Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle, such as a truck, comprising a chassis having flexural strength but being torsionable, on which a non-torsionable assembly is arranged above an intermediate frame, the assembly comprising a central tube at its lower side extending in the center of the vehicle, the tube being connected to the intermediate frame at several locations by means of bearings. Such a truck is especially characterized in that the intermediate frame is formed having flexural strength but being torsionable and in that a single three-point bearing is provided between it and the central tube, which comprises a rear, in axial direction fixed, pivot bearing as well as two lateral slide bearings at a transverse beam of the central tube, said pivot bearings having spherical bearing surfaces to which horizontal supports are associated at the intermediate frame.

Abstract: An adjustable lounge is adapted to be knocked-down in kit-form for shipping and/or storage purposes and expeditiously assembled on-site. The knocked-down-lounge comprises a base frame having a sub-frame and a pair of base side panels adapted for attachment to lateral sides of the sub-frame. A canopy frame comprises a pair of canopy side panels and a plurality of cross-struts adapted for attachment between the canopy side panels. The canopy frame is adapted to be pivotally mounted on the base frame to permit the canopy frame to be moved by user-controlled actuating means through an infinite number of positions between a normal upright position and a lowered position, placing the back of the canopy frame in at least general horizontal alignment with the top of the base frame. The lounge is adapted for selective rotation in a circular path about a vertically disposed axis whereby the frontal side of the canopy can be moved to a selected rotative position for sunning and/or viewing purposes.

Abstract: A multi-function drum cap which can be utilized as a weather protector, a drum funnel for filling or emptying the drum, and an oil drain pan for vehicles.

Abstract: A molded plastic cart has an inner wall conforming to a drum to be carried. An outer wall is spaced from the inner wall to create a containment space therebetween. One end of the cart has a recess for collecting spills or overflow from the drum. Apertures in the recess allow fluid to flow into the containment space where it is held until emptied through a drain hole. The cart is tiltable and has wheels to facilitate transport of the drum.

Abstract: A pickup bed includes a lower plane having opposite ends and opposite sides and being disposed over a plurality of elevating members, each of the elevating members disposed atop the frame of a pickup truck and perpendicular with respect to a longitudinal axis of the truck. A pair of upstanding walls having a lower edge and an upper edge are disposed on the opposite sides at the lower edge thereof perpendicular with respect to the plane of the lower plane and parallel with the longitudinal axis. A pair of outer elevated planes are each attached at a first edge thereof to the upper edge of each of the upstanding walls and are attached at a second edge thereof to a supporting frame structure assembly that is disposed about the perimeter of the bed. The supporting frame structure assembly is adapted for transferring the weight of a cargo item placed on the bed to the frame.

Abstract: A molded plastic drum storage and/or transportation device has an inner wall conforming to a drum to be carried or stored. An outer wall is spaced from the inner wall to create a containment space therebetween. One end of the cart has a recess for collecting spills or overflow from the drum. Apertures in the recess allow fluid to flow into the containment space where it is held until emptied through a drain hole. According to one aspect of this invention, the device is tiltable and has wheels to facilitate transport of the drum. According to another aspect of the invention, the device is stationary and is adapted to store multiple drums in spaced horizontal adjacency and, with a drum spacer, in spaced vertical adjacency.

Abstract: The present invention includes a dolly with an upwardly extending edge about 3 to 5 inches high, that generally conforms to the size of a standard five gallon bucket. The purpose of the invention is to be able to push around whatever materials one is working with, without having to pick the bucket up to move it. The upwardly extending edge on the dolly prevents the bucket from tipping as it is being pushed or pulled. Also, additional wheels can be added to distribute the weight load more evenly, and the wheels can be raised or lowered to lower the center of gravity, to help avoid tipping of the bucket within the dolly. The dolly can be used by a person sealing a driveway with a five gallon pail bucket. Painters or spacklers can also benefit from the bucket dolly. Spacklers can stack pails on top of each other as they normally do so that they can reach into the uppermost pail and move their materials around without reaching down and getting down out of their elevated stilts or scaffolds.

Abstract: A rear underbody which forms a rear-under section of a vehicle body is provided with a pair of rear floor side members disposed along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body in respective vicinities of both end portions of the rear underbody in a transverse direction of the vehicle body. The pair of rear floor side members each forms an enclosed cross-sectional configuration which extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A cross member which extends substantially straight in the transverse direction of the vehicle body is disposed apart from and under a rear floor pan between the pair of rear floor side members at respective substantially central portions of a pair of rear wheel house inners. Both end portions, in the transverse direction of the vehicle body, of the cross member are respectively welded to an inner surface of the inside wall portion, in the transverse direction of the vehicle body, of the rear floor side member.

