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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 |
| 7429159 | End loader bucket attachment The end loader bucket attachment includes a bracket attachable to the side plate of an end loader bucket, and an arm pivoting from the bracket. The pivot is oriented generally vertically to allow the arm to swing in a generally horizontal plane, depending upon the t... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7356949 | Scraping device and a system and a method for collecting materials A scraping device, a system and a method for collecting a material are provided. The scraping device may have a bowl having a first end and a second end. A lip may be positioned at the first end and may cover an opening at the first end. In an embodiment, direct mou... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337564 | Loader coupler or other attachment with adjustable stops A loader coupler or other attachment includes first and second roll-back stops located on opposite lateral sides. The stops include a mounting location such as a boss, a bumper or stop member releasably secured to the mounting location, and optionally one or more sh... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7302871 | Oscillation generating device The invention relates to an oscillation generating device for use in a soil compacter with a tipping moment compensation device. A second unbalance shaft pair with oppositely rotating unbalance shafts is arranged adjacent to a first unbalance shaft pair as a tipping... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7257910 | Impact resistant breaker deployment system for an excavating machine Disclosed is an excavating machine, representatively a tracked excavator, having a boom stick portion on which both an excavating bucket and a hydraulic breaker are mounted for hydraulically driven pivotal movement between first and second limit positions. The bucke... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240441 | Excavator thumb for use with excavator equipment An excavator thumb assembly for use with an excavator having a boom, a hydraulic cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder shaft that extends and retracts from the hydraulic cylinder, and a bucket pivotally attached to an end of the boom and operatively attached to the hydraul... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7172033 | Culvert opening and cleaning apparatus A culvert opening and cleaning apparatus which is designed to be operably mounted to an implement of heavy machinery such as a grader and is further designed to utilize the auxiliary hydraulic connection provided by the implement of heavy machinery. The culvert open... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7117618 | Combination bucket/breaker apparatus for excavator boom stick An excavating machine, representatively a tracked excavator has a boom stick portion on which both an excavating bucket and a hydraulic breaker are mounted for hydraulically driven pivotal movement between first and second limit positions. The bucket may be operated... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111419 | Thumb for a backhoe A digging implement (10) including an extendable linkage (12) including a bucket (14) and a thumb assembly (34) for holding materials in the bucket (14). The thumb assembly (34) is configured to rotate as the linkage (12 | 09/26/2006 |
| 7066275 | Rock separator with beveled tines and removable grates An implement for removing rocks and preparing soil for landscaping or seeding includes a bucket attached to the lift arm of a skidsteer loader by an appropriate hitch mechanism. The bucket includes a frame mounted on the outer end thereof which supports removable an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063114 | Snow mitt/snow glove for snow shovel An envelope of felt (or other fabric resistant to snow adhesion) into which a regular eighteen—twenty-two inch size snow shovel may be inserted, folded over to enclose the shovel and temporarily clasped in place by snaps or Velcro—and reinforceable in the area w... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036252 | Actuating coupler for heavy machinery peripheral attachments A locking device to hold an asphalt milling machine on a loader bucket to increase stability and accuracy of the milling machine and increase the speed at which the loader bucket can transition between directing the milling machine and picking up ground asphalt.... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014385 | Attachment coupling device for heavy machinery An attachment coupling device is designed to releasably connect a variety of attachments to an arm and a push link of heavy machinery such as hydraulic excavators. The attachment coupling device comprises a pair of mounting brackets fixedly secured to the attachment... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6990758 | Scraper and rake attachment for excavator bucket A heavy-duty scraping and rake attachment for excavator buckets for clearing brush-covered earth. The attachment is easily mountable to the bucket, thus avoiding the work and expense of removing the bucket from the arm. The scraper portion provides for offset toothe... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6969226 | Front end loader bucket discharge funnel and distributor A discharge funnel and distributor chute for sand and gravel or other disperse material which is removably attachable to the bucket of a front end loader. Funnel engaging hooks are attached along the front edges of the sides of the bucket and spaced upward from the ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6948267 | Device for optimization of the thickness of an ice layer An ice resurfacing machine laser control is used to optimize the ice layer on an artificial ice track, such as an ice hockey rink and is adapted for use in ice resurfacing machines. The thickness of an ice layer is optimized with a beam for a laser transmitter. The ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6928758 | Trenching tool A trenching tool attachable to the bucket of a front-end loader that is pushed through the soil parallel to the surface having an inclined plate to guide the soil into the bucket. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918448 | Grader A grader for attachment to a lift unit of a material handling vehicle and adapted to spread and smooth particulate material. The grader includes a first horizontally elongate beam adapted to engage, spread and smooth the material and a second horizontally elongate b... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910289 | Scraping device and a system and a method for collecting materials A scraping device, a system and a method for collecting a material are provided. The scraping device may have a bowl having a first end and a second end. A lip may be positioned at the first end and may cover an opening at the first end. In an embodiment, direct mou... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910290 | Excavator bucket with retractable scarifier and improved actuator mounting A device providing a combined bucket and scarifier includes a bucket having a bottom wall, a rear wall, and two side walls coupled to the bottom wall and the rear wall to define an interior space. The bucket has an open front end and the rear wall is generally recta... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6886279 | Loader coupler with adjustable dump and roll-back stops A loader coupler includes first and second dump stops located on opposite lateral sides of the coupler and first and second roll-back stops located on opposite lateral sides of the coupler. Each of the dump and roll-back stops includes a base connected to or formed ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6851588 | Apparatus and methods for converting the load compartment of a vehicle into a water tank According to a disclosed embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for converting the load compartment of a vehicle into a tank for carrying liquids comprises a removable cover assembly configured to cover an upper opening of the load compartment. A pump, which can ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6799385 | Abrasion resistant earth working surface and weld stud An abrasion resistant metal earth working surface having a plurality of spaced hollow open ended cup-shaped abrasion resistant studs welded to the surface which collect particulate material in the hollow open ends of the weld studs, wherein the particulate material ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6751896 | Combination bucket/breaker apparatus for excavator boom stick An excavating machine, representatively a tracked excavator has a boom stick portion on which both an excavating bucket and a hydraulic breaker are mounted for hydraulically driven pivotal movement between first and second limit positions. The bucket may be operated... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6745709 | Replaceable ground engaging tip and wear resistant insert therefor A ground engaging tip for a seed boot attachment for depositing a seed within a furrow. The tip including a conical shape member formed of three generally planar shape side surfaces wherein two of the side surfaces meet to form an inclined leading edge extending fro... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6742291 | Thumb for scooping tool arm The thumb is used on a hydraulic tool arm equipped with a scooping tool for selective co-operation between the scooping tool and the thumb. The thumb has a pair of generally parallel U-shaped lateral forks defining an opening therebetween for engagement of the tool ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6701630 | Power shovel A power shovel (10) for use on a bucket (14) of a front end loader (12) includes no modifications are required to the bucket (14) other than several bolt holes to mount the upper support bracket (24) of the power shovel. Alternatively, the upper support b... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6681505 | Snow plow barrier attachment A snow plow blade includes a selectively extendable barrier attachment. The barrier attachment includes a base pivotally secured to the plow blade and secured to one end of each of a number of flexible members that are also engaged by a retraction mechani... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6671984 | Ripper attachment for an excavation device A ripper attachment (22) for an excavation device (20) includes first and second support members (50, 52) configured for connection to the excavation device (20). In particular, first and second support members (50, 52) are adapted to connect to a couplin... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663339 | Bucket shoe A bucket shoe system for transporting smaller loader buckets within the loader bucket of a backhoe that includes a frame for holding the smaller buckets that is securable to the loader bucket using D-rings and which is provided with a number of slots for ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6662478 | Grading bucket In one embodiment, the present invention includes a grading blade disposed between a pair of holders. An adjusting mechanism is rigidly attached to the grading blade. A threaded connector is used to adjust the vertical position of the grading blade. Each ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6626499 | Device for breaking up the outer layers of the ground For the breaking-up and removal of ground outer layers there serves an device that is constructed as a dredge shovel. On its rear side lying opposite the receiving opening it is provided with a milling and cutting arrangement that has a predetermined mill... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6572324 | Transversely driven projection and retraction assembly A free-floating hydraulic piston cylinder situated in side-to-side orientation in which the piston rod advances from the cylinder which it causes to move in the opposite direction. To the piston rod as well as to the opposite end of the cylinder is connec... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6546650 | Excavator bucket with retractable scarifier A combined bucket and scarifier includes a bucket having a bottom wall, a rear wall, and two side walls coupled to the bottom wall and the rear wall to define an interior space. The bucket has an open front end and a generally smooth lower front edge. A s... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6527497 | Load bearing attachment apparatus for a multipurpose loader bucket A load bearing lift attachment apparatus for a multipurpose loader bucket including a first jaw and a second jaw movably mounted thereto between an opened condition and a closed condition. The lift attachment apparatus includes a lift member formed and di... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523284 | Multi-purpose material handling apparatus A multi-purpose material handling apparatus includes an adapter plate, a support arm extending from the adapter plate, an upper bucket fixedly attached to an end of the support arm, a lower bucket pivotally attached to the support arm, and an actuation me... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6487799 | Removable hitch attachment for earth-moving equipment A removable hitch attachment configured to couple a towable vehicle to the bucket of a piece of earth-moving equipment, the bucket having wall portions terminating in edges that define an opening of the bucket. The removable hitch attachment includes a hi... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6484813 | Bulldozer attachment to facilitate grading A fine grading attachment, adapted to be affixed to a bulldozer and comprising an elongate body having fasteners, adapted to affix the attachment to a bulldozer in a predetermined orientation. In this orientation the length of the elongate body extends al... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6457268 | Edge protection assembly for an implement of a work machine A protection assembly for protecting the base edge and an attached cutting edge of a bucket or other implement of a work machine. The protection assembly is readily attachable and detachable to buckets having both new and worn base and cutting edges when ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6434863 | Excavator bucket with retractable scarifier A combined bucket and scarifier device includes a bucket having a bottom wall, a rear wall, and two side walls coupled to the bottom wall and the rear wall to define an interior space. The bucket has an open front end and a generally smooth lower front ed... | 08/20/2002 |
