Dump truck load transfer device
US4063779A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 1976 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2400/61
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A load transfer device for transferring a portion of the load normally carried by the rear wheel sets of a dump truck to the front wheel sets of the dump truck. The device is in the form of a tag frame which is pivotably mounted on the tailgate of a dump truck so as to be movable between an elevated position in which the tag frame is disposed closely adjacent the tailgate and a lowered position in which the wheel set of the tag frame is in the current engaging position.
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