| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414477000 |
Load-receiving portion also shiftable longitudinally
| 33 |
| 414482000 |
Trailer-type vehicle having load-receiving portion pivotable relative to at least one other component of vehicle
| 21 |
| 414491000 |
With driven means to move load relative to load-receiving portion
| 16 |
| 414471000 |
Elevatable type
| 14 |
| 414480000 |
Load-receiving portion includes means which extends longitudinally therefrom to form ramp when portion pivots
| 11 |
| 414470000 |
Having axis of pivot parallel to longitudinal axis of vehicle for side loading or unloading
| 8 |
| 414490000 |
Two wheel, manually propelled vehicle pivotable about axis of wheels (e.g., hand truck, etc.) and provided with attendant-operated, load-handling means
| 6 |
| 414489000 |
With driven conveyor to receive load departing from pivoted load-receiving portion | 4 |
| 20090035110 | Backfilling apparatus with dual telescopically positionable material dispensers - A vehicle for transport and placement of fill material in trenches and for backfilling. The vehicle features a tiltable hopper connected to a central portion of a chassis which may be tilted to adjust the vehicle's center of gravity. Two conveyors deposit two independent volumes of fill material on or adjacent to a target through the positioning of one conveyor a distance from the hopper further than the other. The speed of the conveyors or the volume of fill material placed thereon may be varied to vary each respective discharged volume of material from each conveyor. The conveyors and hopper may be engaged to the base of the vehicle on a chassis that is rotatable on the base and fluid dispensers may be positioned over each conveyor to dampen the fill material. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090136330 | Combined dump truck and spreader apparatus - A combined dump truck and spreader apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a truck chassis and a dump body for receiving and dispensing materials. The dump body has a first end, a second end, a first side wall and a second side wall, the dump body being pivotally secured to the chassis about a pivotal axis. A hoist device extends between the dump body and the chassis for selectively pivoting the dump body about the pivotal axis. A tailgate is pivotally secured to the first end of the dump body about a further pivotal axis for selectively permitting dumping of the materials therethrough when the dump body is pivoted about the pivotal axis. A conveyor device is disposed substantially at a bottom of the dump body and extends substantially between the first end and the second end thereof for conveying the materials along the dump body. A spreader device cooperates with the conveyor device for spreading the materials. Also, the first side wall and the second side wall curve downwardly and inwardly toward the conveyor device such that the dump body defines a substantially semi-circular cross sectional configuration for guiding and deflecting the materials within the dump body toward the conveyor device. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100061834 | PLATFORM FOR CARRYING AND TRANSPORTING LOADS WITH AN UNROLLABLE FLOOR, AND TRANSPORT DEVICE WITH A PLATFORM OF THIS TYPE - The present invention relates to a platform ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20110305549 | SELF-UNLOADING VEHICLE WITH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - Self-unloading vehicle with hydraulic system preferably of the kind to be used for loading and unloading of cereals and grains, of varied density, size and weight. It is possible to use any kind of grains adjusting its unloading thanks to a gate or blade mechanism and to a secondary container located next to the hopper itself, and it is also possible to use said secondary container as an extra storage for a harvester machine. This vehicle comprises a second container ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 414474000 |
By adjustably attaching element of running gear (e.g., wheel, axle, etc.) to load-receiving portion, or support member (e.g., chassis, frame, etc.) therefor, to enable relative movement therebetween | 2 |
| 20090123260 | Tilting bed trailer - A cradle has wheels and suspension system and channels or raceways and blocks or a brake for maintaining the cradle in a stationary position relative to the ground during loading and unloading. A load bed with top loading ramps and a bottom pair of wedge slide ramps rides on the raceways pushed and pulled by a tow arm from a towing vehicle. The wedge slide ramps provide a vertical cam action gradually elevating a forward end of the load bed as the wedges move onto the raceways for tilting the load bed so that the back end of the loading ramps tilt down to contact the ground for loading. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20150375663 | TRAILER APPARATUSES - A traveling axle trailer includes an elongated deck being constructed with an underlying frame provided with a set of main support beams and a set of guide beams located between these support beams. The guide beams are configured with rear guiding and supporting surfaces extending in one sloping direction between the front end and the rear end of the trailer. Front guiding and supporting surfaces on the guide beams extend in another sloping direction opposite the one sloping direction between the front end and the rear end of the trailer. An undercarriage is movably supported along the guide beams between a transport position and a loading position. The undercarriage has a frame provided with a set of front guiding and supporting assemblies and a set of rear guiding and supporting assemblies. The rear and front guiding and supporting assemblies are engaged for progressive movement with the rear guiding and supporting surfaces in the one sloping direction and with the front guiding and supporting surfaces in the opposite sloping direction to move the elongated deck from the transport position to the loading position. A translating arrangement is provided for moving the undercarriage along the guide beams. | 12-31-2015 |
