Catches Patents (Class 298/38)
  • Patent number: 11214186
    Abstract: Provided in this disclosure is a hoist for raising and mounting an interchangeable vehicle body onto a vehicle chassis. The hoist includes a hoist frame having a pivot end and an elevated end for slidably supporting the interchangeable body. A subframe with a bolt-on assembly is provided for fixedly connecting to the vehicle chassis. A linkage connects the hoist frame to the subframe. The linkage also includes a hinge joint member for raising the elevated end of the hoist frame. A mounting bracket pivotally connects to the pivot end of the hoist frame. The mounting bracket has a bolt-on assembly for fixedly connecting to the vehicle chassis. A winch assembly is retained in the elevated end of the hoist frame and extending to the pivot end for raising the interchangeable body onto the hoist frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: DEIST INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Schumacher, Jeffrey M. Burns
  • Patent number: 10864945
    Abstract: The “Kinetic Kar” will have a large high pressure chamber filled with hydraulic fluid pressured up to 20 ton for the initial motion of the car. The pressure harvested by means of pumps, pistons, valves, and electrical gadget will be too high for the high pressure chamber. It is estimated that the car will move from zero to 20 miles in a matter of 2 seconds and run at up to 150 miles per hour for a mile before pressure tank is depleted totally. It will only take 3-4 seconds for pressure reservoir to replenish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventors: Roger Derissaint, Audrey Nwaze
  • Patent number: 8496298
    Abstract: A towable cart. At least one axle is coupled to a frame. A bottom of a container is also attached to the frame. Each of a pair of wheels are rotatably attached to the axle. A tow bar has first and second ends, the first end of the tow bar being pivotably coupled to one of the frame and the axle. An arm has first and second opposing ends, the first end of the arm being attached to the container and the second end of the arm being selectably secured to the tow bar. The container is fixed in a loading condition when the arm is secured to the tow bar, the container and the frame further being pivotable to an unloading condition when the arm is not secured to the tow bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Ohio Steel Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Martini, Patrick Montag, Michael Podrosky
  • Publication number: 20120212032
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a securing mechanism for a gate of a bottom dump trailer includes a in adapted to be coupled to a first door of the gate of the bottom dump trailer, a latch pin adapted to be coupled to a second door of the gate of the bottom dump trailer, and a latch adapted to be rotatably coupled to the latch pin. The latch is movable into a plurality of positions including a locked position and an unlocked position. The latch includes a notch adapted to receive the pin when the latch is in the locked position. The securing mechanism also includes an actuator rod. The first end of the actuator rod is coupled to the latch. The second end of the actuator rod is graspable and usable by a user to move the latch between the locked position and the unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: DeWayne Lee Hauth, Jerry Glynn Berry, Tom Gifford McKinley
  • Patent number: 8104843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a trailer for the transportation by road of cargo, such as containers. The trailer comprises a trailer frame; a tipping frame and lifting means which act on, on the one hand, the trailer frame and, on the other hand, the tipping frame. The trailer frame comprises a front zone which is located on coupling above a tractor unit and which is provided with a coupling member in order to effect coupling. The trailer frame also has a rear zone comprising three sets of wheels. An intermediate zone connects the front zone to the rear zone. The tipping frame extends along the trailer frame and is fastened, in the rear zone, to the trailer frame so as to hinge about a tipping axle. The trailer frame has a longitudinal beam and the tipping frame has two lateral beams. The central beam of the trailer frame is submerged between the lateral longitudinal beams of the tipping frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Inlicence B.V.
