Side-loading self-propelled material transporting device

Claim 2

A side-loading transporting device comprising a bed suitably supported on wheels, means for propelling said bed, a pair of jointed loading arms, each of said loading arms including a main boom member and a gantry member, support means positioned to one side of said bed for pivotally mounting said loading arms thereto with said arms extending toward the opposite side of said bed, means for pivotally mounting said main boom members to said support means, means for pivotally mounting said gantry members to its main boom member, means securing said loading arms in parallel relation to each other, means on said loading arms for engaging a load, and means for actuating said loading arms to load and unload material onto and from said bed, said main boom members each having telescoping structural members and means for extending and retracting said main boom structural members, said gantry members each having telescoping structural members and means for extending and retracting said gantry structural members.

Claim 3

A side-loading transporting device according to claim 1 wherein said main boom and gantry structural members each include a pair of end members, a telescoping structural means connected between said end members, and said extending and retracting means extending axially through said telescoping structural means.

Claim 4

A side-loading transporting device according to claim 2 wherein said telescoping structural means includes an outer box member, an inner channel member, and means for slidably supporting said channel member within said box member.

Claim 5

A side-loading transporting device according to claim 3 wherein said slidable supporting means includes a first set of rollers rotatably mounted in said outer box member and adapted to have rolling engagement with the corners of said channel member, and a second set of rollers rotatably mounted in said outer box member and adapted to have rolling engagement with the pads of the legs of said channel member.

Claim 6

A side-loading tranSporting device, comprising a bed suitably supported on wheels, an engine for driving said bed, a housing for said engine positioned beneath the central portion of said bed, a pair of jointed loading arms, support means positioned to one side of said bed for pivotally mounting said loading arms thereto with said arms extending toward the opposite side of said bed, each of said loading arms including a main boom member, means pivotally connecting said main boom member to said support means, a gantry member, means pivotally connecting said gantry member to said main boom member, and means for extending and retracting at least one of said main boom member and said gantry member, means securing said loading arms in parallel relationship to each other, means on said loading arms for engaging a load, means for actuating said loading arms to load and unload material onto and from said bed, a cab on said bed containing the controls for moving said device and said loading arms, means for rotatably mounting said cab on said bed to allow the operator to face in the direction of movement of the device and toward the load being engaged by said engaging means, said cab being positioned on the same side of said bed on which said support means is positioned, said extending and retracting means including an outer box member, an inner channel member, means for slidably supporting said channel member within said box member, and a ram connected across said members to extend and retract said extending and retracting means, and said slidable supporting means including a first set of rollers rotatably mounted in said outer box member and adapted to have rolling engagement with the corners of said channel member and a second set of rollers rotatably mounted in said outer box member and adapted to have rolling engagement with the ends of the legs of said channel member.

Claim 7

A side-loading tranSporting device, comprising a bed suitably supported on wheels, an engine for driving said bed, a housing for said engine positioned beneath the central portion of said bed, a pair of jointed loading arms, support means positioned to one side of said bed for pivotally mounting said loading arms thereto with said arms extending toward the opposite side of said bed, each of said loading arms including a main boom member, means pivotally connecting said main boom member to said support means, a gantry member, means pivotally connecting said gantry member to said main boom member, and means for extending and retracting at least one of said main boom member and said gantry member, means securing said loading arms in parallel relationship to each other, means on said loading arms for engaging a load, means for actuating said loading arms to load and unload material onto and from said bed, a cab on said bed containing the controls for moving said device and said loading arms, means for rotatably mounting said cab on said bed to allow the operator to face in the direction of movement of the device and toward the load being engaged by said engaging means, said cab being positioned on the same side of said bed on which said support means is positioned, said extending and retracting means including an outer box member, an inner channel member, means for slidably supporting said channel member within said box member, and a ram connected across said members to extend and retract said extending and retracting means, and said slidable supporting means including a first set of rollers rotatably mounted in said outer box member and adapted to have rolling engagement with the corners of said channel member and a second set of rollers rotatably mounted in said outer box member and adapted to have rolling engagement with the ends of the legs of said channel member.