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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338063 | Trailer damping apparatus and trailer utilizing same A damping apparatus for a gooseneck trailer and a gooseneck trailer are provided. The damping apparatus includes an inner shaft and an outer shaft reciprocable about the inner shaft. A first plate is coupled with the outer shaft. A second plate may be coupled with t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337727 | Dropped deck center beam rail road car A center beam car has a main deck structure extending laterally from a main center sill, a laterally extending top truss structure, and a central vertically oriented web work structure for carrying vertical shear loads between the top truss and the center sill and d... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7287947 | Front loading trailer and method of use A trailer for hauling heavy equipment includes front end loading assembly that allows hitching and loading, a trailer bed, and a set of rear wheels. Longitudinally aligned support beams from the trailer bed, ends terminating at the front end loading assembly. The fr... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7255361 | Load coupling apparatus for a wheeled vehicle A load coupling apparatus for a wheeled vehicle includes load linkage members that pivotally suspend the vehicle and load weight below the axles of the vehicle, allowing limited relative displacement of the axles and the load in the direction of vehicle travel. The ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7207587 | Remote controlled hydraulic gooseneck for tractor trailers A gooseneck for connecting a tractor to a trailer. The gooseneck has a remotely controlled unit for operating the hydraulic and pneumatic systems that provide for moving a slidable king pin plate to different loading positions so as to balance the load for over-the-... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7156591 | High mobility recovery trailer The invention in a preferred form includes a frame assembly having a load bearing surface and a hitch engagement. The hitch engagement includes a lifting bar and a hitch guide. A bogey assembly may be further attached to the frame. The bogey assembly may include a w... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137642 | Load coupling apparatus for a wheeled vehicle A load coupling apparatus for a wheeled vehicle includes load linkage members that pivotally suspend the vehicle and load weight below the axles of the vehicle, allowing limited relative displacement of the axles and the load in the direction of vehicle travel. The ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7100934 | Goose neck trailer A goose neck trailer with a pair of side rails has a goose neck hitch attached to the side rails and defined by two side members extending upwardly and forwardly therefrom and converging inwardly and forwardly to the hitch coupling with a series of cross-members int... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6932372 | Detachable gooseneck trailer hitch A hitch assembly for connecting a front end 21 of a low-loader trailer to a tow vehicle 10 is disclosed. The hitch assembly includes: a first mount 22 located at the front end 21 of the trailer; a second mount 25 longitudinally spa... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6869093 | Trailer and kit A trailer comprises two elongate panels as loading ramp panels. A wheel assembly supports the panels and a trailer drawbar having a first end for connection with a draft vehicle and a second end which is secured with the wheel assembly by a first fastener and a seco... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6767172 | Low loader trailer A modular front loadable low loader trailer 20 for transporting large vehicles is disclosed. The trailer 20 includes: a rear axle module 110 for supporting ground engaging wheels; a rear cross-member module 100 removably connected to the ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6641161 | Apparatus and method for leveling a trailer bed A leveling system for a load hauling trailer which will improve the stability of a payload having a high center of gravity, thereby allowing loads, which would otherwise not be transportable, to be moved over roadways. The leveling system includes a base ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6607342 | Bale transporting apparatus A bale transporting apparatus includes a frame, and ground engaging apparatus mounted on the frame for supporting the frame above a ground surface and permitting movement of the frame across the ground surface. A bed assembly holds collected bales thereon... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6537014 | Dual tilt trailer Ready loading and unloading of objects are provided for by providing for alternating tilting of a bed of a dual tilt trailer in a first loading direction and in a second unloading direction. Ideally, the loading and unloading occur at opposing corners of ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6520728 | System and method for elevating a watercraft An apparatus (10) is provided for elevating a watercraft out of a body of water and maintaining the watercraft at a predetermined elevation over the water or removing the watercraft therefrom for towage behind a vehicle. Apparatus (10) includes a forwardl... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6511092 | Expandable utility trailer system An expandable utility trailer system that included multiple trailer bed sections that are attached together to form a utility trailer of the desired size and disconnectable for storage in a small area. The expandable utility trailer system including a mai... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6425627 | Over the road trailer with adjustable bed configuration An over the road trailer having adjustable sections to provide different trailer configurations. A flat center bed section has a sliding connection at the front with vertical legs of a gooseneck section and a sliding connection at the back with vertical l... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6224082 | Cam action detachable gooseneck trailer A detachable gooseneck trailer (20) having a gooseneck (24) and a detachable trailer deck (22) utilizes a trailer attachment assembly (30) to draw the trailer deck (22) toward the gooseneck (24) during attachment. The attachment assembly (30) includes a p... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5853280 | Semitrailer for vehicle transporation with removable upper platform A semitrailer (1) comprising a front end having a support and lifting mechanism (7), on the undersurface of a chassis (2), for lowering and raising the semitrailer (1) to facilitate loading and unloading of the semitrailer (1) and movement thereof. The se... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5797615 | Heavy equipment trailer with adjustable tower Heavy equipment trailer having a main deck with a rear gooseneck which is connected to a turntable mounted on a lifting tower carried by a dolly positioned to the rear of the deck. The lifting tower is mounted in a box which is suspended between the side ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5775713 | Collapsible goose-neck van trailer A trailer, as part of a tractor-trailer combination, wherein the trailer is an enclosed van having a collapsible goose neck which connects the trailer to the tractor and provides a ramp into the interior of the van, which is a substantially enclosed struc... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5730572 | Bale handling carrier A carrier adapted to be drawn over the ground for handling and transporting bales of hay comprises a rigid framework assembly adapted to be connected to a towing vehicle for transporting a series of bales in side-to-side relationship substantially along t... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5474416 | Flat load trailer This invention relates to a towable trailer, having an inner and outer frame, that function as levers, to lower the load bed horizontally to ground level. The levers are pivotally attached at the rear of the trailer. The trailer has a hinged tongue portio... | 12/12/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5435586 | Tow-high and gooseneck attachment for hauling vehicles A gooseneck and tow-hitch attachment includes a gooseneck, a sliding turntable plate assembly, a tow-hitch lifting assembly, a grab hook and a tow-hitch assembly. The sliding plate turntable assembly permits extension or retraction of the gooseneck and sw... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5433578 | Retractable suspension A vehicle includes at least one pair of wheels and a respective wheel support arm associated with each wheel for supporting the wheel for rotation, one end of each arm being pivotally coupled to the vehicle. A respective suspension component is secured to... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5419577 | Extendable trailer for hauling railroad equipment Trailer having a main frame with a horizontally extending deck and a pair of longitudinally extending rails spaced a predetermined distance apart for receiving flanged wheels of railroad equipment, and a laterally extensible rear subframe assembly connect... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5415425 | Apparatus for coupling a gooseneck hitch to a trailer platform A gooseneck hitch is held in coupled relation with a trailer platform by a pivoted link which is adapted to be rocked rearwardly by hydraulic actuators to raise the forward end of the platform to a transport position and rocked forwardly to lower the forw... | 05/16/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5215425 | Tractor towing apparatus A dolly and a hitch attachment for towing of a tractor vehicle such as a backhoe. The hitch attachment is tied to the front of the tractor vehicle and then connected by a ball and socket type of hitch to the towing vehicle. The tractor vehicle is also fix... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5165836 | Round bale hauler An apparatus for lifting and transporting one or more large bales of material, comprising a trailer to be towed by a towing device and hydraulically powered by an outside source, preferably incorporated in the towing vehicle. The apparatus has tines adapt... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5112182 | Power activated drop-nose trailer The present invention provides a non-articulating low load platform trailer longitudinally divided into three load carrying segments; a rear load platform, a front coupling platform, and an inclined transitional platform between the coupling platform and ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5040815 | Tractor-trailer connection for uneven terrain travel A gooseneck structure is coupled to a tractor via a spherical bearing which compensates for pitch, roll and yaw motions and is coupled to support brackets upon the trailer via a horizontal support beam positioned at the underside of the support brackets. ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4880250 | Attachment kit for mobile flatbed for carrying two vehicles A kit is provided for attaching to a road travelling mobile platform (e.g. a wheeled trailer or a self-propelled vehicle such as a pickup truck or a flatbed truck) suitable for transporting a first vehicle. The kit enables the mobile platform to transport... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4875821 | Front end loading enclosed semi trailer A front end loading enclosed semi trailer (20) and method of loading an enclosed semi trailer. A hitch (24) is present proximate a front end (34) for interconnection to a tractor (22). A wheel assembly (28) supports a back end (26) of the semi trailer (20... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4806065 | Trailer A trailer is disclosed having a forward section, a middle section, and a rearward section. The forward section is adapted to be attached to the fifth wheel of a tractor while the rearward section supports the trailer on a set of wheels. The middle section... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4765638 | Non-ground engaging lifting apparatus for detachable gooseneck trailers The present invention is comprised of cylinders with extensible pistons which extend between first points located on a trailer and second points located on a gooseneck which interconnects the trailer to a tractor. The gooseneck and the trailer are rotatab... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4747746 | Single drop trailer with vertically adjustable center section A "single drop" semi-trailer is provided including front, intermediate and rear sections. The opposite ends of the center section and the adjacent ends of the front and rear sections included coacting anchor structure operative to releaseably anchor the c... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4728114 | Device for raising, lowering and positioning a pintle eye style detachable gooseneck trailer hitch assembly A device is disclosed for raising, lowering and positioning a pintle eye style detachable gooseneck hitch assembly of a trailer. The gooseneck hitch assembly is connected at its forward end to a pintle hook positioned at the rearward end of the truck. A h... | 03/01/1988 |
