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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:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2002
Applicant:
James H. Obermeyer, Crown Point, IN (US);
Inventor:
James H. Obermeyer, Crown Point, IN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P001/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved dump trailer hinge design for use in asphalt paving applications is disclosed. The hinge system may be used on dump or straight trailers having half or full trailer frames. The trailer dump bed is hingeably mounted to the trailer frame by hinge arms having a length greater than the vertical distance between the hinge and the trailer bed. A mud flap mounting bracket suitable for use with the hinge system is also disclosed.