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Tilting body for motor vehicles

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-05-08
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Granted: 1966-07-05
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Expires: 1984-05-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul A Cresci
  • 👤 St Grape

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 18:37
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P1/00; B60P1/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 164 words
IN A VEHICLE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, AN ELEVATABLE BODY FRAME, A DECK FRAME SUPPORTED IN SUPERPOSED RELATION TO SAID BODY, A CYLINDER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID BODY FRAME AT EACH END THEREOF, A PISTON IN EACH OF SAID CYLINDERS, EACH PISTON BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID DECK FRAME, THE PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS OF SAID PISTONS WITH SAID DECK FRAME BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE LESS THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS OF SAID CYLINDERS WITH SAID BODY FRAME, THE AXES OF SAID CYLINDERS BEING INCLINED TO THE HORIZONTAL AT AN ANGLE LESS THAN THE ANGLE FORMED BETWEEN SAID AXES AND THE VERTICAL WHEN SAID DECK FRAME IS IN ITS LOWERMOST POSITION, SAID CYLINDERS CONVERGING WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID CYLINDERS TO TILT SAID DECK FRAME, SAID ANGULAR RELATION AND THE SPACING OF THE CYLINDER PIVOTS PERMITTING RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF EITHER PISTON AND CYLINDER WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING THE OTHER PISTON AND CYLINDER TO REMAIN STATIONARY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 164 words
IN A VEHICLE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, AN ELEVATABLE BODY FRAME, A DECK FRAME SUPPORTED IN SUPERPOSED RELATION TO SAID BODY, A CYLINDER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID BODY FRAME AT EACH END THEREOF, A PISTON IN EACH OF SAID CYLINDERS, EACH PISTON BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID DECK FRAME, THE PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS OF SAID PISTONS WITH SAID DECK FRAME BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE LESS THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS OF SAID CYLINDERS WITH SAID BODY FRAME, THE AXES OF SAID CYLINDERS BEING INCLINED TO THE HORIZONTAL AT AN ANGLE LESS THAN THE ANGLE FORMED BETWEEN SAID AXES AND THE VERTICAL WHEN SAID DECK FRAME IS IN ITS LOWERMOST POSITION, SAID CYLINDERS CONVERGING WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID CYLINDERS TO TILT SAID DECK FRAME, SAID ANGULAR RELATION AND THE SPACING OF THE CYLINDER PIVOTS PERMITTING RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF EITHER PISTON AND CYLINDER WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING THE OTHER PISTON AND CYLINDER TO REMAIN STATIONARY.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-07-04 1970-01-03 1970-07-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-07-04 1978-01-03 1978-07-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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