Abstract: A truck for separately storing and discharging recyclable materials includes a chassis, a cab, and a frame pivotably mounted on the chassis rearwardly of the cab and supporting a housing with a platform extending along one side to the cab. Partition walls in the housing divide the interior space into a multiplicity of compartments along the length of the housing and a side wall has openings providing access to the several compartments. The partition walls have gates which are held in closed position by locks which are remotely releasable. An upper compartment is provided on the housing and a chute extends upwardly from an opening in the side wall, and a deflectable closure for the opening permits insertion of recyclable materials thereinto. A diagonally extending door is provided on the rear end of the cab adjacent the platform and is slidable between a closed position closing the cab and an open position extending along the adjacent side wall to permit passage between the cab and the platform.

Abstract: A hoist mechanism including a hoist subframe, a body subframe, a dump linkage pivotally coupling the body subframe to the hoist subframe such that the body subframe pivots about an instant center which moves continuously as the body subframe pivots and an actuator for moving the body subframe between a lowered position and a raised position. The instant center is positioned at a point below the hoist subframe with the body subframe in the lowered position, and progresses to a point above the hoist subframe as the body subframe is lifted to the raised position.

Abstract: A dumping trailer and truck for containers has a frame for mounting and keeping firmly a container thereon and an oil pressure cylinder possible to raise the frame inclinedly with its front up so shock-enduring goods such as scrap, grain, etc., can be loaded in a container inclinedly raised up through an opening at the front or unloaded from a container inclinedly raised up through an opening at the rear.

Abstract: A scissor frame lift for pivotally moving a dump body hingedly secured to a truck frame comprising upper and lower frame assemblies having the rearward ends thereof pivotally secured together and which are pivotally moved relative to one another by a hydraulic cylinder operatively interconnecting the upper and lower frame assemblies. The lower frame assembly includes a pair of elongated frame members, the forward ends of which are operatively pivotally or rotatably secured to mounts secured to the frame members of the truck frame. The upper frame assembly includes a pair of frame members, the forward ends of which are operatively connected to mounts secured to the runsills of the truck body. The distance between the rearward ends of the frame members of the lower frame assembly is substantially less than the distance between the frame members of the truck frame and is substantially less than the distance between the forward ends of the frame members of the lower frame assembly.

Abstract: An improved scissors-type hoist for dump truck bodies comprises an upper frame and a lower frame pivotally connected at a scissors axis. One end of the upper frame opposite the scissors axis is pivotally attached to the dump body, and one end of the lower frame opposite the scissors axis is pivotally attached to the truck chassis. A force multiplying power hinge assembly comprises an elongated guide link pivotally attached at one end to the lower frame and a lift link pivotally attached at one end to the upper frame, the other ends of the guide link and lift link being pivotally connected together. A hydraulic cylinder is pivotally connected at one end of the lower frame and at the other end to the pivotally connected guide and lift links.

Abstract: A hoist mechanism is provided that includes a first and a second lifting arm connected at a first pivot point, a hydraulic cylinder connected to said lifting arms, and a stop located on one end of the second lifting arm. During the initial lifting of the hoist mechanism the first arm remains stationary as the second lifting arm rotates around the first pivot point. The hoist mechanism functions in this manner until the two lifting arms reach a predetermined angle with each other. When the lifting arms reach this angle, the stop acts to convert the action of the hoist mechanism into that resembling a scissors hoist, with both lifting arms rotating, as the hoist mechanism is further extended. The hoist mechanism is designed such that the effective length of the second lifting arm is constantly increasing as the second lifting arm rotates from the rest position to the predetermined angle.

Abstract: A scissor frame lift apparatus is employed in combination with a dump truck and the like, the hoist including upper and lower pivotally interconnected leg members which in turn are pivotally connected at opposite ends to the underside of the dump body and the chassis of the truck, respectively, and lift cylinders extend along opposite sides of the leg members between the dump body and chassis to elevate and tilt the dump body. The upper limit of advancement of the dump body is controlled by a frame stop member which defines an angular extension of one of the leg members and moves into engagement with the other of the leg members before the cylinders reach their full limit of extension and thereby absorb the force of the dump body when it is lifted to the full limit of its extension about the hinge.

Abstract: A truck in the nature of an automotive vehicle for carrying and moving heavy loads, bulky articles, freight, etc., has a wheeled front section which includes a cab and an engine compartment and a wheeled rear section which includes a cargo-receiving bed. The two sections are articulated to permit raising of the truck at the articulation or joint between the sections, causing the front section to slope downwardly and forwardly from the joint and the rear section to slope downwardly and rearwardly from the joint, resulting in the bed being positioned in a small angle of inclination relative to the plane of the surface which supports the truck such as to facilitate loading and unloading. The bed is reciprocable fore and aft of the rear section by use of hydraulic power means for placing its rear ramp against such surface, and a linkage system, also hydraulically powered, effects the tilting operation.

