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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275650 | Method and apparatus for storing grease A double walled container is provided by an inner container that is fitted within an outer container. End flaps are provided on the outer container for engaging the inner container and closing the gap between the inner container and the outer container. The method i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7083060 | Universal dumpster A universal dumpster adapted for use with both front loading and roll-off refuse collection trucks includes a floor, side walls and end walls. The floor, side walls and end walls together define an interior compartment for collecting and containing solid waste. Slee... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7004514 | Safety locking device A locking device for a dumpster container, wherein the dumpster container is movable between an upright storing position and a tilted dumping position. The locking device includes a main locking device moveable between an engaged position, where the main locking dev... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966741 | Tipping apparatus for intermodal container An apparatus for removing bulk cargo from an intermodal container, which includes an upper frame mounted on an intermodal container transfer equipment device, a middle frame mounted on the upper frame and a lower frame mounted on the middle frame with the lower fram... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6921095 | Hand trolley with winch operated lifting carriage A hand trolley includes a chassis formed from side frames comprising parallel frame members, wheels and a base platform provided with a load lifting carriage having a lifting surface. The carriage can be raised from a low position on the base platform to an elevated... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6644907 | Cart that retrieves, transports, lifts and empties waste container A manually-operated cart retrieves a waste container from a compactor and transports the waste container across a support surface to a waste collection receptacle. An operator activates a winch and a belt that extends from the winch to a base frame lifts ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6354784 | Mechanically handling flowable material A rigid pallet base has a rigid frame provided with rigid supports within which frame there are pivoted rigid flaps also provided with rigid supports. The flaps are held closed during loading by contact between the ground and the supports on the flaps. Th... | 03/12/2002 |
| 5951230 | Self dumping hopper with container locking mechanism A self dumping hopper includes a base; a container having a pair of runners sized and configured to enable the container to rock upon the base, along a path and between a non-dumping rest position and a rearwardly angled dumping position; a guide assembly... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5310302 | Dumping hopper and trailer washing stand A dumping hopper and truck trailer washing stand used in connection with cleaning the interior of a truck trailer. The hopper and stand together form a trailer washing apparatus. The stand includes support legs that extend from a ground surface to a platf... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5306110 | Apparatus for dumping the contents of a drum Apparatus for dumping the contents of a container, for example, a drum, includes a first frame for receiving tines of a fork lift, a second frame for receiving a drum pivotally mounted on the first frame and a latch secured to the second frame. The latch ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5288195 | Incinerator ash dumping container A dumping container for collecting, transporting and dumping primarily ashes removed from an incinerator. A pair of pivoted fore and aft frame members, of hollow box like crossection engage the tines of a manual cable operated hoist. The cable hoist provi... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5011360 | Self-emptying container The self-emptying container has relatively moveable parts (10, 11, 40, 41) normally secured together by a latch mechanism. In one embodiment, the container has an upright body (10) and a pivotal base (11). In another embodiment the body is a tipping skip ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4505631 | Method and apparatus for dumping containers The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for dumping the contents of a container. A container dumping apparatus according to the present invention includes a frame and a carrier positioned on the frame for movement relative to the frame. Th... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4501526 | Apparatus for conveying a solid or liquid material, especially for charging a shaft furnace The present invention is concerned with a conveying apparatus especially to be used for charging a shaft furnace. The apparatus comprises a transferring device consisting of at least one carriage accommodating at least two skips with open tops. At the upp... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4408946 | Dumping hopper The application discloses a design for an automatically dumping hopper for use with a forklift. The hopper is designed for a 1-man operation with the operator transporting stacking and dumping the hopper without leaving the forklift seat and without the u... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4405278 | Self-emptying dump box A box or container for transporting and disposing of trash is constructed to be operated by the action of a forklift truck alone without the addition of special accessories and so constructed as to have a low overall height making it suitable for placemen... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4403901 | Dump bin A dump bin having a housing including a floor and a plurality of upstanding sides, a sleeve vertically mounted on one of the sides, a slidable rod in the sleeve, a pair of aligned shafts extending outwardly from opposite sides for receiving bearings mount... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4385860 | Fork lift attachment A barrel handling and dumping device for use with a fork lift truck comprises a barrel support plate and a pair of laterally spaced rearwardly extending bracket arms hinged to their front edges to the underface of the support plate and overlying the fork ... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4348147 | High-level dumping apparatus A high-level dumping apparatus including an upright frame, a carriage vertically movable on said frame by a linear motor, and a load carrying chute assembly having an upward and rearward projecting tilt arm supported by a laterally shiftable lift member o... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4348153 | Rock box A rock box which mounts in front of a farm tractor and is suitable for loading, transporting and dumping rocks. The rock box can be lowered, tilted and raised by a single hydraulic cylinder and can be operated from the operator's seat of the farm tractor.... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4280779 | Method and apparatus for emptying the contents of a container A container dumping mechanism includes first and second sides. A carrier is positioned on the frame for movement relative thereto. The carrier includes a mechanism for supporting a container to be dumped. A dumping assembly is operably connected to the ca... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4152979 | Lid unit for a refuse compactor A lid unit for a refuse compactor which includes a bin having a power-actuated compacting blade therein; the lid unit comprising a flat, dual-section lid supported on the bin in normally closing relation thereto, the lid embodying a front section and a re... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4063658 | Slag pot carrier A carrier having a wheeled, open-ended, frame pivotally the frame and cradle can be maneuvered around a pot and under projections on the pot. A pair of primary linear actuators on the frame are coupled through levers and links so as to cause the cradle to... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4009790 | Side-dumping slag pot carrier A rubber-tired in-plant slag pot and scrap box carrier utilizes a tractor unit and a trailer unit comprising a load-carrying bridge and rear idler wheels, which latter are mounted individually to permit the trailer unit to straddle the load. From the brid... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3980191 | Motor truck with plural container handling mechanism A multiple bucket loader-unloader mechanism for handling a plurality of heavy bulk cargo buckets on an elongated truck chassis, said chassis including a frame and bed long enough to hold at least two such buckets and the mechanism including a motor driven... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3966068 | Powered vehicle with controls for loading, unloading and discharge tilting of a separable container An independent container provided with its own wheels for movement on a support surface and which is carried about on the bed of a truck, is unloaded, loaded, and tilted for discharge with respect to the truck by a mechanism employing a fixed or collapsib... | 06/29/1976 |
