Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182194 | Refuse vehicle packing system The present disclosure is directed to a refuse collection vehicle including a vehicle body for receiving, compacting, transporting and ejecting refuse materials of a type using a packer panel that operates reciprocally along in said vehicle body with a connected fol... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8100625 | Conveyor trailer A conveyor trailer includes a trailer and a conveyor system. The conveyor system includes one or more belts movably mounted in the trailer. At least one bulkhead is connected to the belts. The bulkhead includes a drive assembly. At least one drive element is mounted... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8033776 | Pickup truck bed slider A slide which slides along a retainer attached to the bed of a pickup truck. The slide has a rearward end proximate the tail gate and a forward end proximate the cab of the truck. The rearward end preferably has gripping features allowing a user to easily grasp the ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7540701 | Cargo transportation box body with cargo handling device A cargo transporting box body with a cargo-handling device for cargo unloading or loading, the box body having on its bottom a floor board movable, and a movable partition wall on the floor board such that, when the movable partition wall is latched, only the floor ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7320572 | Cargo unloading apparatus and method An apparatus and method to facilitate unloading material from the cargo area (e.g. bed) of a vehicle. The apparatus may include a flexible member placed to line the bottom of the cargo area before a load is placed therein. After moving the vehicle to a desired locat... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7147423 | Material ejection system for a vehicle In combination, a vehicle including a body having a floor and generally upright walls and a material ejection system for the vehicle including a generally flexible floor mounted adjacent to and generally covering the floor of the vehicle when in extended position. A... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7118320 | Multiple compartment waste collection container The present invention relates to a refuse collection system for use in association with a transport vehicle. The system comprises a container having multiple internal compartments and a refuse-receiving trough divided into a plurality of trough-shaped receptacles, e... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111908 | Material/equipment handling assembly A trailer assembly includes a body having a plurality of sidewalls for defining a cavity therebetween. Selected sidewalls are pivotally coupled to the body and selectively adaptable between loading and unloading positions and another sidewall defines a substantially... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7044704 | Portable load lifting bed The invention relates to a portable load lifting bed including a base frame and a bed frame moveably mounted for movement between an upper position and a lower position. A plurality of guides connect the bed to the base frame and at least one actuator provides force... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6837668 | Load carrying body A floor constituted by a flexible belt (23), resting on the upper surface of a loadbearing base, has one end connected to a headboard (17) and the other end connected to a winch (28). A cable (33) has one end connected to the headboard an... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6776570 | Refuse receptacle having a charging hopper and moving floor and method therefor A material handling apparatus comprising a charging hopper having an upper first opening through which material can be loaded into the charging hopper and a lower second opening through which material can be discharged from the charging hopper. The apparatus include... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6679371 | Vehicle comprising loading and unloading apparatus A vehicle including loading and unloading apparatus, which includes a loading platform that can be moved by a driving mechanism. The loading platform includes an endless belt, which is passed over support rollers, and a head partition extending substantia... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6632066 | Carrying and loading/unloading apparatus A carrying and loading/unloading apparatus including a slide plate adapted to reciprocally move on a bottom plate such as that of a truck bed, a partition plate provided on the slide plate and the partition plate side ends securable to right and left bed ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6350099 | Device for transporting basket products A conveyor system for transporting products such as baskets of fruits and vegetables on the back of a truck. The system has a plurality of tracks attached to opposite sides of the truck cargo area upon which ride shelves which have wheels to support the s... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6129500 | Reciprocating conveyor In a trailer, a conveyor comprises a floor and two walls, each comprising a band and series of rollers. All the rollers of the walls are identical. The rollers of the floor are not. The first roller of the floor, at the discharge end, has a diameter large... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5823728 | Segmented residential front loading refuse collection vehicle A segmented residential front loading refuse collection vehicle for collecting recyclable waste materials includes a frame and bed pivotally mounted on the frame, the bed having a front, a rear, a top, and a bottom. A fixed wall extends vertically from th... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5584524 | Liner for truck bed A liner for the loading and unloading of objects for use with a rear-opening truck bed. In use, the liner lies flat and occupies virtually the entire surface area of the truck bed. The liner can be gripped and pulled towards the rear opening of the truck ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5170968 | Arrangement for loading a cargo compartment, in particular that of an aircraft, with piece goods An arrangement for loading of a cargo compartment (3), in particular that of an aircraft fuselage (1), with piece goods, is proposed, consisting of a conveying device (9) in the form of a number of high-tensile belts (10) located at intervals from one ano... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5163801 | Cargo loading device for an airplane A loading device for loading and unloading of a loading space comprising a framework having longitudinal profile strips and transverse coal-fibre foils between which a slide cloth is positioned. A partition limits the loading space and is connected to a t... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5143508 | Cargo carrying vehicle having a movable bulkhead located therein A cargo carrying vehicle 10 including a body 12, a movable bulkhead 34 mounted in the interior 14 of the body 12 for movement relative to the body 12, and a plurality of inexpensible cables for stabilizing the movable bulkhead 34 against pivotal movement ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5067868 | Swing ejector for rear loading compactor An improved pivoting ejector mechanism is disclosed for use in a rear-loading refuse compacting and hauling truck which adds a significant amount of useful refuse stowage capacity.... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5009564 | Cargo carrying vehicle having a movable bulkhead located therein A cargo carrying vehicle including apparatus for unloading cargo from the vehicle by the general method of (1) shuttling a flat plate that covers a portion of the floor back and forth longitudinally and (2) preventing the cargo being unloaded from followi... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4927316 | Cargo space utilization A moving floor for a vehicle, trailer or container body especially for fitting on top of the floor of same, which moving floor provides maximum load entry height at the rear door frame/loading aperture of the body and improved load space utilization withi... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4718806 | Cylindrical bale loading and transport apparatus A cylindrical bale loading and transport apparatus for being towed by a conventional tractor or the like having a hydraulic system. The apparatus (10) includes a frame (12) which carries wheels (14) to facilitate movement of the apparatus (10) over a supp... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4505632 | Compact loader-trammer Material handling apparatus comprises a mobile frame defining a longitudinal axis and a raised load compartment on the mobile frame substantially in alignment with said longitudinal axis, and having open front and rear ends. A material handling bucket is ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4384816 | Dump truck In a dump truck, the most efficient way of raising the container body is to apply a lifting force to the end of the body remote from the pivot point. In some applications it is difficult to do so because of height restrictions and it is particularly diffi... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4353676 | Bunker for tunnel boring The open topped telescoping bunker body is filled from above and material in the body can be discharged when the tail gate at the rear is opened. A double acting push plate is used to push material through the open tail gate and material falling into the ... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4249843 | Apparatus for loading, unloading and stacking hay bales Apparatus for loading, unloading and stacking hay bales utilizing a load carrying vehicle with an elevatable and tiltable bed and a powdered headboard or pusher means mounted on the bed capable of traversing the length of the bed; and an independently pow... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4234130 | Hydraulic cylinder assembly for two-stage discharge on manure spreader A hydraulically operated conveying mechanism for a manure spreader composed of a fore-and-aft shiftable floor extension that is supported on a fixed floor of the spreader box and a transverse vertical push-off supported to shift fore-and-aft on the extens... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4111485 | Dump truck with telescoping container body A dump truck having a telescoping container body which is initially telescoped to a reduced length to discharge a portion of the load therefrom in response to the telescoping action and thereafter elevated to discharge the remainder of the load in the man... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4094421 | Device for unloading of timber The present invention concerns a device for unloading timber stacked on a support, for instance on timber bunks of a vehicle, said device comprising at least one elongated flexible element, such as a chain, line or the like, which loosely passes beneath s... | 06/13/1978 |
| 3991493 | Floor structure for earthmoving scraper A scraper for earth moving purposes including an open-fronted bowl formed of a pair of laterally spaced vertical side sheets having a fixed floor section at the rear thereof, and a blade base at the front, defining a discharge opening between them. A roll... | 11/16/1976 |
