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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:
Feb. 08, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
John M Cullum, Germantown, TN (US);
Hans G Ogren, Germantown, TN (US);
Assignee:
Vulcan International, Inc., Olive Branch, MS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414563 ; 280402 ;
Abstract
An improved lifting and towing apparatus using a single hydraulic cylinder powering the rotation of a boom to lift a vehicle to be towed or to fold and store the apparatus through the use of a double pivot. The double pivot allows the apparatus to efficiently lift the towed vehicle while minimizing boom overhang when in the folded-stored position, and maximizing ground clearance. The present invention may be used with underlift equipment of various types and sizes, including light and heavy duty equipment, and both wheel and frame-lift systems.