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Assignee: NP Nelson Inc
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Filing: 1963-02-25
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1983-02-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Paul J Trojan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 22:18
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02F; E02F3/00; E02F3/04; E02F3/28; E02F3/34; E02F3/345; E02F3/3405; E02F3/3408

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 174 words
IN A SIDE DUMP LOADER, A BUCKET CARRIER, A FRONT LOADING BUCKET SUPPORTABLE ON SAID CARRIER IN PREDUMPING POSITION, PIVOT MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID BUCKET OUTWARDLY OF SAID CARRIER FOR PIVOTING SAID BUCKET FROM SAID PREDUMPING POSITION TO A DUMPING POSITON LATERALLY OF THE CARRIER, A BUCKET ACTUATING MECHANISM INCLUDING A FIRST ACTUATOR CONNECTOR TO SAID CARRIER AND SAID BUCKET TO EFFECT SAID PIVOTING , A BUCKET LOCKING MECHANISM INCLUDING A SECOND ACTUATOR MOUNTED INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID FIRST ACTUATOR FOR RELEASABLY LATCHING SAID BUCKET TO SAID CARRIER IN SAID PREDUMPING POSITION, WHEREBY THE FORCE EXERTED BY SAID FIRST ACTUATOR IN PIVOTING SAID BUCKET IS NOT TRANSMITTED TO SAID SECOND ACTUATOR, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING POWER OF AN OPERATING VALUE FROM A COMMON SOURCE TO BOTH OF SAID ACTUATORS SIMULTANEOUSLY, SAID FIRST ACTUATOR HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL GREATER OPERATING AREA THAN THE OPERATING AREA OF THE SECOND ACTUATOR AND DERIVING A SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER OPERATING FORCE THEREON FROM SAID OPERATING VALUE OF POWER THAN THAT DERIVED BY SAID SECOND ACTUATOR, SAID SECOND ACTUATOR OPERATING IN RESPONSE TO
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 174 words
IN A SIDE DUMP LOADER, A BUCKET CARRIER, A FRONT LOADING BUCKET SUPPORTABLE ON SAID CARRIER IN PREDUMPING POSITION, PIVOT MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID BUCKET OUTWARDLY OF SAID CARRIER FOR PIVOTING SAID BUCKET FROM SAID PREDUMPING POSITION TO A DUMPING POSITON LATERALLY OF THE CARRIER, A BUCKET ACTUATING MECHANISM INCLUDING A FIRST ACTUATOR CONNECTOR TO SAID CARRIER AND SAID BUCKET TO EFFECT SAID PIVOTING , A BUCKET LOCKING MECHANISM INCLUDING A SECOND ACTUATOR MOUNTED INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID FIRST ACTUATOR FOR RELEASABLY LATCHING SAID BUCKET TO SAID CARRIER IN SAID PREDUMPING POSITION, WHEREBY THE FORCE EXERTED BY SAID FIRST ACTUATOR IN PIVOTING SAID BUCKET IS NOT TRANSMITTED TO SAID SECOND ACTUATOR, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING POWER OF AN OPERATING VALUE FROM A COMMON SOURCE TO BOTH OF SAID ACTUATORS SIMULTANEOUSLY, SAID FIRST ACTUATOR HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL GREATER OPERATING AREA THAN THE OPERATING AREA OF THE SECOND ACTUATOR AND DERIVING A SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER OPERATING FORCE THEREON FROM SAID OPERATING VALUE OF POWER THAN THAT DERIVED BY SAID SECOND ACTUATOR, SAID SECOND ACTUATOR OPERATING IN RESPONSE TO

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