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InventorsMarco Anemone, Mario Anemone
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A truck has a cab wherein a dumping bin and a storage compartment are attached to the cab. The dumping bin may be tilted to facilitate dumping of items placed within the dumping bin. The dumping bin may be operated from within the cab. The storage compartment has a ramp attached to the storage compartment. The ramp may be raised or lowered to enable a user to load or unload items from the storage compartment. A system and a method for transporting articles are also provided.
A truck comprising:
A system comprising:
A method for transporting articles in a vehicle to assist in delivery and/or hauling of items from a site wherein the vehicle has a cab and a bed extending from the cab defining a length between a first end and a second end, the method comprising the steps of:
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For salvaging damaged vehicles: by supporting the whole vehicle
Actuated by fluid-operated mechanisms: tipping movement about a fore and aft axis
Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects: for carrying vehicles
Vehicles adapted for load transportation or to transport, to carry, or to
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The present invention generally relates to a truck, a system and a method for transporting articles having a dumping bin and a storage compartment attached to a cab of the vehicle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a truck having a dumping bin attached to the cab wherein the dumping bin may be operated from within the cab. The truck further has a storage compartment having a ramp attached to the storage compartment. The ramp may be lowered to enable loading and unloading of the truck. The ramp may also be raised to provide a gate for the storage compartment.
It is, of course, generally known to load and/or unload materials, equipment or the like onto a vehicle. A truck is one example of a vehicle onto which a user may load or unload materials or equipment. Known trucks may have a cab having a storage compartment attached to the cab. The storage compartment may have an interior which may hold various materials, such as products, equipment, waste products, or other items.
Often, the storage compartment is elevated which may cause difficulty for a user to load or unload the truck. In some instances, a ramp is positioned adjacent to the loading area of the truck to reduce the amount of work required to place materials within the storage compartment. However, positioning a ramp proximate to the loading area of the truck is often a labor-intensive task.
FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a truck in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates a rear perspective view of the truck in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates a side perspective view of the truck in an embodiment of the present invention.
The present invention generally provides a truck, a system and a method for transporting articles having a cab wherein a dumping bin and a storage compartment are attached to the cab. The dumping bin may be raised or lowered by a hydraulic cylinder. Moreover, raising or lowering of the dumping bin may be controlled by a controller within an interior of the cab. The storage compartment may have a ramp attached that may be raised or lowered to assist with loading or unloading materials, equipment or the like from the storage compartment. The ramp may be operated manually or may be operated remotely.
Referring now to the drawings wherein like numerals refer to like parts, FIG. 1 illustrates a truck 2 in an embodiment of the present invention. The truck 2 may have a cab 4, a dumping bin 6 and a storage compartment 8. The dumping bin 6 may be positioned adjacent to the cab 4 with the storage compartment 8 adjacent to a rear 3 of the dumping bin 6 as generally illustrated in FIG. 1.
The cab 4 may have conventional features, such as, for example, wheels 10. In addition, the cab 4 may have a front portion 12 which may house an engine (not shown). The front portion 12 may define an interior 5 of the cab 4 in which a user may sit when operating the truck 2. A fuel tank 25 may be attached to the cab 4 at a side 7 of a bed 14 of the cab 4.