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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182195 | Protective pillow A pillow for towing a vehicle is provided, the pillow comprising an inflatable bladder having a top, a bottom, and sides, a valve for inflating and deflating the bladder, and the bottom of the pillow having a wheel lift conforming attachment for conforming to a whee... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8047758 | Universal folding boom trailer A Universal Folding Boom Trailer (30) for transporting multiple vehicles provides a safe and legal manner for towing. The trailer (30) includes a winch (44) for loading and unloading the towed vehicles (32, 34, 36) and can act alone as a ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8011873 | Double cylinder tilt recovery system The current invention is a portable wheel lift device for lifting and towing vehicles comprising a boom which pivots up and down for connecting to and raising a portion of a vehicle which is to be towed. The invention comprises a mounting frame adapted to be attache... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7950892 | Side puller accessory frame for a car carrier and for a tow truck A side puller accessory frame for a tow truck having a cab and a truck frame mounts to the truck frame behind the cab. The accessory frame preferably includes two stiff legs, a wire rope winch mounted transverse to the longitudinal axis of the truck that provides pu... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7909561 | Tow truck with underlift control A vehicle includes a chassis and an underlift supported by the chassis. The underlift includes a boom including a vehicle engaging device coupled to the boom and a movement actuator for moving the boom. The underlift further includes a control system configured to r... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7690879 | Single towing device for both car and cart The invention is a towing device which utilizes a towing base, wheels, and a plurality of movable tracks, a tongue hitch attachment, and a vehicle locator swivel plate. The invention can be supplied with hydraulic surge brakes or electric brakes as well as brake and... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7618228 | Heavy duty under lift attachment for vehicle towing Lift adaptors for the hook-up and towing of heavy vehicles such as buses, coaches and trucks in a damage-free fashion, avoiding the need for pre-picking. The lift adaptors may be mounted to receivers slidable over the underlift crossbar of heavy-duty, underlift-type... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7556468 | Folding wheel retainer for wheel lift system A wheel lift system for use with a transporter vehicle is provided. The wheel lift system comprises a boom assembly, a cross bar supported at a distal end of the boom assembly, a first arm supported at the cross bar and configured to move between a stowed position a... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7547179 | Vehicle transport apparatus A vehicle transport apparatus and method for attaching vehicles to the transport apparatus are provided. The vehicle transport apparatus preferably includes: a beam providing a kingpin on each a proximal and distal end; and an axle in vertical and horizontal sliding... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7494313 | Wheel lift that may be rapidly disassembled and converted A self-loading wheel lift with automatically powered wheel support members, such as L-arms, for engaging the wheels of a vehicle to be towed. The wheel lift may be rapidly disassembled in the field and converted to alternating towing assemblies such as tool bars emp... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7448839 | Vehicular towing apparatus using air lift A vehicular towing apparatus incorporates an air bag in association with shock absorbers and a tow bar. The air bag may be selectively inflated and deflated, allowing the tow bar to be raised and lowered at will. In addition, the tow bar may be extended or retracted... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448840 | Vehicle traction device A vehicle traction device installed on a wrecker to raise wheels of a vehicle to be towed. The vehicle traction device has an arm which is inserted beneath the vehicle to be towed. The arm includes the retractable attachments which are vertically extended and retrac... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7392975 | Vehicle mounted winch assembly with powered sliding cable guide Disclosed is a vehicle mounted winch and cable assembly that may include a slide track, a winch, a cable guide and a powering means. Also disclosed is a related method. The slide track may be rigidly mounted to the vehicle and may have a track axis extending general... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7370769 | Hoist for retrieving and lifting loads A hoist for retrieving, lifting and positioning a light load of up to about 1000 lbs, is described. The hoist comprises a boom support column having an attaching lower end and a boom support upper end. The boom support upper end has a boom assembly connector and a t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371038 | Trailer with hoist for container and the like A trailer for transporting a container provided with lifting holes is disclosed. The trailer has a generally U-shaped frame, the front thereof being provided with a hitch for removably attaching the trailer to a tractor, the generally U-shaped frame being shaped and... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371040 | Bale wagon having improved rolling rack tines A bale wagon is disclosed having rolling rack tines that pivot, by only a few degrees, so as to reduce the angle between said rolling rack tines and the bale wagons loading bed surface at several preset positions, allows improved control over the lean angle of the u... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357063 | Weapon system able to equip a light vehicle and process to implement such a weapon system The invention relates to a weapon system incorporating a cannon mounted on a cradle integral with a vehicle, characterized in that the cradle is integral with a base fastened at the rear part of the vehicle, base on which at least two arms are hinged each carrying a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351027 | Vehicle loader mechanism A vehicle loader mechanism mountable on a vehicle having a cargo deck for lifting loads onto the cargo deck is disclosed. The vehicle loader mechanism includes a base mountable on the cargo deck of the vehicle and a lift mechanism movable between a lowered position ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331607 | Dual mode outrigger for a boom truck or the like A dual mode A-frame outrigger for a boom truck or the like is provided wherein the outrigger may be operated in conventional fashion or which may be pinned to the side of the boom truck or the like so that the outrigger assembly may be used to stabilize or level the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328810 | Crane supporting apparatus A crane support consisting of a steel square tubing pedestal having an apertured mounting plate fixedly attached to its upper end, and having an enlarged base fixedly attached to its lower end; an axle, the pedestal being mounting rotatably upon the axle; an auxilia... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326022 | Tow trailer assembly A modular tow trailer assembly tows cargo behind a motor vehicle. A base assembly pivotally connects to a fork assembly. A hydraulic lifting cylinder moves the wheels downward relative to the fork assembly to raise the fork assembly into a towing position with the l... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322484 | Moisture shedding system A moisture shedding system for hollow boom (30) is disclosed. The system has at least one drainage aperture (38) in or adjacent a lower wall of the boom and a fluid director (45) is associated with the aperture for directing fluid on the inner s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318698 | Lift/transporter for small vehicle A tow lift apparatus for a towing vehicle includes a pair of vertically aligned and horizontally and fore-to aft oriented receiver hitches fixedly secured to the rear of the towing vehicle; a lift releasably connected to the receiver hitches, the lift connected to a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7290782 | Trailer dolly A trailer dolly comprising a horizontal base plate, a first pair of wheels which are fixed from rotation about a vertical axis, a second pair of wheels being rotatable around a vertical axis, and a trailer ball. The trailer dolly facilitates the loading of a trailer... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7287779 | Golf/utility cart extension for extra seating A kit that permits the conversion of a standard two-seat cart into a four-seat cart, with all passengers facing forward. The kit comprises an extension body member having two seats mounted thereon. An extension frame structure includes a pair of horizontally-extendi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7270201 | Trailer moving vehicle A vehicle for moving trailers that are not coupled to their usual towing vehicle in which steering is conducted by an operator walking next to the vehicle and moving separate ones of a pair of levers for a pair of hydraulically driven wheels that control speed and d... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267354 | Towing device The present invention relates to a towing device which can be attached to a vehicle, in order to tow a heavy equipment vehicle, such as a tractor. The towing device includes a towbar hitch having two ends, a first end which attaches to a towing vehicle and a second ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261631 | Portable big game hoist assembly A portable big game hoist assembly includes a bottom rod that has a first end and a second end. Each of a pair of bottom couplers is attached to one of the first and second ends. Base supports are attached to and extend laterally away from the bottom couplers. A fir... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7232285 | Vehicle loader mechanism A vehicle loader mechanism mountable on a vehicle having a cargo deck for lifting loads onto the cargo deck is disclosed. The vehicle loader mechanism includes a base mountable on the cargo deck of the vehicle and a lift mechanism movable between a lowered position ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232138 | Wheel-Dolly for vehicle towing and recovery A wheel-dolly for use in off-road or on road applications that can be secured to and carry a damaged or immobile wheel affixed to a vehicle over curbs and other obstacles when pulled by a tow truck or its winch. Wheel-dolly can be used singly, in pairs, or in sets f... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226040 | Power supply winch system The power supply winch system comprises a generally inverted L-shaped supportive frame and a winch attached to the supportive frame. The supportive frame comprises a horizontal member and a vertical member that are pivotally attached to one another at one end. The h... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213841 | Stabilizer support system The present invention relates to a stabilizer support system and a method for stabilizing or supporting heavy equipment in general. The system may comprise a support structure such as a conventional A-frame that is configured to support a crane or heavy equipment. T... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210882 | System and process for transporting wind turbines A system is used to transport wind turbines on railroad cars. The wind turbines are partially disassembled into four types of components—nacelles, blades, rotor hubs and tower sections. The blades are stored in cargo containers suitable for use in multi-mode trans... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210590 | Transportation cart primarily for use in an animal barn A transportation cart primarily for transporting deceased animals through the alleyways of a barn has a swivelling mast and boom mounted on the front section of a frame driven by powered wheels with a slide panel attached to the mast below the boom over which the ob... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195268 | Pivoting hitch mount assembly A pivoting hitch mount assembly for interconnecting a towed vehicle with towing vehicles having hitch positions at varying elevations includes a pivot arm assembly having a hitching component for coupling with a the hitch position with the towing vehicle that is sel... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188856 | Vehicle towing apparatus An apparatus for towing at least one wheeled vehicle includes a frame including at least one generally vertically oriented support member and at least one generally horizontally oriented support member, the horizontal support member being at least partially hollow a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182163 | Positioning mechanism for a vehicle The invention contemplates a selectably operable hydraulic means for laterally shifting one end of a non-moving vehicle in order to provide a desired alignment. The present invention is particularly applicable to vehicle-mounted equipment which has an invariant late... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172083 | Mobile hydraulic hoist A mobile hydraulic hoist unit which is readily maneuverable to a position straddling a load and then conveniently operated to lift and securely transport such load over a variety of terrains and surfaces and to safely and accurately deposit that load at a specific l... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156403 | Motorcycle towing dolly for low trucks A motorcycle towing device (12) for flat bed tow trucks (6) and wheel lift tow trucks (8) has a front wheel support plate (44) having a front wheel lateral support member (48), and a rear wheel support plate (100) having rea... | 01/02/2007 |
