Land vehicles: dumping inventions 05/07

20070120413 - High tonnage ultra light mining truck with a greater load efficiency for off-road applications that comprises a lightweight power and traction system, a steering system and a lateral suspension and tipping system for the lightweight curved dump: The present invention refers to a high tonnage ultra light mining truck with a greater load efficiency for off-road applications that, in addition to the body, comprises a lightweight curved dump body and a knuckle joined lightweight power and traction system, a steering system, and a lateral suspension and tipping... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070114834 - Surface sweeping machine with a dump door and chute actuating mechanism: A dump hopper for a road sweeper includes a dump door, a debris guide chute, and an actuating mechanism for pivoting the dump door and debris chute between travel and dumping positions. The dump door is sandwiched between a hopper and the guide chute in the travel position and seals... Agent: Vincent L. Ramik

20070096536 - Dual dump body for truck or trailer: A truck or trailer for hauling landscape materials or other bulk products, has separate independent side-by-side dump boxes or compartments, each with a hydraulic ram to elevate the respective dump box. The compartments may have segmented removable center walls, which can be taken off when the truck or trailer is... Agent: Bernhard P. Molldrem, Jr.

20070096537 - Monolithic dual-purpose trailer: A monolithic dual-purpose trailer for transporting cargo includes a frame including two longitudinally extending side rails and a central reinforcing member in the form of an engineered truss is located between the two side rails. Wheels are mounted to the frame. A deck including a load bearing surface with a... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC