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Tractor front loader

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-07-06
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Granted: 1966-12-13
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Expires: 1985-07-06
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Vernon W Wible

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 21:09
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66F; B66F11/00; B66F11/04; B66F11/044

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 181 words
A FRONT LOADER ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS HAVING A FLUID POWER CIRCUIT, COMPRISING BASE PLATES MOUNTED ON EACH SIDE OF THE TRACTOR; A PAIR OF PARALLEL ANGULARLY SHAPED LOADER ARMS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT THEIR REAR ENDS TO SAID BASE PLATES RESPECTIVELY, AND HAVING THEIR REAR LEGS NORMALLY EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY AND PARALLEL WITH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE TRACTOR, THE FRONT LEGS OF THE ARMS EXTENDING FORWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY BEYOND THE FRONT END OF THE TRACTOR TO POINTS ADJACENT THE GROUND LEVEL; MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE ARMS TO FORM A RIGID UNIT; AN AXIALLY DISPSED PLATFORM; CONVERGING PAIRS OF PARALLEL STRUTS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE FRONT AND REAR END PORTIONS OF THE LOADER ARMS WITH COAXIAL PIVOTS DISPOED AT THE REAR END OF THE PLATFORM; MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID LOADER ARMS; A SHAFT JOURNALED IN THE LOADER ARMS; AN KEYED TO SAID SHAFT; A LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE ARM AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE FRONT END OF SAID PLATFORM; AND MEANS FOR REVOLVING SAID SHAFT TO CONTROL THE ANGLE OF TILT OF THE PLATFORM IN ANY ADJUSTED HEIGHT OF THE PLATFORM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 181 words
A FRONT LOADER ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS HAVING A FLUID POWER CIRCUIT, COMPRISING BASE PLATES MOUNTED ON EACH SIDE OF THE TRACTOR; A PAIR OF PARALLEL ANGULARLY SHAPED LOADER ARMS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT THEIR REAR ENDS TO SAID BASE PLATES RESPECTIVELY, AND HAVING THEIR REAR LEGS NORMALLY EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY AND PARALLEL WITH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE TRACTOR, THE FRONT LEGS OF THE ARMS EXTENDING FORWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY BEYOND THE FRONT END OF THE TRACTOR TO POINTS ADJACENT THE GROUND LEVEL; MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE ARMS TO FORM A RIGID UNIT; AN AXIALLY DISPSED PLATFORM; CONVERGING PAIRS OF PARALLEL STRUTS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE FRONT AND REAR END PORTIONS OF THE LOADER ARMS WITH COAXIAL PIVOTS DISPOED AT THE REAR END OF THE PLATFORM; MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID LOADER ARMS; A SHAFT JOURNALED IN THE LOADER ARMS; AN KEYED TO SAID SHAFT; A LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE ARM AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE FRONT END OF SAID PLATFORM; AND MEANS FOR REVOLVING SAID SHAFT TO CONTROL THE ANGLE OF TILT OF THE PLATFORM IN ANY ADJUSTED HEIGHT OF THE PLATFORM.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-12-12 1970-06-13 1970-12-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-12-12 1974-06-13 1974-12-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-12-12 1978-06-13 1978-12-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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