    Inventor: Wouter Hendrik Hogervorst
  • Patent number: 6755479
    Abstract: A trailer for attachment to a hitch of a tow vehicle, the trailer comprising a bed, or some other type of load carrying portion, connected for pivotal movement with respect to the draw bar of the trailer. The bed is movable between a generally horizontal, hauling position and a tilted, dumping position. The bed includes a forward portion adjacent the draw bar and a rearward portion opposite the forward portion. An axle is connected to the bed to which wheels are attached. Blocking members contact the axle as the tow vehicle moves rearwardly, the blocking members being movable between a blocking position, for contacting the ground to substantially block rearward movement of the bed as the trailer is moved rearwardly, and a retracted position, wherein the blocking members are substantially out of contact with the ground. Upon the blocking member being moved to the blocking position and the bed being in the hauling position, and upon the trailer being moved rearwardly, the bed pivots to the dumping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Inventor: T. Wayne Meeks
  • Patent number: 6733225
    Abstract: A counter latch system and method of operation of a hopper having a payload and a latch moveable between a latched position and an unlatched position, the system and method including unlatching a latch of the hopper into the unlatched position and deploying a counter latch to maintain the latch in the unlatched position prior to dumping. The hopper is subsequently responsively returned into the latched position as the hopper is returned from dumping the payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Triodyne Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Lipsey Barnett, William Brown, Charles Sinkovits
  • Publication number: 20020163244
    Abstract: A lock device for a garbage compactor of a garbage truck has two cylinders, two connecting bars, two linkages and two hooks. The cylinders are mounted on opposite sides of the garbage compactor. Each connecting bar is connected to one end of a piston rod extending from the cylinder. Each linkage is connected to the other end of the corresponding connecting bar. A hook is pivotally connecting to the linkage and pivotally mounted on the garbage compactor. The hook has a downward engaging portion to engage a post on the garbage compartment. Accordingly, the hooks will not disengage from the posts when a shock occurs. In addition, since a cylinder is used on each side of the trash compactor, the peak load on each cylinder can be reduced, and the useful life of each cylinder is prolonged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventor: Sen-Hui Liu
  • Patent number: 6394555
    Abstract: A four-wheeled utility vehicle has a body frame; a driver's seat disposed on the body frame; a load-carrying platform having a front end portion and a rear end portion, the load-carrying platform disposed behind the driver's seat; a cabin frame having a rear portion and surrounding the driver's seat. The cabin frame is disposed in front of the load-carrying platform. The rear portion includes a lower end which is positioned on a level below the load-carrying platform and a middle portion which is located on a middle level in a vertical direction within the rear portion. The lower end of the rear portion is joined to the body frame. The middle portion of the rear portion is bound by the front end portion of the load-carrying platform in an easily separable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fumio Mizuta, Sosuke Kinouchi, Itsuo Takegami
  • Patent number: 6193319
    Abstract: A handle-propelled, load-carrying land vehicle comprises a frame having two parts, one having wheels and ground-engaging pedestals forward of the wheels, and the other being pivoted to the front of the first part and having a load-carrying receptacle mounted on it and having a telescoping handle. The device is balanced so that it can be easily propelled by pushing downward and forward on the handle. It is especially useful as a dumping hand cart for granular loads, since the forward edge of the receptacle is spaced from the ground at least at the completion of the dumping operation. A gravity-operated latch keeps the frame parts together to allow the load carrier to be pulled up steps, up a slope, or up over a curb without having the wheels separate from the receptacle, but automatically releases, allowing the user to dump a load of material from the receptacle by pushing forward on the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Inventor: Thomas P. Kielinski
  • Patent number: 5997099
    Abstract: A hopper (10, 120) for use with flowable material (12) such as particulate, aggregate, sand, salt, gravel, top soil or the like includes at least one pivotal gate (14) attached to a frame (18) of the hopper (10, 120). Advantageously, the gate (14) swings toward an open position in response to the weight of the material (12) in the hopper (10, 120) to allow the material (12) to flow out of the hopper (10, 120). Additionally, the gate (14) automatically returns toward the closed position by gravity due to the position of the pivot axis of the hinge (16) connecting the gate (14) to the frame (18) relative to the center of gravity of the gate (14). Furthermore, a latch (58) and other features of the hopper (10, 120) control the movement of the gate (14) to regulate the flow of the material (12) from the hopper (10, 120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Inventor: P. Michael Collins
