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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7517183 | Gondola tipping system A gondola tipping system for tipping a pivotally mounted container includes a frame having a substantially horizontal beam, a trolley translatable across the beam, a winch mounted on the beam, and a lower block connectable to the pivotal container, the lower block b... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7114909 | Trailer-tilting, load-discharge apparatus and method A trailer unloading system anchors one or more trailers to a deck, with, or without tractor attached. The sides of the trailers are free to pivot from a top, longitudinal, pivot axis once unlatched from the edge of the trailer floor. The deck tilts the trailers side... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6835041 | High capacity bulk material transportation and discharge method and system System for transporting and unloading bulk materials, wherein a side-dumping container is mounted on a railroad car. A tilting mechanism at the unloading site tilts one side of the container on the car to unload bulk materials into a hopper through a top-hinged door... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6579054 | Shape-modifiable transition chute for trailer tipper A trailer tipper is disclosed for dumping material from the rear of a trailer which includes a main frame, a tipping deck mounted at one end of the main frame for supporting the trailer during pivotal movement of the tipping deck from a lowered position t... | 06/17/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5080548 | Trailer dumper A portable low-profile tipper for dumping the contents from a trailer containing a dumpable material, includes a towable elongated frame having a back end with a deck pivotally attached thereto. The deck has a backstop for positioning the trailer during d... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4221309 | Ladle tilting apparatus In casting apparatus, a device is provided for the rapid exchange of a ladle to be tilted during the casting operation about a horizontal axis situated at its lip. In this device, a carriage can be run up and down on a stationary guide support which is cu... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4113120 | Container handling and transporting apparatus A trash container with a bustle and a bustle actuator is removeably carried on a vehicle with a tiltable chassis. The container has a generally box like configuration and a moveably trash compacting side pivotally connected to the container. The vehicle c... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4061235 | Vehicle with side dumping mechanism over the top rail A side dumping container vehicle comprising a chassis having front, rear and side portions. A pair of side dumping arms are connected near one side portion of the chassis at the front and rear portions of the chassis. These side dumping arms are reinforce... | 12/06/1977 |
