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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:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Allan Shambeau, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Loren Fredrick Hansen, Lincoln, NE (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296183 ; 296204 ;
Abstract
A vehicle includes a bed having an opening through which a sling leg may be passed. A sling load portal includes the opening and a door mounted under the bed and movable between a closed position wherein the door is in registration with the opening and an open position wherein the door is removed from registration with the opening, providing a path through the bed to a lift provision connected to the frame of the vehicle.