  • Patent number: 5395163
    Abstract: A utility cart (10) for hauling up to at least 1000 pounds includes a plastic carriage (11) having reinforcement ribs (47) extending from and across the bottom thereof to strengthen the carriage (11), an elongated drawbar member (12) to pull the carriage (11), an axle assembly (15) engaging the carriage (11) and one end of the drawbar member (12) to pivot the carriage (11) with respect to the drawbar member (12), a latch assembly (16) connected to the drawbar member (12) and engaging the carriage (11) to restrain the pivotal movement of the carriage (11) with respect to the drawbar member (12), and at least two wheels (13, 14) attached to the axle assembly (15). The latch assembly (16) includes a body member (53) pivotally connected to the drawbar member (12) and has a gripping portion (56) extending between a first leg portion (57) and a second leg portion (58).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan N. Mandell, Glen E. Tomblin
  • Patent number: 5051053
    Abstract: A trailer apparatus having a perimeter frame with a front, rear and intermediate portion thereof includes a trailer hitch attached to the front of the perimeter frame for permitting it to be attached to a towing vehicle. Wheels are rotatably attached to the perimeter frame and have axle-supporting structures passing between the left and right side aligned wheels. The tilting bed is pivotally attached at a point above and midway between the rotational axes of the axles, in the case of a tandem wheel arrangement having two wheels on each side thereof, or immediately above the axle on a trailer having just one wheel on each side thereof. By having the tilting bed pivotally connected to a perimeter frame at this point, the perimeter frame of the trailer will not have a tendency to tip during the loading process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Inventor: Ronald L. Groeneweg
  • Patent number: 5046774
    Abstract: A catching device for attachment to the rear of a truck or truck bed preferably for a dump truck arrangement, has a sheet member having attachment and fastening portions which, when suitably applied to the rear of the truck bed, generally prevents debris, rocks, stones, pebbles and the like from falling off a rear lip, shelf, or other truck bed structure upon which debris may accumulate, or for collecting debris that slips through the gap between the tail gate and onto the road or pour plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Inventors: Sean D. Stockell, Donald M. Stockell
  • Patent number: 5033794
    Abstract: A locking device for a hydraulically operated dump truck secures the lift cylinder against unwanted oscillation when the dump body is in the lowered travel position by securing the top of the cylinder to the doghouse of the dump body. The cylinder is connected to the bottom of the dump body for lift purposes and pivots away from the doghouse during lifting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Lanson Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Henry L. Vick
  • Patent number: 4880346
    Abstract: A remote controlled self-loading truck having a tilt bed equipped with a bed mounted hoist and having fold-down sides, and for mounting on standard truck chassis. An elevated hoist is supported on the tiltable bed adjacent to its forward end for movement with the bed. The hoist includes an elongated generally horizontal rearwardly extending rotatably supported boom. A tail roller is journaled for rotation at the rearward edge of the flat bed. Hinged side gates are provided on opposite sides of the flat bed. Remotely manually controlled hydraulic actuators are provided for raising and lowering the bed relative to the vehicle frame, for rotating the hoist boom, and for operating the hoist winch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Inventor: Duane J. Brassette
  • Patent number: 4807904
    Abstract: A riding mower chassis frame comprises a pair of identical beams extending along the chassis at its opposite sides. A one-piece channel-shaped member bridges the beams near the rear of the chassis to give the frame rigidity, provide for laterally swingable connection to the frame of a rear axle on which steerable wheels are mounted, and serve as a pan in which movable weights are carried. A platform mounted on the rear of the frame, for carrying interchangeable accessories, is swingable to and from a horizontal load carrying position about a transverse axis at the rear of the frame. An automatically engaging releasable latch on the platform cooperates with another frame member that bridges across the beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Kamlukin, Donald G. Penkoske, John W. Schanz
  • Patent number: 4735457
    Abstract: Improvements in a freight vehicle having a cargo space convertible from that suitable for handling piece goods to that suitable for bulk material. A conventional cargo space for piece goods has openings for filling and discharging bulk material. A double-walled inflatable bag having its bottom attached to a rigid support platform is positioned in erected condition to handle bulk material and is movable to a stored position near the roof of the cargo space to allow handling of piece goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Inventors: Vincent C. Bonerb, Peter J. Bonerb, James J. Bonerb, Thomas J. Bonerb