Abstract: A lightweight compartmentalized collector dolly which readily stores newspapers, glass and metal materials for recycling is disclosed. The newspapers can be neatly stacked and bundled within a dedicated compartment. The collector dolly has a handle and wheels to enable even a child to maneuver the dolly and to collect recyclable materials and sort them during collection. Another container for storing glass materials hangs from a handle support bar and is supported by a half-cup at the bottom. Since the doubled cylindrical compartments have liners and both compartments and liners have draining capabilities at their bottoms, the storing regions in this dolly can be readily cleaned.

Abstract: A break-away bracket for connecting structural beams in a vehicle such as connecting a transmission cross-member to a frame rail. The break-away bracket connects to the cross-member by use of a connecting pin. During normal operation, the cross-member is fixed to the bracket, which, in turn, is welded to the frame rail and acts as a normal fixed bracket. During the imposition of excessive loads on the front of the vehicle, a slot connecting between a hole for the connecting pin and an edge of the bracket allows the pin and cross-member to pull away from a portion of the bracket. The bracket yields, allowing axial displacement between the cross-member and the frame rail while still keeping the connection between the two components intact.

Abstract: A pneumatic oil lubricator for lubricating replenishment mainly has a pneumatic oil pump for pumping oil from a oil reservoir to an oil outlet unit, such as an oil gun. An automatic controlling apparatus is provided which has a hollow unit sleeve, a piston disposed in the hollow unit sleeve, and a spring mounted on the piston. The piston has interior air passage formed at one end thereof. The entrance and the exit of the interior air passage are faced to the second connecting inlet and the connecting outlet respectively. In which, the hollow sleeve has a first and a second connecting inlets at its two end and an connection outlet. The first connecting inlet is linked to an air compressor, the first connecting outlet is linked to the air outlet unit, and the connecting outlet is linked to an air inlet of the pneumatic oil pump.

Abstract: A new and improved bucketeer on wheels containing a bucket having a closed bottom, an open top, and an intermediate surrounding sidewall therebetween. Also having two handle brackets, each handle bracket has a flat first end and a hollow second end. Each flat end is secured to the surrounding sidewall of the bucket by a fastening means. A U-shaped handle has two extending arms. Each extending arm is received in one of each hollow second end of the two handle brackets. A back support has a flat first end, a second end, and an intermediate extent therebetween. The flat first end is secured to the surrounding side wall of the bucket by a fastening means. A support extension having a first end and an off-set second end. The first end is secured to the intermediate extent. The off-set second end is secured to the closed bottom of the bucket. A back caster wheel is secured to the second end of the back support. An axle has two end portions and an intermediate extent therebetween.

Abstract: A secondary containment apparatus for storing a primary container is provided wherein the secondary containment apparatus is tilted into the vertical position to load the primary container. The secondary containment apparatus has a base member defining a liquid impermeable chamber, a support mounted in the chamber and a container catch mechanism for securing the primary container to the support when the secondary containment apparatus is in the vertical position such that the primary container is properly mounted therein upon returning the secondary containment apparatus to the horizontal position. A lid member is preferably provided which engages with the base member to enclose the primary container.

Abstract: An aquatic air tank dolly having a cup to secure the base of the tank to support on wheels for conveniently moving the tank having side rails rigidly attached to the cup at the base of the tank and attached to the value stem at the top of the tank, the side rails adapted for supporting additional diving equipment during tank transport and tank use underwater.

Abstract: A device for receiving oil and other fluids from a vehicle which includes a portable frame having a lower support platform designed to hold and secure a removable container in a predetermined location. The frame has an upper vertical support section and an adjustable funnel attached to the support section for receiving oil and other fluids from the vehicle, with the funnel including a lower discharge tube which is arranged to direct fluids flowing through the funnel into the removable container.

Abstract: A carrier for cylindrical containers to be mounted at the lower end of cylindrical containers, held in place by friction and suction pressure between the cavity walls accommodating the container and the container wall. A channel system inside the cavity, interconnected in itself and with a center hole which is closed from the bottom side of the carrier body with an air-tight removable plug allows easy removal and exchange of containers. The carrier body has a form of a horseshoe at its base and terminates conically upward to its cylindrical top. A roller wheel with a recessed diameter center section in conjunction with a foot stand located opposite to the roller wheel forms a three point stand for secure upright standing of the container. The horseshoe form of the unibody carrier prevents the container from rolling. The roller wheel with the recessed diameter center section facilitates rolling movement on soft surfaces or grounds.

