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US 4,053,070 AGranted
Retrieving vehicle
OwnerTunis Junior Rozeboominventor
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Abstract
A vehicle has a moveable bail adapted to engage articles lying on the ground and pull them up unto one end of a storage deck, and also eject them normally from the opposite end. The bail is reversible to provide a full sweep over the deck area at a position spaced above the deck.
Claims8
A retrieving and collecting vehicle having a frame and means forming a load-receiving surface mounted on said frame, wherein the improvement comprises:
- integral U-shaped bail means having the opposite ends thereof mounted for movement with respect to said frame along a path substantially parallel to said load-receiving surface, said bail ends also being pivotally mounted on a horizontal axis transverse to said path;
- positioning means operative to locate the central transverse portion of said bail in spaced relationship above said load-receiving surface, said means forming a load-receiving surface having a loading end portion at least disposable adjacent ground level;
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- drive means operable to induce movement of said bail along said path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.