| 414486000 |
With means to raise load above load-receiving portion for deposit thereon or therein | 2 |
| 20080273955 | REFUSE COLLECTION DEVICE AND DISPOSAL METHOD FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES - A vehicle for receiving and storing refuse includes a passenger carrying body having an outside surface and a cavity located in the passenger carrying body. A collection device is disposed in the cavity and is accessible from the outside surface. The collection device receives and stores the refuse, and has a retracted position for receiving refuse, and an extended position for releasing refuse from the collection device. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090245989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION WASTE REMOVAL - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to construction waste removal and provide a method, system and apparatus for construction waste removal. In one embodiment of the invention, a construction waste removal system can be provided. The system can include an assembled waste chute, the assembled waste chute comprising a set of waste chute sections that are joined together in an end-to-end matter and a collapsible waste container configured to receive waste from a downstream end of the assembled waste chute. The system further can include a waste transport vehicle including a main frame disposed along the longitudinal axis of the waste transport vehicle, a grasping mechanism configurable for removing waste from the collapsible waste container and disposed adjacent to an operator cab, and a waste-receiving vehicle bed coupled to the main frame. The system yet further can include a pair of extension flaps rotatably connected to a pair of sidewalls and configured to retain the construction waste in the waste-receiving vehicle bed while the construction waste is being compacted. | 10-01-2009 |
| 414481000 |
Trailer-type vehicle and adjustable or removable tow-engaging structure associated therewith enabling lowering of forward end of vehicle for loading | 1 |
| 20090324375 | TRAILER WITH HYDRAULIC BED TILT CONTROL - A trailer with a tilting bed includes an hydraulic tilt control. The tilt control includes piston-and-cylinder units for restraining or cushioning the pivotal movement of the bed between a transport mode and a tilt mode. A flow control valve provides fine control of the rotation of the bed when equipment is placed thereon and the trailer converts to a transport mode with the bed level. | 12-31-2009 |
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| 20080219820 | Work machine, preferably a wheeled loader - The present invention relates to a work machine, preferably a wheeled loader, having a bucket which is movable via lifting arms having at least one lift cylinder, on the one hand, and which is pivotable via a tilt mechanism actuable via at least one tilt cylinder, on the other hand, having a selectable fully automatic or semi-automatic bucket filling process in which the bucket is movable by a superimposition of the tilt movement of the bucket and of the lift movement of the lifting arm for the filling. In accordance with the invention, material-dependent target tilt cylinder speed values and target lift cylinder speed values stored in a memory are associated with the measured lift cylinder pressure values and/or the pulling force for the regulation of the bucket filling process. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080279663 | Multiple function landscaping system and method - A multiple function landscaping method and system is capable of operating with or without a dump box. A lower lift, crane or hoist can be utilized by itself or in combination with an upper positioned dump box. The novel usage of a single truck bed to achieve such functions as tree delivery, debris removal and top soil delivery enables landscaping to be more efficiently and economically performed, thus providing a significant advantage to the environment. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090245988 | TRAILER AND PLATFORM UNIT - A trailer and platform unit of the type having a trailer defining a rear-end opening from the ground up through which an enclosure is accessed, with the platform adapted to support material and being loaded onto the trailer through the rear-end opening by the trailer backing into the platform whereby the platform engages and is supported by rails on opposed sides of the enclosure. The platform comprises a support surface to support material and lateral edge surfaces defining a periphery of the platform. Stabilizer devices each have a support arm with a first end connected to the platform, a second end projecting laterally away from one of the lateral edge surfaces of the platform, a base plate at the second end of the support arm. Adjustment mechanisms for each stabilizer device sets the vertical position of the base plate with respect to the platform so as to increase the footing of the platform on the ground. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100074721 | DISPLAY DOLLY - A display dolly is formed from an upper shell and a lower shell that are thermoformed from first and second sheets of material. The upper and lower shells are formed and attached to each other using a twin-sheet thermoforming process that provides a hollow internal cavity between the shells. The upper shell provides an upper surface to support a display. The lower shell includes wheel mount interfaces to receive wheels such that the display can be moved to a desired location. In one example, the upper shell includes a first plurality of corrugations and the lower shell includes a second plurality of corrugations that extend in a different direction than that of the first plurality of corrugations. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100111660 | Self-Propelled Vessel Launch and Retrieve Vehicle - A self-propelled water craft launch and retrieve vehicle which comprises a central chassis which includes a cradle for carrying a boat and from which the boat may be launched and retrieved, forward wheels or rear wheels steerable under remote control, hydraulic motors for driving the wheels, elevated above the chassis a prime mover or electric motor and hydraulic pump(s) for powering the wheel hydraulic motors, and a hand held remote control unit operable by an operator standing beside or near the vehicle to cause the vehicle to move forward or to reverse and to steer the launch vehicle. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100196130 | TRANSPORTABLE BIN OR LIKE OBJECT - A transportable apparatus has a main body in a working position with a bottom end resting on the ground. The bottom end of a frame is pivotally attached to the main body above the bottom end of the main body and the frame is aligned with a side of the main body. An actuator pivots the frame downward about the pivot axis to a transport position where the frame extends substantially horizontally away from the main body. Wheels support the frame and a hitch at a top end of the frame is adapted for connection to a tow vehicle when the frame is in the transport position. When the frame is connected to a tow vehicle, the actuator can be operated to pivot the main body downward about the pivot axis to a lowered transport position where the main body rests on the frame for transport on the wheels. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110014022 | System for Handling and Wrapping Large Bales - A large bale transporter and an accompanying bale wrapper create a system for wrapping plastic around large bales retrieved by the transporter. The transporter has a loading apparatus that deposits large bales onto the load bed of the transporter until filled. The transporter is then manipulated to connect to a bale wrapper physically and operatively so that the bales can be moved into the wrapping apparatus. The frame of the transporter is pivotally connected to the axle to allow the rear end of the frame to be lowered to the ground to engage the bale wrapper and/or retrieve previously wrapped bales. The wrapping apparatus is powered by the drive mechanism of the transporter and is automatically disengaged when a pusher member placed at the end of the bales being discharged engages the drive coupler. An endless chain drive is drivable in opposite directions to move the bales on the transporter. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110318148 | CABLE REEVING SYSTEM FOR LIFTING AND LOADING - A vehicle-mounted lift and cable reeving system attachable to a vehicle for loading, tilting and unloading containers is disclosed. A carriage assembly adapted to connect to the container is moved forward and rearward on a tilting frame by a cable reeving system. The cable reeving system includes a force actuator (e.g., hydraulic cylinder) that presses against the middle portion of a cable assembly attached to the frame and the carriage using, for example, pulleys. The cable assembly pulls the carriage assembly a greater distance than the force actuator travels and is capable of moving the carriage from the front to the rear of the frame. Other embodiments enhance stability during loading, unloading and dumping by including a rear hinge assembly that moves the rear end of the tilting frame downward to contact the support surface as the front end of the tilting frame is raised. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110318149 | ARTICLE TRANSPORT VEHICLES AND METHODS OF TRANSPORTING ARTICLES - This invention is directed to an exemplary article transport vehicle. The vehicle includes a frame and at least one wheel supporting the frame on a substrate. The vehicle further includes a support surface extending outwardly from the frame and a lift device secured to the support surface. The lift device is capable of axial movement at an angle relative to the support surface to selectively establish a raised position or lowered position of the support surface relative the substrate. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120027549 | Truck bed with tipping platform and lift - A method of performing landscaping or construction work which utilizes portions of a known lift, crane or hoist unit in a novel way. Angled knuckle portions of the lift are modified to include reinforced eyelets or equivalent structures. A platform is hingedly mounted to the rear of a truck bed and also includes reinforced eyelet structures. Cables are provided between the lift eyelets and the platform eyelets to enable raising and lowering of the platform to conduct loading and unloading operations. A dump box for transporting soil or other products may be utilized in the system and is mounted between upper drive elements of the lift, crane or hoist. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120213621 | Loading Ramp and Door for a Storage Vehcile - A loading ramp for a vehicle having a storage area is disclosed, wherein the loading ramp may also serve as a substantially weather tight door for the storage area. The loading ramp comprises a frame structure attached to the vehicle by angled extension members that allow the bottom of the frame to extend below the floor of the storage area. The loading ramp is pivotally attached to the frame. A dovetail structure is built onto the angled extension members, the dovetail being angled to match the angle of the ramp. A hydraulic cylinder and automatic control system is also provided to assist in raising and lowering the ramp. