| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6464283 |
Container covering system with hydraulic or pneumatic actuation |
October 15, 2002 |
| A covering system for a container body of a dump truck or roll-off dumpster with a rollable cover uses a pair of pivot arms attached to a leading edge of the cover. A shaft is transversely disposed and rotatably supported by an underside of the container body. Each pivot arm has a lower |
| 6273490 |
Reinforced pivot arm for truck covers |
August 14, 2001 |
| An apparatus is provided for drawing a flexible cover over an upwardly open container body having an upper edge. The apparatus includes a flexible cover of a size to substantially cover the open container body and fixed at one end of the container body by a cover support for retraction a |
| 6250709 |
Vehicle mounted covering system |
June 26, 2001 |
| A system for manipulating a transport container cover using a variable height gantry or other elevator mechanism. In one embodiment, a gantry supports an assembly for storing the cover including a winding mechanism, the gantry height being adjustable so that the cover may be raised above |
| 6206448 |
Variable height covering system |
March 27, 2001 |
| A system for manipulating a transport container cover using a variable height gantry. The gantry supports an assembly for storing the cover including a winding mechanism. The gantry height is adjustable so that the cover may be raised above the top of the transport container. The cover i |
| 6129501 |
Covering system for a load lugger type truck |
October 10, 2000 |
| A system for covering a transport container is disclosed which is especially useful with a load lugger or retriever type truck. The system provides a cover storage assembly which may be operated to dispose a flexible container cover outwardly beyond the end of the transport vehicle a |
| 6089645 |
Variable height covering system |
July 18, 2000 |
| A system for manipulating a transport container cover using a variable height gantry. The gantry supports an assembly for storing the cover including a winding mechanism. The gantry height is adjustable so that the cover may be raised above the top of the transport container. The cover i |
| 5957523 |
Truck cover system having hold down tensioning apparatus |
September 28, 1999 |
| A tensioning device for use with a flexible cover on an open top receptacle such as a dump truck maintains the cover in a taut position and minimizes billowing of the cover during deployment, refurling, or transit. Spring biased arms attached to a tensioning bar urge said cover towards t |
| 5806911 |
Truck cover assembly having flow divider/combiner hydraulic circuit |
September 15, 1998 |
| An hydraulic circuit for operating a truck cover assembly incorporates a flow divider/combiner which puts pairs of hydraulic actuators back into synchronization. The cover assembly is operable by pairs of hydraulic actuators. A hydraulic three-position, four-way valve is provided for eac |
| 5803528 |
Truck cover |
September 8, 1998 |
| For a truck having an upwardly open container and a support structure, a truck cover system is securable to the support structure and capable of drawing a flexible cover over the container. In an exemplary embodiment, the truck cover system includes a pair of nonlinear arms, movable in |
| 5573295 |
Double pivot arm cover system |
November 12, 1996 |
| A cover mechanism is provided that includes a first assembly having: a first flexible cover, a first pivot arm unit engagable with a trailer or other open container, and a first roller; and a second assembly having a second flexible cover, a second pivot arm unit securable to said traile |
| 5340187 |
Front mount telescopic arm truck cover system |
August 23, 1994 |
| A trick cover assembly is provided having an improved telescopic arm assembly for drawing a flexible cover across an upwardly open truck body or container. In one embodiment, the front mounted assembly is secured to a portion of the truck frame between the cab and the body, and comprises |
| 5275459 |
Electrically insulated truck cover arm |
January 4, 1994 |
| An electrically insulated truck cover manipulator assembly which includes two arms, a drive mechanism, and a tie-rod. The tie-rod is attached both to a flexible cover which moves longitudinally along the length of a truck body or trailer and to the two arms. In one embodiment, the arms e |
| 5238287 |
Front mount telescopic arm truck cover system |
August 24, 1993 |
| A truck cover assembly is provided having an improved telescopic arm assembly for drawing a flexible cover across an upwardly open truck body or container. The front mounted assembly is secured to a portion of the truck frame between the cab and the body, and comprises a pair of pivoting |
| 5205605 |
Cover for an open top receptacle |
April 27, 1993 |
| An open top receptacle cover apparatus is provided for completely covering an open top receptacle. The apparatus includes a cover having a main portion, a pair of descending side portions, and an end portion. The cover is stored on a roller mounted on a first end of the receptacle, and i |
| 5179991 |
Receptacle cover |
January 19, 1993 |
| A covering apparatus, for a receptacle having an open top, including a cover having a first end and a second end and a length and width sufficient to cover the open top, a spring loaded roller, rotatably mounted at one end of the receptacle, and to which the first end of the cover is |
| 5165461 |
Receptacle cover |
November 24, 1992 |
| A covering apparatus for a receptacle having an open top including, a cover having a first end and a second end and a length and width sufficient to cover the open top of the receptacle, a spring loaded roller, rotatably mounted at one end of the receptacle and to which the first end of |
| 5102182 |
Flexible truck cover with pull-down assembly |
April 7, 1992 |
| A flexible truck cover is attached to supporting members which downwardly overlap the upper side edges of the truck container to cover the entire width of the container. The cover is extended and retracted along the length of the container by cable means on which the support members are |
| 4874196 |
Truck cover having an improved telescopic arm assembly |
October 17, 1989 |
| A truck cover having an improved telescopic arm assembly for drawing a cover across an open topped truck body or other vessel or container. The assembly is powered by a pneumatic, hydraulic or other power source and comprises a pair of pivoting telescopic arms motivated by actuators The |
