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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. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Troy D. Howell, Mantorville, MN (US);
Daniel F. Kubista, Pine Island, MN (US);
Robert A. Wood, Jr., Honolulu, HI (US);
Inventors:
Troy D. Howell, Mantorville, MN (US);
Daniel F. Kubista, Pine Island, MN (US);
Robert A. Wood, Jr., Honolulu, HI (US);
Assignee:
McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc., Dodge Center, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 11/00 (2006.01); B62D 61/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A self-contained, vehicle-mounted system for operating a retractable cover with respect to proximate open top containers transported by the vehicle to cover and uncover the containers. The system includes all of the items necessary to accomplish the covering and uncovering of a container and needs only to be mounted on the vehicle and connected to a source of electric power on the vehicle.