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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7153059 | Boat ramp improvements The new boat ramp has a ladder-style frame having C-shaped elongated lateral side rails held in spaced apart parallel condition by C-shaped cross support beams. One end of the frame is a water end and the other end is a shore end. At least six hull roller assemblies... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7111826 | Pulling apparatus An apparatus includes a sleeve comprising a nub, the sleeve sized to receive a bar. The apparatus further includes a movable spindle with a bracket. The bracket is sized to fit over either of the bar and the nub. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6382898 | Boat loading and carrying apparatus for vehicles An apparatus for loading and retaining for transport, an article, such as a boat, onto a vehicle, particularly a pickup truck. The apparatus comprises a pivoting rear frame member and a forward supporting frame member attached to the truck. The rear frame... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6261046 | Refuse collection vehicle with safety hooks A refuse collection vehicle comprising a vehicle body supported by wheels and a hopper secured to the vehicle body. The hopper has a bumper lip at the rear thereof of a fixed height to which are secured at least two safety hooks. The safety hooks help pre... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6200085 | Transport system for farm combines and other large vehicles A transport system for farm combines and other large wheel and track mounted equipment. A trailer for the equipment is constructed by a lightweight manner by providing its frame with narrowly spaced side rails separated by a distance less than the width o... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6126378 | Multi-purpose, low-load angle trailer with laterally extendable winch arms A self-loading trailer has a flat deck that can be raised and lowered between a horizontal transport position and a downwardly and rearwardly inclined loading position. A pair of winches adjacent the front end of the deck are normally maintained in a stow... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5863173 | Vehicular deck attachment and assembly A vehicle for supporting cargo in two tiers includes a lower frame for supporting cargo at a lower level and an upper frame for supporting cargo in an elevated position above the lower frame. The vehicle includes a forward support tower and a rear support... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5853185 | Pontoon boat loader A pontoon boat loader to assist in the loading of a pontoon boat onto a trailer. The pontoon boat loader includes a pair of upwardly extending guide posts which may be pulled apart to engage the interior side of each pontoon in order to induce alignment o... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5820328 | Integrated system for removal and replacement of basketed material within duct work or air preheater rotors A system for removing and replacing heat exchange baskets for radially loaded air preheaters. The system includes a platform having a horizontal upper surface for supporting the heat exchange baskets. The upper surface is substantially alignable with each... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5607279 | Towing lift accessory A boom accessory for a flatbed tow truck includes a frame that is lockable onto a power underlift hoist of the truck by retraction of a ram of the hoist against the frame. The frame includes a base for engagement on the ram, an upwardly and rearwardly ext... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5562400 | Self-propelled lifting apparatus A self propelled tube bundle extractor includes a mainframe which has four hydraulically actuated wheel assemblies for propulsion and steering. An extraction frame is mounted on the main frame and is operable to translate in three directions, up and down,... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5549438 | Universal covered trailer A universal covered trailer comprising a frame with a tongue having retractable extension sections and comprises a housing having a top wall, two side walls, a bottom with a removable floor mountable therein, and a door attached to the top wall and adapte... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5507514 | Dockable container chassis A dockable container chassis has a slidable bunk for carrying the container between transport and docking positions. This chassis may be used as the lead trailer of a "B train" or as a single semi-trailer. When the chassis is the lead trailer, a fifth whe... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5447408 | Boat trailer overhead carrying device A boat carrying device comprising two outside ramps and a center ramp attachable to two outside support rails and a center rail, respectively. A winch located at the front bumper of a vehicle is attached to a boat on a trailer and pulled up the ramps and ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5417447 | Single place personal watercraft trailer A boat trailer having a wheel and axle supported frame including a pair of V-shaped cross members supporting a pair of elongated, laterally spaced bunks for supporting a single personal watercraft, a tongue unit longitudinally adjustably attached to the f... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5273391 | Bow winch stand A bow stand for a boat trailer has a swingable bow arm assembly pivotally mounted on the bow stand post or column. A base plate permits mounting on the trailer tongue and a winch plate on the top of the post positions the boat winch above the base plate. ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5261778 | Universal aircraft tug assembly An aircraft tug assembly is provided for moving an aircraft on the ground. The tug assembly includes a self-propelled chassis responsive to operator control. A cradle assembly is pivotally attached to a front portion of the chassis. The cradle assembly ha... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5213466 | Multifunction loading and recovery apparatus An improved multi-function loading and recovery apparatus for pallets, containers and the like having simple, effective design which enables efficient operation in a wide variety of recovery and loading operations.... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5154564 | Portable launcher-unloader for boat trailers A portable device for launching-unloading a boat (24) from a boat trailer (10) wherein a winch rope snap (46) is snapped in to a boat bow eye (26) and a winch rope (36) is extended through a swivel pulley (38) attached to the rear trailer frame cross memb... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5123799 | Trailer loading apparatus A vehicle including a support bed mounts a framework to include a winch assembly, wherein the winch assembly is operative through spaced pivot legs pivotally mounted to the support bed to direct a trailer positioned rearwardly from the framework in a firs... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5069595 | Loader and carrier apparatus for boat and trailer The loader and carrier apparatus for boat and trailer includes a support framework having two side rail members with stake pocket engaging stubs and a front lower cross member, formed to lay atop and be supported only by the side and front walls of the pi... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5066188 | Apparatus for loading and unloading open top railroad cars An apparatus for loading and unloading open top railroad cars (46) utilizing a conventional material handling equipment item attached to a slidable structure (20). The material handling equipment item is equipped with a boom structure (64) and material ha... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5064336 | Winch assembly for boat trailer A winch assembly for mounting on a boat trailer having a casing substantially enclosing the conventional winch apparatus, and including adjustable mounting provisions for maintaining the winch strap in alignment with and close proximity to a bow stop for ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5040937 | Boat trailer and jack stand winch assembly A boat trailer having a frame with a tongue section at the front end, a pair of transversely spaced frame members at the rear end, a wheel and axle unit supporting the trailer rear end, a unit mounted on the frame for supporting a boat thereon, fore and a... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5022809 | Truck for alternately handling bulk and palletized cargo A dump truck or trailer has a side hinged rear door and longitudinal rails for wheeled pallets in order that it may be used, alternatively, for hauling comminuted or palletized cargo. A winch and cable system is provided to assist in movement of the palle... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5010933 | Log skidding vehicle A vehicle is provided for skidding timber. Conventional skidders are generally large tracked or rubber tired vehicles having a fixed frame to which a towing cable is attached. The cable load applied to such skidders is rearward of the rear wheels tending ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4984961 | Method for handling and transporting logs from felling site to consumer, and road vehicle for carrying out the method The invention relates to a method for handling and transporting logs from felling site to consumer, the logs being loaded at the felling site on a cross-country vehicle (1) which carries the logs to a landing where they are unloaded and loaded anew, viz. ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4979865 | Loading and unloading apparatus for pickup trucks Apparatus for loading and unloading materials onto and from a truck bed includes a corner-mounted swivel hoist mechanism which is releasably clamped to the walls of the truck bed and includes an upper swivel boom member and a lower winch assembly having a... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4946333 | Assembly for moving and guiding a vehicle onto and off of a bed of a towing vehicle A control assembly for moving and guiding a vehicle onto and off of a bed of a towing vehicle includes a plurality of anchors affixed to the bed at various spaced apart locations and pin mounted pulleys releasably received in selected ones of those anchor... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4932830 | Motor vehicle and boat trailer An automobile/boat trailer for transporting an automobile with a boat supported above the automobile. Four corner vertical support columns are mounted on a trailer having standard rails for supporting an automobile. A boat trailer cradle is mounted so as ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4802685 | Winch assembly for use with a boat trailer or the like A boat trailer having a frame, wheel unit, an adjustably mounted winch unit including a keel engaging member, an elongated second keel engaging member pivotally mounted on the frame rearwardly of the winch unit and self-centering to engage a longitudinal ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4790713 | Articulated motorcycle carrier A motorcycle carrier is conformed to extend on an incline from the back of a vehicle in its first position and to articulate to a vertical alignment at the back of the vehicle in its second position. This articulation is achieved by translating one end of... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4754825 | Game sled The game sled of the instant invention includes an elongate, game carrying box which has spaced apart, substantially parallel sides and a planar base. The forward end of the box is streamlined for easy movement over and around obstructions. The game sled ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4743158 | Portable towing trailer A portable vehicle towing trailer is small enough and light enough for one person to put it in and take it out of a pickup truck. A winch is mounted for slidable movement along a beam supported by a wheeled axle, and the axle is connected to the mounting ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4697976 | Boat trailer A boat trailer including a triangular frame comprised of a pair of identical, integrally formed frame sections connected by threaded fasteners. The running gear assembly and boat supporting structure is attached to the frame by fasteners to form a durable... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4673328 | Lift/tilt-bed trailer A lift/tilt-bed trailer. Apparatus is described for either raising from or lowering to the ground a trailer bed in a single step while maintaining a substantially horizontal attitude relative thereto, or for tilting the trailer bed which is normally posit... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4636130 | Railroad track trailer A railroad track trailer for carrying replacement rail sections along a railroad track, which reduces the problems of having a trailer which will tend to jump off the track, when going around curves, and which includes support systems that ease the abilit... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4553897 | Float means for connecting the winch line of a boat trailer to a boat A boat trailer having a winch at its forward end, and a pivotal rod at its rearward end with a float on the rod for raising it from a generally horizontal position toward an upright position as the trailer is backed into the water. The rod has an eye for ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4455118 | Opposed cylinder cable hoist mechanism Hoist mechanism for a truck vehicle of the type having a pivotally movable load support frame. Opposed piston hydraulic cylinders are carried by the load support frame. Each of the hydraulic cylinders has a piston rod to which is attached a rotatable shea... | 06/19/1984 |
