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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7758294 | Bucket with lateral discharge A bucket used in association with a loader provides both top and lateral discharge. The bucket is defined by a frame with front and rear walls, as well as a pair of side walls, and an endless loop of conveyor belt that serves as a bottom to the bucket. Lateral disch... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7510365 | Bulk materials bagger and method An apparatus and method for packaging bulk materials into containers. The apparatus and method are useful in the bagging of bulk products, such as sand, salt, grain, feed and the like, and is particularly useful in rapidly forming sandbags. The bags can be filled at... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7314342 | Cement hopper attachment for skid steer loader The cement hopper attachment includes a raised hopper supported atop two uprights extending from a rectangular base. The hopper has a forward mounted gate and cement chute. A hydraulic cylinder operatively connected to the skid steer's auxiliary hydraulic controls a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7243593 | Loader assembly, combination motor vehicle and loader assembly, hydraulic cylinders and methods for operating a loader assembly Hydraulic cylinders that are ported at one end are disclose. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7204200 | Utility car for maintenance of livestock A utility car for maintenance of a livestock environment is comprised of a container compartment which is supported on wheels and displaceable over a floor surface by a motor drive operated by a conductor person. A front-end loading bucket is provided for loading fe... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7121042 | Door assembly for sealing a chamber A door assembly providing an airtight seal for a chamber. The door assembly includes a link assembly that allows a door to move inward toward a gasket sealing an opening into the chamber. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7066275 | Rock separator with beveled tines and removable grates An implement for removing rocks and preparing soil for landscaping or seeding includes a bucket attached to the lift arm of a skidsteer loader by an appropriate hitch mechanism. The bucket includes a frame mounted on the outer end thereof which supports removable an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7028419 | Footwear Footwear comprising a sole for supporting a foot and an upper attached to the sole for covering the foot and adjoining ankle. The sole and upper define an interior of the footwear and is sized and shaped for receiving the foot and ankle. The upper has an outer shell... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004713 | Bucket loader A bucket loader apparatus for scooping, filling, transporting and placing a plurality of bags used in constructing barriers. The bucket loader includes a universal mounting attachment for attachment to a loading vehicle whereby the loading vehicle manipulates the bu... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6969226 | Front end loader bucket discharge funnel and distributor A discharge funnel and distributor chute for sand and gravel or other disperse material which is removably attachable to the bucket of a front end loader. Funnel engaging hooks are attached along the front edges of the sides of the bucket and spaced upward from the ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6851588 | Apparatus and methods for converting the load compartment of a vehicle into a water tank According to a disclosed embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for converting the load compartment of a vehicle into a tank for carrying liquids comprises a removable cover assembly configured to cover an upper opening of the load compartment. A pump, which can ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6658769 | Self-cleaning hydraulic clam bucket A bucket of a type designed to attach to the stick of an excavator, using pre-existing pins. The bucket is powered by a hydraulic cylinder, the lines of which attach to excavator controls. Striker forks are mounted onto the stick of the excavator at a pre... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6347464 | Self-cleaning hydraulic clam bucket A clam bucket of a type designed to attach by way of a pin (20) through vertical lugs (92) to the stick of an excavator making the attachment process fairly simple. These vertical lugs (92) are part of the rotational housing (32) assembly which, in conjun... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6341933 | Hinged scoop end-effector An end-effector comprises a circulating scoop that cooperates with a plate that lies in its arcuate path. The plate spans the arcuate gap present within the scoop and preferably may be contained within that gap. The plate may be positioned to provide a bu... | 01/29/2002 |
| 5938398 | Dispensing bucket apparatus A dispensing bucket apparatus that removably connects to a loader vehicle. The apparatus is a bucket that is adapted to receive and hold a flowable material and has an exit opening in its front end that is selectively opened and closed by a gate. The posi... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5885053 | Container for transporting and placing flowable material A container for transporting and placing materials, such as concrete, grains, landscaping material, etc. includes a container mounted on a mounting plate of a skid steer loader so that the container may be raised and lowered by using the lift arms of the ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5848871 | Metering trough hopper having flexible bladed auger A hopper for moving and accurately placing granular materials and granular slurries. The hopper comprises: an elongate feed trough having two opposite end portions and an open top side portion so that the trough may be filled along the open top side porti... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5829949 | Dispensing bucket apparatus and dispensing method A dispensing bucket apparatus that removably connects to a loader vehicle. The apparatus is a bucket that is adapted to receive and hold a flowable material and has an exit opening in its front end that is selectively opened and closed by a gate. The posi... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5827038 | Auger Bucket An improved means for dispensing a substantially even flow of semi-liquid material such as, concrete, into remote areas includes the use of an auger assembly mounted within a bucket of a construction machine. The auger assembly has a tubular housing with ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5729920 | Attachment for a grab implement A grab implement comprising a fixed part (31) and a movable part (30) pivotally coupled thereto to form a grab, the fixed part (31) having a continuous rear wall member (2) and a continuous floor member (4) projecting forwardly therefrom, the floor member... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5702227 | Ejector bucket An ejector bucket includes a bucket frame, an ejector plate, and two actuating cylinders. The bucket frame has opposing side walls and a bottom wall extending between the side walls. The ejector plate is located within the bucket frame, and is movable bet... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5692875 | Chute assembly for a bucket or scoop A chute assembly in a bucket or scoop designed to be mounted on a front end loader or the like having a boom or lift arms for raising, lowering and controlling fore-aft pitch of the bucket. The bucket or scoop has an interior chamber and the chute assembl... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5603382 | Shovel attachment with ejector blade for tractors This invention is an improved shovel attachment adapted for being mounted by the customary three-point hitch connection with a tractor enabling the shovel attachment to be carried on the tractor and raised or lowered by the preexisting hydraulic control m... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5564886 | Dispensing attachment for loaders A dispensing attachment for loaders includes a dispenser preferably made of metal and having a wall member for covering the loader and an arcuate end wall integrally connected to the wall member and having dispensing spouts. The dispenser is pivotally att... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5289092 | Apparatus and method for d.c. motor control A control for a d.c. motor having a d.c. thyristor power supply connected to a d.c. motor and a control circuit for selectively varying and controlling the level of the current provided by the thyristor power supply to the motor. The thyristor power suppl... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5241764 | Bucket assembly with screening function A bucket assembly comprising a bucket member connectible to a bucket stick (7) and having two side walls (6, 6'), a curved wall, and a bottom wall (4) forming an extension of the latter, as well as a screening member (2) articulated to the bucket member (... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5184933 | Mini-size universal hydraulic excavator A mini-size universal hydraulic excavator capable of performing independently many operating processes, such as digging, pushing, grabbing, drilling and chipping, having essentially three main sections, namely, a chassis carrying traveling device pivotall... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5182057 | Method for in situ dispensing of cementitious materials at remote locations A method for the facile filling of remotely located forms with cementitious materials. The method uses a transportable bin which is captively coupled to the arms of a skid loader. The bin includes a generally rectangular container having four vertical sid... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5172498 | Shovel for earthmoving equipment A shovel for earthmoving equipment such as excavators, wheel loaders, etc., has two side walls, which are interconnected by a shovel bottom positioned between the side walls. The shovel bottom is at least zonally formed by a lattice-like grating, which is... | 12/22/1992 |
| 4939855 | Excavator dipper with lightweight replaceable section The payload capacity of an excavating dipper or bucket for a power shovel or dragline is increased by providing an upper bucket portion having support brackets and the strength to support the rated load of the dipper and a disposable lower portion having ... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4863338 | Material handling bucket with extensible and pivotally mounted apron assembly The present invention relates to a material handling bucket of the type commonly used on a front-end loader. The bucket is provided with an apron assembly that includes an apron that is movable fore and aftly between a retracted position where the apron e... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4537556 | Reciprocating backhoe bucket A reciprocating adjunct for conventional backhoe buckets including a shaft which is supported on bearings and carried on connecting links depending from a bucket curl mechanism which is supported by transverse links extending to a dipper stick associated ... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4371307 | Hydraulic bucket cleaner Disclosed is an apparatus for cleaning the interior of a digging bucket pivotally mounted on an articulated boom. The apparatus comprises a pair of struts pivotally mounted on a proximal segment of the articulated boom, a scraper mounted at the distal end... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4349308 | Front end loader with bucket ejector assembly A tractor mounted front end loader with a swingable boom assembly carrying a bucket, there being an ejector assembly for the bucket. The boom arms are shortened to place the center of gravity of the bucket proximal to the front tires of the loader, to pla... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4187049 | Gathering blade apparatus for assisting in loading the bucket on a front-end loader A gathering blade is mounted on a vehicle which carries a front end loading bucket, so that material can be gathered by the blade and pulled onto the bucket. The gathering blade is mounted on the ends of a pair of arms which are slidable longitudinally in... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4151664 | Ripper attachment for backhoe or front end loader An attachment for a backhoe bucket or front end loader bucket comprising, in the case of the backhoe bucket, a pair of connected rippers attached to the inside of the bucket and, in the case of the front end loader bucket, at least three connected rippers... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4144980 | Universal ejector bucket An ejector bucket for mounting on a front end or backhoe loader vehicle, provided with an ejector actuated by a mechanism that does not protrude from the bucket walls. The actuating mechanism is contained within a small area behind the ejector and is atta... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4065011 | Portable water scoop A water scoop constructed for use in conjunction with the scoop bucket of a rubber tired self-powered mining vehicle for collection, transporting and discharging water. The disclosed water scoop is constructed to engage the discharge blade on the scoop bu... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4055255 | Measured material delivery apparatus and method Apparatus and method for delivering a measured amount of material to a receiving area includes a dispensing bucket on a carriage assembly that is pivoted about a horizontal axis on the free end of a vehicle-supported boom adapted to scoop up the material ... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4032015 | Bucket cleaner and control for a digging machine A cleaning device for attachment to the dipper stick of a backhoe-type excavator. A blade member is slidably affixed to the pivoted end of the dipper stick and can be retracted clear of the path of travel of the backhoe bucket as the bucket is curled and ... | 06/28/1977 |
