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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1978
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry E Hasenberg, Kewanee, IL (US);
Richard L Van Hyfte, Annawan, IL (US);
William R Camey, Kewanee, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hyster Company, Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
214506 ; 214152 ; 2804 / ;
Abstract
An industrial trailer having a collapsible gooseneck which forms a ramp over which equipment may be loaded onto the trailer is disclosed. Hydraulic cylinders contained within the bed of the trailer control the raising and lowering of the gooseneck. A method is also disclosed whereby operation of the gooseneck while attached to the tractor can be used to facilitate changing of the tires on both the tractor and the trailer itself.