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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:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles A. Duell, Crestline, OH (US);
Assignee:
McClain Industries, Galion, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 1/3044 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 1/3044 ;
Abstract
An integral valve-cylinder assembly and a fork folding hydraulic system for front loading waste collection vehicles is provided that allows the forks to be full tucked for over-the-road travel and without exceeding the vehicle height limit that uses a multi-port hydraulic cylinder integrated with a remotely activated valve that is operated with a single control valve from within the vehicle cab.