Abstract: A pair of elongated arm assemblies are provided each having first and second ends. The first ends of the arm assemblies are pivotally connected for relative swinging of the arm assemblies in a plane paralleling both arms and the second end of one arm assembly is pivotally anchored between the longitudinal frame rails of the main frame of a vehicle while the second end of the other arm assembly is pivotally anchored between the longitudinal stringer rails of a dumping load bed of the pivoted type supported from the vehicle main frame. The second ends of the arm assemblies include transverse tubular members in whose opposite ends pivot shaft members are rotatably and slidably received and the opposing sides of the main frame rails and load bed stiffener rails include opposing socket members supported therefrom in which the outwardly projecting ends of the corresponding pivot shaft members are slidably and rotatably received.

Abstract: A transporter-unloader for large cylindrical hay bales features a main frame and a load frame, the load frame partially overlying the main frame and pivoted to the rear end of the latter frame. The rear end of each frame is equipped with a pair of wheels, and a scissors type hoist between the two frames raises the load frame relative to the main frame and at the same time elevates the rear end of the main frame relative to the ground.

Abstract: An adjustable, tilting vehicle bed which is power actuated and is capable of having its position selectively altered between positions in which it is flat, raised, tilted for dumping a load and tilted to provide a loading ramp.

Abstract: A hoist mechanism that more effectively uses its hydraulic capacity is comprised of a first and a second pair of lifting arms connected at a first pivot point, a hydraulic cylinder connected to said lifting arms, and a pivoting stop means that coordinates movement of the two pair of lift arms. During the initial lifting action of the hoist, the mechanism achieves the advantages of a double arm type hoist by causing the first pair of lifting arms to remain stationary while the second pair of lifting arms rotates around the first pivot point. After the second pair of lift arms reach a predetermined angle with the stationary first pair, the stop means are engaged in a way to cause both pair of lift arms to move upon further lifting action of the hoist, thus achieving the advantages of a scissors type hoist from this point on.

Abstract: An articulated, cross-country motor vehicle, especially for forestry work and the transportation of timber, comprising front and back pairs of bogies with belts, pivotally attached to the frame of the vehicle by means of transverse axles or shaft journals. The bogies are independently and/or mutually pivotable and adjustable relative to one another in the vertical plane by means of hydraulic pivoting members controlled from the driver's seat of the vehicle. The vehicle consists of a forward, endless tread vehicle and a trailer provided with a hitch. The two components are releasably coupled together and arranged so as to be mutually universally pivotable relative to one another.

Abstract: A self acting lock which automatically locks down the dump body of a truck and automatically releases when the body is to be raised. Two pairs of lever arms which are pivoted together cooperate with a single acting hydraulic cylinder to provide a hoist for raising and lowering the dump body. The upper arms are pivoted to the body and the lower arms are pivoted to a pair of links which are in turn pivotally mounted to the truck frame. Each link carries a hook which engages with a keeper rod carried on the upper pair of arms to lock down the body. A leg extending from the upper arms pivots the links in a direction to engage the hooks with the keeper rod in response to lowering of the dump body to the load carrying position. The linkage is arranged such that initial extension of the cylinder pivots the links in a direction to release the hooks from the rod before continued extension of the cylinder raises the dump body in the usual manner.

Abstract: A dump-hoist conversion system particularly suited for providing a dump capability in pick-up trucks. A modified scissors hoist is utilized having transversely spaced lower channel members as well as lift members. These components mutually nest when the bed of the truck is down and are located on either side of the differential gear housing in such down position. A dump pivot hinge is provided having a hinge axis lower than the upper surface of the side rails of the undercarriage frame. This provides a safety aspect against rear-end collisions. Hydraulic drive is provided through the utilization of a 12 volt d.c. motor which operates from the battery circuit of the vehicle.

Abstract: A scissor hoist attachment for pickup truck beds to convert a fixed bed truck with a passenger cab and hauling bed supported on a frame to a tilting bed truck. The hoist upon installation allows the truck bed to be rotated from a horizontal to a tilt position so that the truck cab and bed are in the same relative relationship in the horizontal position as before the installation of the hoist, i.e. the hoist does not alter the original body lines of the truck. The hoist is a four bar linkage. The yoke utilizes one cylinder to operate a scissors of wide pivotal area but narrow at its mountings. The wide pivotal area permits use of the space around the truck differential since the scissors side plates and spreader plate straddle the truck differential and permit a heavier payload to be lifted. The wide pivotal area enables the hoist to be used with essentially all standard pickup trucks and makes the hoist effectively universal.

