Patents by Inventor Elton B. Long

Elton B. Long has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vehicle frame having torsional cross members
    Patent number: 4154471
    Abstract: A frame structure for a vehicle which includes two side members connected together by a torsional cross member and at least one other cross member is disclosed. The torsional cross member is secured to each of the side members in the rear portion of the frame, and cooperates with the side members to provide a liquid-impervious housing for the rear axle assembly of the vehicle. Because the torsional cross member has components oriented substantially parallel to and substantially perpendicular to the length of the side members, it provides the frame with multi-dimensional rigidity. In addition, because the torsional cross member combines the function of two members in prior art frame structures, the frame structure of the present invention has a lower center of gravity and is lighter than prior art frame structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1979
    Assignee: J. I. Case Company
    Inventor: Elton B. Long
  • Stabilizer assembly
    Patent number: 4132324
    Abstract: A stabilizer assembly for a construction vehicle having at least one stabilizer arm which can be pivoted laterally inwardly of the fixed pivot point of an associated fluid cylinder power unit. Preferably the stabilizer arm has a pair of spaced stabilizer arm members which define a passageway therebetween for passage of a single fluid ram during pivoting of the stabilizer arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1979
    Assignee: J. I. Case Company
    Inventor: Elton B. Long
  • Overcenter backhoe
    Patent number: 4074821
    Abstract: A backhoe arrangement is disclosed wherein the boom comprises a pair of transversely spaced apart boom sections so that a single boom cylinder can be mounted therebetween and wherein overcenter forward movement of the boom sections and boom cylinder provide a transport configuration for the backhoe in which the center of gravity is substantially closer to the rear of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1978
    Assignee: J. I. Case Company
    Inventor: Elton B. Long
  • Swing mechanism for backhoe
    Patent number: 4039095
    Abstract: An earthworking implement that is pivotally supported on a swing tower which is connected to a frame that is transversely shiftable with respect to the vehicle is disclosed herein. The swing tower is pivoted on the frame by a pair of vertically spaced double acting fluid rams that include cylinders and piston rods with the cylinders being pivoted about a common vertical pivot that is located on the forward end of the frame so that the entire cylinder structure is located within the frame confines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1977
    Assignee: J. I. Case Company
    Inventor: Elton B. Long