  • Patent number: 4699393
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-purpose trailer (24) with a universal mounting hitch (26) for use with a garden tractor (22). The multi-purpose trailer (24) includes two U-shaped front ends (36) having horizontally aligned apertures (40) therein to enable two point pivotal attachment to the garden tractor (22). The trailer (24) is supported above the surface of the ground by a single, pivotal wheel (46) and further includes a trailer box (30) which is pivotal about a substantially horizontal axis proximate the back end of the trailer. The universal mounting hitch (26) includes a U-shaped bracket (151) including two spaced apart vertically extending legs (152) including a plurality of apertures (164) therein. The vertically extending legs (152) are interconnected by a horizontally extending member (154) including a plurality of apertures (158). The apertures (158) enable attachment of the U-shaped bracket (151) to the draw bar of the garden tractor (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Inventor: James R. Schweigert
  • Patent number: 4580843
    Abstract: A bale rack comprises an elongate horizontal frame mounted on wheels for movement along the ground, and a pair of bale supports extending along opposite sides of the frame. The bale supports are pivotable relative to the frame between a raised position, in which the bale supports serve to retain bales on the frame, and a load release position, in which the bale supports are downwardly and laterally inclined from the frame to allow a bale to roll from the frame to the ground. Latch mechanisms are provided for releasably retaining the bale supports in the raised positions, and counterweights are provided for urging the bale supports from the lowered positions to the raised positions, thus avoiding the use of springs, hydraulic devices or other relatively complicated mechanisms for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1986
    Inventor: Trueman F. Lund
  • Patent number: 4514131
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic self-locking roll back carrier of the type that is adapted to be mounted on a vehicle. The roll back carrier includes a sub-frame and a lift frame pivotably mounted thereto. Movably mounted to the lift frame is a load bed. Operatively interconnected between the sub-frame and lift frame is a pair of hydraulic lift cylinders. Interposed between the hydraulic lift cylinders and lift frame is a locking bar assembly that is movably mounted between longitudinally spaced stops in the lift frame. Secured to the sub-frame and disposed adjacent the locking bar assembly when the lift frame is in a transport position is a locking structure. The locking structure is so positioned with respect to the position occupied by the locking bar assembly when the lift frame is in a transport position that the locking structure effectively overlies the locking bar assembly and locks the lift frame to the sub-frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1985
    Inventor: James P. Godwin, Sr.
  • Patent number: 4504184
    Abstract: A truck bed is releasably attached to a pair of spaced operating arms, which are mounted on the truck frame either to be moved up and down on the frame with arcuate, translational movement about a pair of spaced, parallel shafts that extend transversely of the frame, or to be pivoted at one end about one of the shafts in order to dump a load from the bed. A manually operable selector mechanism is provided, and in one position releasably secures one end of the operating members for pivotal movement about one of the shafts, while at the same time releasably securing the second shaft to the operating members for pivotal movement therewith. In its other position the selector mechanism releases the second shaft from the operating members and secures it against any movement while releasing said one ends of the operating members for translational movement, so that upon operation of an associated drive mechanism the two members are swung with arcuate, translational movement about the shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1985
    Inventors: Roger B. Beam, Donald H. Beam
  • Patent number: 4488756
    Abstract: An elevation apparatus for lifting a truck box pivotally mounted on the truck chassis comprises a first main cylinder piston arrangement arranged at the front end of the truck box and a second subsidiary piston/cylinder arrangement provided adjacent the midpoint of the truck box. The secondary piston/cylinder arrangement includes two cylinders, one on either side of the chassis and arranged in the lowered position to lie substantially along the chassis with the piston directly coupled to the truck box and the cylinder coupled directly to the chassis. A latch mechanism for the piston of the main cylinder acts to lock the piston head in position on the chassis when the truck box is lowered and to release the piston head when the truck box is raised so that the piston head moves free from the latch mechanism when the secondary cylinders raise the truck box beyond the extent of the first piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1984
    Inventor: Lew Dalman
  • Patent number: 4447089
    Abstract: A safety latch mechanism for extensible strut elements mounted on stationary strut members such as are used for farm dump boxes, said latch mechanism including elongated latch bars pivotally mounted at their upper ends on the extensible strut elements for longitudinal movement therewith, stop lugs respectively fixed to the stationary strut members for respectively engaging the latch bars when said strut elements are in extended position, and a releasing lever pivotally mounted on the lower end of each latch bar, and having a fulcrum positioned to engage the lever to release each latch bar when the dump box is in lowered position to engage the releasing lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: Tegtmeier & Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Sheldon D. Tegtmeier
  • Patent number: 4417765
    Abstract: A dump cart is disclosed having a box removably mounted on an axle support and pulled by a drawbar. A latch is mounted on the drawbar to coact with a latch catch on the side of the box. The latch is biased by biasing means such as a spring located within the drawbar where it is protected from damage. The box can have two mounting positions with respect to the drawbar permitting alternate use of the front and back sides for dumping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1983
    Assignee: J. I. Case Company
    Inventor: James L. Wirsbinski
  • Patent number: 4411572
    Abstract: A carrier for cylindrical bales of hay utilizes a single, elongate, tubular main body member with an axle and wheels mounted thereto for movement and drafting as a trailer. A plurality of bale supporting cradles are mounted along the main body member at intervals. The cradles are rotatable about a vertical axis for selectively carrying the bales with the bale longitudinal axes either longitudinally or transversely aligned to the main body member for loading by various types of equipment. The cradles are also tiltable from side to side of the main body member by a latch extending between the main body member and a cradle pivot structure to allow gravitational force to tilt the cradle and drop the bale onto the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1983
    Assignee: DewEze Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Dewey Hostetler
  • Patent number: 4398768
    Abstract: A side dump cart useful for carting lengths of pipe and steel in various forms and other items and comprising a frame with wheels, a load-carrying platform tiltably mounted thereon and held from tilting during travel by a latch which is releasable for allowing the platform to tilt for dumping the load. A safety spring maintains the latch in latching position; a guard protects the latch operating surface from accidental engagement forces; a removable catch further prevents the platfrom from tilting; and the guard and catch being released by a separate motion of the operator from the releasing of the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Inventors: Ronald K. Parks, Arden K. Zink
  • Patent number: 4373856
    Abstract: The self-propelled load carrying vehicle includes a vehicle framework supported by road wheels, and railroad wheels are mounted on the framework and are movable up and down with respect to the framework for supporting the vehicle from the railroad track. The rear road wheels propel the vehicle along the track. A sub-frame is rotatably mounted on the vehicle framework about an upwardly extending axis, and dump body is pivotally mounted on the sub-frame about an approximately horizontal axis. A conveyor is mounted to the rear end of the sub-frame and rotates with the sub-frame and dump body and receives the load from the dump body when the dump body is tilted and progressively urges the load on beyond the rear opening of the dump body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1983
    Inventor: Glenn E. Taylor
  • Patent number: 4343511
    Abstract: A high capacity wagon for silage and the like has a gravity-assisted rear inclined dumping wall with high ground clearance in both the full open and all intermediate positions. A simplified positive latch mechanism for the dumping wall is biased in the latching position and easily released by the operator of a towing tractor. The necessity for tilting the entire body of the wagon to completely dump its contents is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1982
    Inventors: Robert A. Rowan, Leroy Mathis
  • Patent number: 4273382
    Abstract: A bodyguide and holddown system for use with dump bodies mounted on vehicles, such as dump trucks and dump trailers. The system has complementary first and second guide and holddown mechanisms or components. One of the components is connected or affixed to the chassis of the dump truck or trailer, with the other component connected to an I-beam support of the dump body. During movement of the dump body from an elevated to a lowered position, the components interact with each other to center the dump body on the chassis. After the dump body has been centered on the chassis, the components interact with each other to releaseably hold the dump body on the chassis and to oppose lateral movement of the dump body with respect to the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1981
    Inventor: Robert W. Benson
