring chute having a support structure cooperatively engageable with a cement-pouring chute for supporting the chute and directing the pouring of cement therefrom. The support structure is angularly adjustable to allow... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6908089 | Wheelbarrow chute attachment A semi-enclosed pouring chute attachment for a wheelbarrow. The attachment sits on the front of the wheelbarrow and is secured by upper side channels and either rope of shock/bungee cords from the sides of the attachment to the handles of the wheelbarrow. In an alte... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905175 | Bidirectional side dump trailer with improved tub lift system A directional side dump trailer having a wheeled frame for supporting a containment tub for receiving material to be dumped, which tub is releasably attached to the frame by locks, and at least a pair of power cylinders secured to the tub and the trailer and located... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6863351 | Bi-directional autonomous truck A bi-directional autonomous truck. The truck includes a drive-train including one or more drive wheels, the drive-train having drive characteristics that are substantially the same whether the drive wheels rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. The drive characterist... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6854808 | Materials transport container A materials transport container having a floor and two opposed upwardly extending side walls and a front wall. The container is supported to enable tilting for unloading of material from a rear end. The container has a substantially continuous and smooth hard faced ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6834917 | Self-discharging freight container for bulk solids A self-discharging freight container for bulk solids of the type which discharge by tilting to that a hinged wall and a floor become coplanar, as a container braced by a pair of triangulating braces adjacent the hinge. Rams extending from the static frame push again... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6659565 | Motorized hand truck for driving and steering a wheeled accessory A hand truck is provided with at least one wheel which is driven and is steerable. A wheeled accessory is removably connected to the hand truck to be powered and directed in response to operation of the hand truck.... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6641223 | Articulated hauler An articulated hauler, such as a dumper, is disclosed. The hauler includes a vehicle part housing or carrying the drive engine, and a load-bearing vehicle part. The vehicle parts are pivotably interconnected about a vertical pin. The load-bearing vehicle ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6619754 | Power buggy A power buggy is configured to be safe, stable, easy to control, and comfortable. Frequently-used controls, such as a dump control, a kill switch, and a directional control, are located at or very near handgrips of an operator's handle so as to permit the... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6578925 | Bi-directional autonomous truck A bi-directional autonomous truck. The truck includes a drive-train including one or more drive wheels, the drive-train having drive characteristics that are substantially the same whether the drive wheels rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. The drive c... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568763 | System for controlling operation of cylinder of vehicle A system for controlling an operation of a cylinder comprises: a hoist cylinder displacing a member to be driven such as vessel of a dump truck in a vertical direction; a directional control valve for switching the cylinder so as to take a first position ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6520590 | Elastically deformable truck bed hopper for mining dump truck of frontal wall, protective blinder and bottom of curved surfaces A truck bed hopper of a mining dump truck that is capable of elastic deformation when it is subject to the loading or unloading of material, built preferably of structural or of wear and tear steel, where the general structure of the bed hopper is curved.... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6409273 | Tracked motorized carrier with accessory attachment drive A tracked carrier(10) having a frame(6) and a handle(1) secured to the frame. The handle(1) has a proximal and a distal end thereto and may have a pair of downwardly depending support elements. The handle(1) has a brake lever(2) for controlling brakes mou... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6217122 | Dual use vehicle with rolling hopper and method A dual use belly dumping and end dumping vehicle is provided, including a frame, having left and right side beams connected together to form an opening therebetween. The frame is mounted on rear wheels for transport. A hopper with sides, ends and an opena... | 04/17/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6092966 | Multi-purpose dump unit for vehicles A multiple purpose dump unit designed to be mounted on a vehicle for hauling, dumping, spreading and the collection of refuse as well as for distributing salt, sand and other aggregates. The unit has a single dump body with a sloping, fixed endgate and a ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6082827 | Multidirectional dumping apparatus for a conveying system A dumping apparatus for a conveying system for transporting a load from one site to another site at which the load is dumped from the apparatus includes a carriage which is supportable by a track for movement therealong and a dump bed which is supported b... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6074159 | Truck box divider A truck box divider is installed in a truck box to divide the box into a front chamber and a rear chamber for carrying different materials, for example seed and fertilizer. The divider includes a V-shaped divider mounted midway along the box with the apex... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6022068 | Lightweight body for a dump truck A lightweight body for a dump truck includes a floor with a pair of opposed spaced upwardly extending side walls coupled thereto. An upwardly extending front wall is included and coupled to the floor between the side walls to thereby create a space for ca... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5947347 | Material bagging apparatus A material filling apparatus which can be installed between the end of a cargo box and the tailgate of a dump truck. The attachment is adapted to engage, on its forward side, the latch mechanism at each side of the cargo compartment and, on its rearward s... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5873396 | Sandbag-filling apparatus A vehicle comprising a motor for providing drive power to the vehicle, a hydraulic system powered by the motor, a container for containing a bulk quantity of fluent matter, and matter-dispensing apparatus comprising the hopper for receiving fluent matter ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5826947 | Fold-out chute extension for a shuttle dumping transport vehicle for harvested cotton A vehicle for transporting and dumping loads of particulate material comprising a vehicle frame having spaced, ground engaging wheels extending therefrom, and angularly upstanding spaced frame members projecting upward from the vehicle frame; a dump baske... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5671979 | Vehicle having a containment vessel and auger discharge device A self-unloading vehicle having a pivotable material containment vessel and an auger discharge device structurally coupled to the vessel to discharge the contents of the vessel. The material containment vessel includes a convex rear wall with an opening t... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5551759 | Dual use materials transport vehicle with belly-dumping and improved end-dumping capabilities and method of construction A dual use belly-dumping and end-dumping vehicle includes a frame mounted on wheels for transport and a pivotable hopper carried in the frame. A lower pivot element is mounted to the frame with a corresponding lower pivot engaging element mounted on the h... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5458451 | Trailer dumper A portable low-profile tipper for dumping the contents from a trailer containing a dumpable material, includes a towable elongated and angled frame having a portion resting on the ground during dumping for greater stability. A deck is pivotally attached a... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5397172 | Truck body with integrated conveyor system A dump truck having an endless-conveyor structurally integrated into the bottom of the dump body, a conveyor hood opening in the tailgate of the dump body in longitudinal alignment with the conveyor and a conveyor hood mounted within the conveyor hood ope... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5380142 | Drop chute extension for a shuttle dumping transport vehicle for harvested cotton A drop chute extension for unloading a shuttle dumping transport vehicle for harvested cotton bolls extends the length of the conveyor dump side wall when unloading the transport vehicle. The extension of the conveyor dump side wall allows cotton to be du... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5354165 | Frameless container transport dump trailer A dump trailer for the transportation of containers including a frameless trailer frame to receive and hold a rail transportable container for overland transport. A support system engageable on a fifth wheel of a tractor having a telescopically extensible... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5344271 | Trailer dumper A portable low-profile tipper for dumping the contents from a trailer containing a dumpable material, includes a towable elongated and angled frame having a portion resting on the ground during dumping for greater stability. A deck is pivotally attached a... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5326156 | Trailer construction An improved tractor-trailer assembly utilizes a trailer bottom wall having a drop center portion which is located rearwardly of the longitudinal midpoint of the trailer. The bottom wall of the cargo container is attached to and suspended from the upper ed... | 07/05/1994 |
