Patents Assigned to Impac Manufacturing, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9387790
    Abstract: A crane includes: a base for being disposed in or on a cargo box of a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) and for fastening to a bed of the cargo box; a boom rotatable relative to the base between a deployed position and a stowed position; a boom hoist operable to swing the boom between the positions; and a load hoist operable to lift cargo located adjacent to a rear end of the UTV when the boom is in the deployed position and operable to carry the cargo toward the UTV as the boom is swung to the stowed position, thereby loading the cargo into the cargo box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: IMPAC Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Seales
  • Publication number: 20140314533
    Abstract: A crane includes: a base for being disposed in or on a cargo box of a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) and for fastening to a bed of the cargo box; a boom rotatable relative to the base between a deployed position and a stowed position; a boom hoist operable to swing the boom between the positions; and a load hoist operable to lift cargo located adjacent to a rear end of the UTV when the boom is in the deployed position and operable to carry the cargo toward the UTV as the boom is swung to the stowed position, thereby loading the cargo into the cargo box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Impac Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Seales
  • Patent number: 8839968
    Abstract: A crane for mounting on a truck includes a base. The base includes a cargo bed welded or fastened to a frame and the frame for fastening to a chassis of a truck. The crane further includes a boom rotatable relative to the base between a vertical position and a horizontal position; a boom hoist operable to raise and lower the boom between the positions; and a load hoist operable to hoist cargo located proximate to a rear end of the truck when the boom is in the vertical position and operable to carry the cargo toward a cab of the truck as the boom is lowered to the horizontal position, thereby loading the cargo onto the cargo bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Impac Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Seales