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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6805527 | Fork lift truck A fork lift truck is provided with a lifting frame, a rear weight and a driver's cab. The driver's cab forms a load-bearing component of the fork lift truck, whereby there are two bearings for the lifting frame at some vertical distance from each other, by which the... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6234741 | Forklift for pickup trucks An hydraulically operated fork lift device adapted to be installed within the bed of a conventional pickup truck, wherein the horizontal movement of the fork is provided by movement of the truck. When the device is not in use, it is disposed above the for... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6182778 | Materials handling vehicle having an expanded operator's compartment The motor compartment of a fork lift truck is modified so that the operator's feet extend into the space normally required by the motor compartment. A motor support structure is installed between the traction motor and the gear box which is connected to t... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6079935 | Forklift truck A forklift truck has a frame, a cab including a roof to protect the driver and a lift support structure connected to the frame. A load-carrying fork is mounted on the lift support structure for vertical movement and the lift support structure, the roof an... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6079938 | Combination step/stop arrangement for a skid steer loader A skid steer loader has a pair of lift arms pivotally mounted to a main frame of the loader. The lift arms are connected together by a cross member located at the forward ends of the arms. The cross member is spaced ahead of a front wall member of the mai... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6019567 | Slidable load lifting system A slidable load lift apparatus is selectively completely retractable into the bed of a standard pickup truck. The load lift apparatus includes a base frame member attached to the pickup truck bed, the base frame member supporting a substantially planar ro... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5848715 | Combination roll bar and crane A roll bar and crane device for use with vehicles such as a truck is adapted to be mounted to the truck bed. The device includes left and right leg members and a central beam extending therebetween and being selectively detachable thereto. A U-shaped boom... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5797657 | Truck with retractable canopy A truck includes a chassis with a body movably mounted to the chassis behind a cab. The body is movable between a first position generally parallel to the chassis and a second generally upright position with respect to the chassis. A canopy is movably mou... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5788452 | Forklift vehicle A forklift vehicle having front wheels mounted on retractible horizontally extending legs which are normally locked in position, by cylinder operated locking pins, to slide plates on the rear frame of the vehicle. To collapse the vehicle, the fork carriag... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5730304 | Combination roll bar and crane A roll bar and crane device for use with vehicles such as a truck is adapted to be mounted to the truck bed. The device includes left and right leg members and a central beam extending therebetween and being selectively detachable thereto. A U-shaped boom... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5582501 | Fork lift and method for operating and transporting same An improved, self-propelled fork lift having a variable wheelbase, a tilting and leveraged platform, and a translating fork carriage, all under hydraulic control, to permit load positioning for maximum stability, minimum turning radius, and good tractive ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5520442 | Protective device for a driver's cab front of large-size dump truck A protective device for a front of a large-size dump truck, in which a driver's cab (13) is secured on a front side of a truck body (10) and a vessel (15) is, liftably from its front side, secured on a rear side of the truck body, is characterized in that... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5501297 | Safety guard assembly for fork lift trucks An overhead guard assembly for a pedestrian-operated industrial lift truck maneuvered by an arcuately shiftable handle and a vertically elongated mast supporting an article lifting implement. The overhead guard assembly has a fixed horizontally disposed s... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5409346 | Self-loading and unloading forklift truck The chassis of a forklift truck includes a front assembly and a rear assembly which, in certain embodiments, are movable toward and away from each other between an extended stable normal working condition and a contracted compact condition for storage or ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5404958 | Lifting structure for an agricultural tractor An agricultural tractor includes an axle body and a vehicle substructure. A generally vertical lifting structure is rigidly attached to the vehicle substructure and engages a lifting frame which is adjustable in height. The lifting frame carries coupling ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5399059 | Overhead support frame assembly for vehicle An overhead support frame assembly provides enhanced strength for an attachment for the vehicle or the like, and features minimum obstruction of vision from the driver station. The frame assembly has a pair of laterally spaced frame units; each including ... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5393194 | Game handling apparatus A game-handling apparatus which is mounted on a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle having a winch fixed to the vehicle with a winch line wound on a winch drum in the winch, the game-handling apparatus including a first roller mounted on the front of the vehic... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5281074 | Truck body A truck bed having a longitudinally movable bulkhead for ejecting material carried therein. A cab cover plate is pivotally attached to a carriage coupled to the bulkhead. A mechanism for pivoting the cab cover plate to remove the material carried thereon ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5173989 | Surface sweeping machine with over-the-cab hopper dumping A road sweeper which includes a hopper between a cab and a centrifugal separator, a pair of relatively telescopically extendable and retractable members, one member of each pair being pivoted to a frame of the vehicle and another member of each pair being... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5167481 | Forklift vehicle A forklift vehicle having a tiltable lift frame on its forward end which can be inclined relative to a horizontal axis located on the front of the vehicle. Spaced vertical support columns located on the rear of the vehicle and a cross member connecting th... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5165707 | Vertically adjustable rollbar mechanism A rollbar mechanism for installation in the cargo box of a pick-up truck. The mechanism includes a vertically slidable crosspiece movable between a raised position above the cab roof line and a lowered position below the cab roof line. A fluid-operated po... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5072485 | Surface sweeping machine with over-the-cab hopper dumping A road sweeper which includes a hopper between a cab and a centrifugal separator, a pair of relatively telescopically extendable and retractable members, one member of each pair being pivoted to a frame of the vehicle and another member of each pair being... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4987522 | Illumination device and roof member for a forklift The present invention relates to a roof member and illumination device mountable to a ceiling portion of a head guard in a forklift without interfering with each other. The illumination device has a `C` shaped light mounting bracket, and the roof member h... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4919233 | Front rider lift truck A rider truck lift utilizes a see-through mast assembly and a forwardly positioned rider compartment to improve visibility of the load for the operator. The rider compartment is accessible from either side of the truck and comprises a low-rise deck which ... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4836738 | Load handling vehicle A load handling vehicle equipped with a load handling device comprises a pair of reinforcing frames attached to opposite sides of the vehicle body, a steering panel, a front cover covering the space under the panel from the front and a protective device c... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4705449 | Skid-steer vehicle A skid-steer vehicle has a housing defining a driver's compartment and a loader arm that permits the driver to enter and leave the vehicle through left and right side access openings. The arm is constructed to eliminate the hazardous condition of entering... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4557502 | Roll bar retracting mechanism for convertibles A roll bar for convertible-type vehicles includes a generally U-shaped inverted roll bar structure pivotally mounted to an automobile chassis for extending across and above the passenger compartment when in the up position and pivotally mounted to pivot t... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4425002 | Hinged cab guard A dump body for a dump truck that includes a hinged cab guard combined with an actuator which serves to pivot the cab guard downwardly relative to the body portion of the dump body so as to allow full raising of the dump body when the dump truck is parked... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4405280 | Modular loader frame structure A modular machine including several removable components which are structurally interconnected in a manner to result in a rigid unit which is inexpensive to manufacture and easy to service or repair. The modular machine includes as its basic components a ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4329109 | Vehicle lifting attachment A single point vehicle lifting attachment having a lift frame resting on the operator's compartment of the vehicle and flexible cables connected between the lift frame and the vehicle frame.... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4280784 | Animal carcass handling vehicle The vehicle of this invention is a skid-steer type having a pair of boom arms pivotally mounted thereon and extending forwardly therefrom. An animal carcass handling bucket is pivotally mounted on the forward end of the lift arms and is adapted to receive... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4266808 | Overhead guard for lift truck An overhead guard in which the rear legs are connected to a lift truck such that when struck from the front side one or both legs pivot rearwardly out of the area of the driver's compartment so that the driver is protected from being pinned against a guar... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4207967 | Combined lifting mechanism and overhead guard for lift vehicles A lift mechanism for lift vehicles of a type including an operator's station and a carriage arranged for vertical travel upon a mast assembly. In one embodiment, the lift mechanism includes a lever arrangement, preferably an overhead guard structure, pivo... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4202565 | Retractable overhead guard A retractable overhead guard assembly is provided to protect an operator of industrial trucks, such as a forklift operator, from falling objects. Said guard is retractable from a raised to a lowered position for operation in areas of low overhead clearanc... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4153262 | Lifting eye and overhead guard mounting arrangement The invention relates to an improvement in a lift truck comprising a first eye structure adjacent a front end of the truck and supported by the truck frame along with a second eye structure adjacent a rear end of the truck and supported by the truck frame... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4109956 | Forklift exhaust deflection shield and methods of constructing and utilizing same A method and device for deflecting exhaust gases away from the driver area of a forklift truck. A sheet of shatterproof, transparent material is attached to the guard rails located at the rear of the driver area. The sheet, acting as a deflector shield, c... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4095839 | Falling object protective structure A falling object protective structure to protect the operator's cab of a hydraulic excavator or the like includes a canopy assembly mounted over the roof of the operator's cab which projects forward of the cab structure. The canopy is mounted on the cab s... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4079985 | Cab for industrial truck A quick-mounting combined overhead guard and weatherproof cab for the body of an industrial lift truck comprises a tubular frame with four roof members and four upright corner members. The roof is closed with steel plating. The front and rear upright corn... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4069932 | Fork lift truck A fork lift truck includes an operator's protective structure carried on a longitudinally extending frame. The protective structure has a channel member which also forms part of a lift mast assembly. Certain components of the protective structure are holl... | 01/24/1978 |