Abstract: A truck frame (100) for use hauling heavy loads in a dump body (14) pivotally attached thereto utilizes a first beam (102) as a central spline for the truck (10). The first beam (102) is constructed by welding steel sheeting together around a plurality of support gussets (124). A pyramidal structure (102) connects this first beam (102) to a second beam (106). A pair of outriggers (110) extend from the second beam (106). The front suspension attaches the front wheels (16) of the truck (10) to the frame (100). The rear wheels (18) attach to the distal end of the first beam (102c) by the rear suspension (24). A cab support structure (120) extends across the proximal end of the first beam (102a). The monobeam construction allows for the use of two engines (30) mounted on either side of the first beam (102). If two engines are used, a second pair of outriggers (130 ) are utilized for support.

Abstract: A waste container (10) includes a base portion (11) having an open top to receive waste material therethrough and a cover (12) to close the open top. A pivotable pedal (22) is carried by the base portion (11) and has the lower end of a lifter bar (26) attached thereto. The top of the lifter bar (26) is bifurcated to form flexible tines (34) with a bearing member (35) therebetween. Pin members (36) extend outwardly from the tines (34) and are received in apertures (37) in a bracket (32) carried by the cover (12). The bracket (32) is also provided with ribs (38) to engage the bearing member (35) of the lifter bar (26). Fins (40) carried by the cover (12) also engage lugs (42) carried by the base portion (11).

Abstract: A quadrilateral refuse container (2) comprising a bottom (8) and four sidewalls (6) extending upwardly therefrom and terminating in an upper rim (64). The container further comprises a handle (52) extending outward from at least one side of the container, the handle having two parallel spaced apart sideplates (54), each sideplate having a lower edge profile for defining a downwardly concave recess (62). When one container is stacked inside a like-configured second container, the upper rim of the bottom container is nested within the handle sideplate recesses of the top container, and the sidewalls of the underlying container are held in a fixed vertical orientation. Recesses (49) are further provided within sidewalls (6) of the container, adapted to receive handle projections from a like configured second container, whereby the containers can be stored in a side by side abutment.

Abstract: A multipurpose container has a bucket supported above the floor by a skirt. The skirt extends from the upper edge of the bucket down and out, so the skirt provides a good base for the bucket, with the bucket suspended centrally of the skirt. Slots are provided in the skirt as handholds, and a bail is optionally received on the bucket to provide dual lifting handles. The lower edge of the skirt may receive casters, either directly, or on a platform that is fixed to the skirt. A drain in the bottom of the bucket can receive a drain hose, knockouts being provided to open the bucket, and to allow the drain hose to pass through the skirt.

Abstract: The invention relates to a waste management system with interlocking portions to connect various refuse containers. The refuse containers are designated for holding different types of garbage, glass, paper, metal, etc.

Abstract: A removable handle for gas cylinder hand trucks allows storage of the truck in a smaller space by decreasing the height of the truck. The invention is for trucks of the type having a tubular handle extending upward from the frame. The joint (or joints) where the handle removes is formed by making a cut in the tube, preferably just above the level of the top of the frame. This cut becomes a joint by adding to the cut a dowel and a bracket. The dowel is permanently fastened into the handle part of the tube, and snugly fits into the lower, or frame, end of the tube. The dowel both aligns and angularly braces the two tube sections. The bracket part consists of two plates, one fastened to the removable handle part and one fastened to the frame, which are bolted together when the joint is fastened. The plates are radially attached to adjoining parts of the handle tube and frame tube. Each plate has a hole for the bolt. The bolted plates prevent relative twisting of the two tubes and also reinforce the dowel.

Abstract: A stackable, double-walled paint pail having a liquid tight receptacle formed by a generally U-shaped wall and a pair of nearly vertical side walls. The two side walls are spaced from each other by a distance greater than the length of a conventional paint roller. The branches of the U-shaped wall diverge upwardly from each other as do the paired side walls, allowing the pails to be stacked in a compact fashion. Except for the uppermost pail in a stack, each pail is partially disposed within a double-walled structure of the pail immediately above it. Surfaces of the pail across which a roller can be worked include a cylindrically-rounded section at the bottom of the U-shaped wall and a plurality of ridges. The ridges extend horizontally across the inner surface of the upper portion of each branch of the U-shaped wall, forming a pair of washboard-type faces over which a paint-laden roller can be rubbed to coat it evenly with paint.

Abstract: A plastic container with a bottom and, connecting continuously onto the edge thereof a standing wall of random shape defining an upper circular edge portion on which can be placed a cover provided with a peripheral groove for receiving the edge portion, the cover and the edge portion being provided with co-acting locking elements. The locking elements include on the one hand by a number of L-shaped locking members distributed uniformly over the periphery, one leg being fixed to the cover or to the edge portion of the container such that it is oriented perpendicularly to the bottom, and on the other hand by an outward pointing lip on the edge portion or the cover and against which the other leg of the locking member can be placed.

Abstract: A cart and container assembly for collecting recyclable waste, and the like, is disclosed. The cart and container assembly comprises a plurality of containers. Each of the containers is substantially rectangular in horizontal cross section and has a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of opposing side walls. The containers have an elongated, arcuate bottom. The cart and container assembly further includes a cart having a base and a superstructure. The base includes a pair of parallel support rods defining a groove for receiving the arcuate bottoms of the carts. The superstructure further defines a plurality of container receiving sections. The rear wall of each of the containers includes a bar and each of the containers includes a plurality of hooks. Each of the hooks is aligned with a respective one of the container bars when the respective one of the containers is disposed within a respective one of the container receiving sections.

Abstract: A wheeled device for enabling a scuba tank or the like to be moved overground, instead of the user having to carry it, this device having an elongate axle, adjacent each end of which a wheel is rotatably amounted. A pair of tank-engaging members are utilized in connection with the axle, such members being movable between a nested position, in which the members require minimum storage space, and a position in which the members are separated to a limited extent. One of the members has a support platform for supporting a scuba tank, and each of the members has a sidewall-engaging portion for engaging the sidewall of a scuba tank inserted between the sidewall-engaging portions, to rest upon the support platform. Thus, when the scuba tank is resting on the support platform of the one member, the sidewall-engaging portions of both members tightly grasp the sidewalls of the scuba tank, such that the wheeled device does not drop off should the user lift only the scuba tank.

Abstract: A drum ring formed as a one-piece molded synthetic resin ring having an outer rim, an inner ledge radially inward therefrom and at least one appendage on the outer rim for placement of a mobility enhancer thereon. The ring can be installed on a typical material handling drum having a cylindrical side wall and bottom and top walls with an annular groove on the side wall adjacent each end wall. The ring is placed on the drum in such a way that the inner ledge of the ring fits inside an annular groove thereby securely attaching the ring to the drum.

Abstract: A transporter for carrying trash cans or bins includes a mainly circular platform which is provided preferably with three radially extending slots. Holding and guide rods or plates are mounted so as to extend vertically up through the slots, preferably to a height of at least one-fifth of the diameter of the platform. The holding rods or plates are continuously adjustable in the radial direction. The holding plates may either be curved in order to provide firm surface contact with the outer surface of a mainly cylindrical trash can, or may be angled so that two of the holding plates securely hold the trash bin along two corner edges, with the third angled holding plate providing double line contact along an opposite side of the trash bin. When using holding plates, the platform is provided with raised regins and ridges to provide lateral and radial stability to the plates.

Abstract: A lawn or garden cart is disclosed comprising a circular flanged frame providing support and retainment of a separable receptacle such as a bucket or tub, used for the purposes of gardening and lawn care. The cart's simplicity of construction and ease of use allow a user to operate and conveniently store the cart.

Abstract: An engine mounting assembly includes a pair of rear engine mounting bracket assemblies having offset mounting surfaces, an engine flywheel housing having complementary mounting surfaces, and a front mounting bracket which together provide a three-point mounting structure resulting in a significantly lowered mounting of the engine on a forward control bus chassis. The front mounting bracket includes a single point, vibration-isolated, engine mount to a lowered frame crossmember to provide vibration isolation in any direction while the rear brackets provide vertical and fore-and-aft vibration isolation. The front mounting bracket further includes a lower mount for supporting a vehicle radiator while upper stabilizing rods connect the upper portion of the radiator to the upper portion of the engine to stabilize the desired vertical position of the radiator perpendicular to the engine fan axis.

