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US 6,547,335 B2Granted
Dump truck bed having ground-engaging rear pivot lever arm
OwnerPatrick McSweeneyinventor
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Abstract
A pivot mounting assembly (10) allows a standard tipping truck (1) to easily transport material for example earth moving machinery (20). The assembly (10) comprises a lever arm (11) between the chassis (2) and body (3) which can be pivoted by a ram (15) to cause the body (3) to rest on the ground (6).
Claims73
A pivot mounting assembly for pivotally connecting a tipping trailer body also connected by a tipping ram to a tipping trailer chassis comprising:
- an elongate lever arm;
- a body pivot mounting on the arm for connection to the trailer body;
- a chassis pivot mounting on the arm and spaced apart from the body pivot mounting for connection to the vehicle chassis;
- actuating means for pivoting the lever arm about the trailer chassis when affixed thereto to cause a portion of the trailer body on raising to project away from and below the chassis.
1 more element
A pivot mounting assembly for pivotally connecting a tipping trailer body also connected by a tipping ram to a tipping trailer chassis comprising:
- an elongate lever arm;
- a body pivot mounting on the arm for connection to the trailer body;
- a chassis pivot mounting on the arm and spaced apart from the trailer pivot mounting for connection to the vehicle chassis;
- an actuating ram connected to the lever arm;
- mounting means for connecting the ram to the trailer chassis whereby pivoting the lever arm about the chassis pivot mounting causes portion of the trailer body to project away from and below the trailer chassis.
2 more elements
A tipping trailer comprising:
- a trailer chassis having a front end and a rear end ground engaging wheels on the trailer chassis;
- a trailer body on the trailer chassis;
- a pair of laterally spaced apart elongate lever arms connecting the trailer body to the trailer chassis adjacent the rear end of the trailer chassis;
- a body pivot mounting on each lever arm for connection to the trailer body;
- a chassis pivot mounting on each arm and spaced apart from the body pivot mounting for connection to the vehicle chassis;
- an actuating ram means adjacent the rear and of the trailer chassis for pivoting the lever arms relative to the trailer chassis;
- a tipping ram remote from the lever arms adjacent the front end of the trailer chassis and mounted between the trailer chassis and body for
- pivoting the trailer body about the body pivot mountings towards and away from a position resting on the trailer chassis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.