  • Patent number: 4227732
    Abstract: A hopper gate mechanism for opening and closing the bottom opening of a hopper containing vehicle. The mechanism typically includes two doors hinged along the longitudinal axis of the associated vehicle and fluid pressure actuated motor means for selectively actuating latching members normally employed to maintain the doors in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1980
    Inventor: Gerald J. Kish
  • Patent number: 4176881
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1979
    Inventor: H. Ray Cole
  • Patent number: 4168932
    Abstract: A trailer adapted to carrying a plurality of vehicles, such as snowmobiles, includes a plurality of wheels and a pair of vehicle supporting trailer beds normally disposed in a use position in side-by-side relationship on a frame. Each one of the trailer beds is pivotally mounted on the frame at the rear edge thereof forwardly of the mid-point of the bed to enable it to tilt individually and independently backwardly until its rear edge contacts the ground for loading and unloading purposes and to enable the loaded bed to tilt back to its horizontal use position under the weight of the vehicle supported by it. Bumper devices are disposed on the frame for cushioning the movement of the bed under the weight of the vehicle, and latching devices hold the beds releasably in their horizontal position. Camming devices engage the beds as they move into their use positions for moving the latches to their release position, and spring biasing devices enable the latching devices to return to their holding positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1979
    Assignee: Nitram, Inc.
    Inventor: Bobby D. Clark
  • Patent number: 4099468
    Abstract: In a railway hopper car a sliding gate is provided at the discharge opening of the hopper for discharging materials therefrom. The gate comprises a frame supporting a sliding gate member movable from a closed position to an open position by means of a rack and pinion arrangement. The arrangement is actuated by an operating shaft which projects out from opposite ends of the gate and includes operating heads which are adapted to be engaged by a tool for rotating the shaft. A lock arrangement is provided for maintaining the sliding gate in a closed position and includes blocking elements which in the locked position of the gate are disposed over the operating heads to prevent the insertion of a tool unitl the locking mechanism is placed in an unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1978
    Assignee: Pullman Incorporated
    Inventor: Franklin P. Adler
  • Patent number: 4084852
    Abstract: A dump truck having a canopy on the dump body which extends over an operator's cab is provided with a latch means for holding the dump body in its lowered transport position and is released only in response to initiating the intentional pivoting of the dump body to its raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1978
    Assignee: International Harvester Company
    Inventors: John R. Prosek, James C. Tamburino
  • Patent number: 4079996
    Abstract: A trailer vehicle for hauling large cylindrical bales of hay comprises an elongated rectangular frame supported on an axle and wheels. The frame carries a plurality of rectangular frames in which the transverse members are curved in the form of an arc to match that of the bales of hay. The support frames are hinged about a longitudinal axis on sloping transverse support members which are a part of the vehicle frame. In the loaded and traveling position, the support frames are horizontal and are latched to the support members. When the bales are to be unloaded the latch is opening manually and the support frame can then tilt to the side permitting the bale to roll off of the support frame and onto the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Inventor: Julius D. Vansickle
  • Patent number: 4029357
    Abstract: In a dump truck including a base supporting a dump bucket supported pivotally along one of its upper edges at the upper ends of vertically extending telescoping struts carried by the base, and power devices connected to the top edge of the bucket in transversely spaced relation from its pivotal axis and operable to raise the bucket, whereby the bucket is first raised in a non-tilted position by extension of the struts, and then tilted to a dump position about its pivotal axis, the provision of a locking latch operable to secure the struts releasably in their extended positions, the latch being activated by movement of the bucket away from its horizontal position, and deactivated by the return of the bucket to its horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1977
    Assignee: Gilmore-Tatge Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Jerald W. Bishop
  • Patent number: 3930681
    Abstract: A tilt cab automotive vehicle has a latching device comprising a toggle clamp operable to clampingly engage a frame portion of the vehicle with a portion of the tilt cab to restrain the cab from inadvertent tilting during normal vehicle operation. Preferably an assembly utilizing two such devices interconnected by a linkage is provided, and is operable from one side of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1976
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur Malcolm Burton, Ronald Jost