Abstract: A refuse container and dolly assembly in which the refuse container and dolly includes a square or rectangular transverse sectional configuration. An alignment flange is provided in the top surface of the dolly, adapted to engage a registration flange in the underside of the container, whereby, upon rotary connection between the dolly and an underside of the waste container, the side walls of the dolly and the waste container are brought into co-planar alignment.

Abstract: A paint pail having a generally U-shaped wall and two vertical side walls which are parallel to and spaced from each other by a distance greater than the length of a conventional paint roller. The U-shaped wall and the vertical side walls are joined together to form a cylindrically-rounded cavity in which paint can be held. A plurality of ridges extend horizontally across the upper inner surface of each branch of the U-shaped wall, forming a pair of washboard-type faces across which a roller can be rubbed. Further, the paint pail is mounted, along with a splatter shield, on a wheeled caddy. The shield includes a flat plate which extends horizontally both rearwardly and laterally from the pail. The height of the plate may be adjusted so that it rides atop any baseboard present and protects both it and the floor from being splattered when the wall above them is being painted.

Abstract: A gull winged wheeled cart apparatus (10) for holding elongated rolls (101) of flooring material; wherein the apparatus (10) comprises a wheeled base unit (11) having elongated front (18) and rear (19) support members and a pair of curved capture arms (25) are adapted to be releasably secured to the front support member (18).

Abstract: A painters palette consisting of an upper platform, a middle platform, a lower platform. The system is designed to be moveable by the use of four ball casters, to be raised or lowered by the use of a center spine screw bolt and a center spine screw nut. The center spine screw bolt is connected to the upper platform holding bucket bottom. The center spine screw nut connected to the middle platform is used to receive, guide and support the spine screw bolt and the upper platform with the lower platform giving support to the middle platform. Embodiments disclosed include the oblong trim pallet; the flat paint spout lid with screw cap; the flat platform cover with four molded legs; the roller pallet having angle duel ends and four top angle molded legs.

Abstract: A craftsman's valet which has a wheeled supporting base, a pedestal which is mounted on the supporting base for supporting a bucket. The valet is also provided with storage compartments, a removable seat and a light fixture.

Abstract: A dolly for supporting a tank standing on end is provided with a T-shaped plastic base formed by a crossarm and a leg that are joined by an adjustable interlocking connection. Both ends of the crossarm and the end of the leg remote from the crossarm are provided with arcuate grooves that receive the bead surrounding the bottom of the tank. The heads of fastening screws extend over the grooves to retain the bead therein. A metal axle rod extends through a longitudinal passage in the crossarm. This passage has an open top in the region between the grooves in the crossarm so that a tank on the base engages the rod to be supported directly thereby.

Abstract: An automatic vehicle rear part construction configurated to prevent unpleasant booming noise from comming out within a vehicle passenger compartment. The construction consists of a rear suspension member located under and secured at its opposite end sections to a vehicle body rear part. Wheel supporting members with rear wheels are swingably connected to the rear suspension member. Additionally, a rigid connecting member is provided to connect the axially central portion of the rear suspension member and the vehicle body, thereby suppressing forward and rearward vibration of the rear suspension member.

Abstract: This invention relates to a wheel supported heavy load carrying vehicle which comprises a frame upon which a load may be supported. The frame includes a structural cross-member. Unlike the prior art, the spherical bearing is made an integral part of the cross-member. An axle box assembly is used to support the wheels which support the bulk of the load. The box assembly has a nose cone which has a concave bearing which mates with the spherical bearing on the structural cross-member.

Abstract: A chassis for a mobile home having outriggers which project laterally from the longitudinal frame members of the chassis and which are each formed of a return bent, one piece construction.

Abstract: A frame of a vehicle includes a pair of laterally spaced beams, each including upper and lower members and first and second sidewall means fixed thereto. A saddle extends between the beams, each end of the saddle including an end plate which is positioned in an opening of an associated sidewall means of a beam, and fixed to that beam.

Abstract: A dolly for supporting a tank standing on end is provided with a T-shaped plastic base formed by a crossarm and a leg that are joined by an adjustable interlocking connection. Both ends of the crossarm and the end of the leg remote from the crossarm are provided with arcuate grooves that receive the bead surrounding the bottom of the tank. The heads of fastening screws extend over the grooves to retain the bead therein. A metal axle rod extends through a longitudinal passage in the crossarm. This passage has an open top in the region between the grooves in the crossarm so that a tank on the base engages the rod to be supported directly thereby.