Abstract: A scissor frame for a truck hoist for stabilizing a dump body mounted upon a truck when it is lifted and tilted. The frame includes an upper leg and a lower leg hinged together by an offset pivot to permit the legs to fold against each other. The lower leg is connected to a saddle pivot mounted upon the truck frame. The upper leg is connected to a support pivot mounted upon the longitudinal base beams of the dump body, and when the dump body is retracted with the base beams lying upon the truck frame, the support pivot nests against the saddle pivot and the folded legs lie upon cross members of the truck frame in the space between the longitudinal base beams of the dump body.To resist torsional and lateral strains, each leg is a torsionally-rigid, rectangular tube. The combined cross sectional height of the tubes, as when folded together, cannot exceed the distance between the truck frame cross members, whereon the lower leg will lie, and the cross sills of the dump body which are carried by the base beams.

Abstract: A truck bed tilting mechanism is provided for use between the hauling bed and frame of a truck having a bed pivotally connected adjacent the rear of the truck frame to permit relative rotation between the hauling bed and the frame. The tilting mechanism includes a first arm pivotally connected at one of its ends to the truck frame and extending forwardly from the frame. A second arm is pivotally connected at one of its ends to the truck bed adjacent the forward end of the bed and extending rearwardly from the truck bed. A third arm is pivotally connected between the end of the first arm remote from the frame and a point intermediate of the ends of the second arm. A fourth arm is pivotally connected between the end of the second arm remote from the hauling bed and a point intermediate of the end of the first arm. A variable length actuator arm is interconnected between the first and second arms at points intermediate of the ends of the first and second arms.

Abstract: A truck hoist assembly for use in combination with a dump vehicle having a chassis and a dump bed pivotally mounted to the rear of the chassis. A pair of relatively small sized hydraulic cylinders are pivotally connected adjacent the rear pivot of the dump bed, the distal ends of which are pivotally connected to an end of an elongated main lever. The other end of the main lever is pivotally connected to an elongated linkage assembly whose distal ends are, in turn, pivoted to the underside of the dump bed at a distance somewhat forwardly of a rear axle of the truck. The main lever is pivotally connected to the chassis at a fulcrum point which is substantially horizontally aligned with the dump bed pivot points when the bed is in its horizontal or down position. The assembly provides improved lifting leverage through the complete cycle of the hoist, especially near the top of the stoke, which in turn enables smaller and more economical hydraulic cylinders to be utilized.

Abstract: The specification discloses an attachment for converting a fixed bed truck with a passenger cab and hauling bed supported on a frame to a tilting bed truck. The attachment permits the rotation of the truck bed from a horizontal to a tilt position, such that the truck cab and bed, when the bed is in the horizontal position, assumes the same relative relationship as before the conversion. The attachment includes at least two hinges fixedly attached between the underside of the hauling bed and the rear of the truck frame to permit relative rotation between the hauling bed and frame. A first arm is pivotally connected at one of its ends to the forward portion of the frame and extends forwardly from the frame. A second arm is pivotally connected at one of its ends to the underside of the truck bed adjacent the forward end thereof and extends forwardly from the truck bed. A coupling member is pivotally connected at its opposite ends between the other ends of the first and second arms.

Abstract: A self-loading vehicle having an elongated horizontal frame to one end of which is connected a vehicle-propelling structure while at the other end region of the frame there is a bell crank structure pivoted to the frame for turning about a bell crank axis which extends horizontally and transversely with respect to the direction of vehicle travel. The bell crank has, when the vehicle is in a load-transporting mode, an upright arm extending upwardly from the bell crank axis and a substantially horizontal arm extending from the bell crank axis toward the vehicle-propelling structure. This latter upright arm is pivotally connected distant from the bell crank axis to a load-carrying structure so that the latter can turn with respect to the upright arm about a discharge axis which is parallel to the bell crank axis.

Abstract: A scissor frame lift for pivotally moving a dump body hingedly secured to a truck frame comprising upper and lower frame assemblies having the rearward ends thereof pivotally secured together and which are pivotally moved relative to one another by a hydraulic cylinder operatively interconnecting the upper and lower frame assemblies. The lower frame assembly includes a pair of elongated frame members, the forward ends of which are operatively pivotally or rotatably secured to mounts secured to the frame members of the truck frame. The upper frame assembly includes a pair of frame members, the forward ends of which are operatively connected to mounts secured to the runsills of the truck body. The distance between the rearward ends of the frame members of the lower frame assembly is substantially less than the distance between the frame members of the truck frame and is substantially less than the distance between the forward ends of the frame members of the lower frame assembly.