Body Prop And Tie Patents (Class 105/278)
  • Stopper device for use in dump truck's vessel
    Patent number: 3955851
    Abstract: A stopper device for a vessel of a dump truck comprises a wire rope connected to the rear end portion of the vessel and having a ring formed at the free end thereof. A retaining member projects from a rear axle tube and is adapted to be engageable with and disengageable from the ring, whereby the weight of the stopper is significantly reduced and the vessel can be easily held at a rearwardly tilted position when required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1976
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho
    Inventors: Haruhiko Umeda, Katsuyoshi Mori, Kyozo Sendai, Isao Ikeda