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20130101374 | STORAGE BIN FOR TRANSPORTING AND STORING BULK LANDSCAPING MATERIAL, AND METHOD - A storage bin for bulk landscaping material includes a bin body having a bottom wall, a pair of parallel spaced side walls, and a rear end wall closing the rear end of the bin body, thereby to define a chamber that is open at its front end. A rectangular ramp wall is hingedly connected with the bottom wall at the front end of the bin body for displacement between a vertical position partially closing the chamber front end, and a downwardly inclined ramp position in engagement with the ground, whereby an unloading vehicle may be driven up the ramp to engage the bulk material. At least one first horizontal connecting bar is mounted at the forward end of the storage bin, whereby the bin may be transported to a site by a tilt flat bed transporting vehicle, and deposited in a controlled manner rear-end-first from the flat bed. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130330157 | LOW FLOOR CHASSIS CONVERSION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus for converting an OEM ladder frame chassis. Various embodiments include modifying the front and rear suspensions to allow increased lowering of the payload section and cab sections, and further to incorporate a payload section having a lowered floor. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140199144 | LOW FLOOR CHASSIS CONVERSION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus for converting an OEM ladder frame chassis. Various embodiments include modifying the front and rear suspensions to allow increased lowering of the payload section and cab sections, and further to incorporate a payload section having a lowered floor. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140271068 | Cargo Loader for Utility Vehicle - A game loader for a vehicle with a wench and a wench cable comprising: a chassis attachment configured to be attachable to a vehicle chassis; a first support member pivotally-connected to the chassis attachment and configured to be selectively movable between an upward position and a lowered position; a game deck rigidly attached to the support member and configured so that the game deck is substantially parallel to the ground when the support member is in the upward position; and a first pulley configured to engage a wench cable, wherein the first pulley is configured so that activating the wench tends to raise the support member from the lowered position to the upward position. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140341686 | LIFT UNIT FOR HOIST - A container handling system is adapted to move, deploy, and retrieve containers used to manage waste or other materials. The container handling system includes a vehicle and a hoist unit coupled to the vehicle to move therewith and relative to the vehicle. The hoist unit includes a hoist frame and a hoist-frame mover coupled to both the vehicle and the hoist frame to cause the hoist frame to move between a transport position in which the hoist frame is generally horizontal and a use position in which the hoist frame is arranged at an angle relative to the horizontal to facilitate deployment and retrieval of containers. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150071747 | BATTERY CHANGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A battery changing system includes a grasping assembly and an actuation assembly. The grasping assembly is configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle and to engage a battery box having one or more batteries disposed therein. The actuation assembly is configured to move the grasping assembly away from the vehicle toward the battery box. The actuation assembly also is configured to move the grasping assembly into engagement with a securing assembly of the battery box. The actuation assembly is configured to move the grasping assembly back toward the vehicle while the grasping assembly engages the securing assembly of the battery box to lift the battery box onto the vehicle. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150343937 | Flatbed Tow Truck Assembly And Method Of Use - A flatbed vehicle carrier assembly comprising a carrier body subassembly including a carrier floor supported by a carrier body slide enabling sill frame. An intermediate subframe subassembly is capable of sliding and being pivotally integrated with a slide enabling tilt and pivotal control subassembly, which is pivotally secured therebetween to a mounting platform support assembly. A pivot control device provides a means to rotate and rearwardly transfer and posture the intermediate subframe. The carrier body sill frame is slideably assembled to the intermediate subframe, being driven by a longitudinal control actuator. A ramp can be pivotally integrated into a loading end of the carrier body subassembly. The carrier and ramp floors are fabricated of a series of interlocking extrusion members. The edge rails can include one or more hook receptacles for receiving flat hooks for tie downs or a slot for receiving one or more sliding latching element assemblies. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160101935 | Refuse Vehicle With A Slant Floor Refuse Container - A refuse vehicle has a chassis, supported by wheels, a cab and a drive train. The drive train drives at least one of the wheels. A refuse container is supported by the chassis. A mount on the chassis couples with the refuse container. The mount is positioned on the chassis so that a floor of the refuse container is angled, with respect to horizontal in a resting position, so that liquid in the refuse container runs to one end of the refuse container. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20170233185 | REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLE BODY WITH PENDULUM PACKER | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180022155 | PALLET DOLLY PULLER SYSTEM | 01-25-2018 |
