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US3866773A
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Method of fending collisions
Assignee: INNO CEPT CORP
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Filing: 1972-10-16
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Granted: 1975-02-18
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Expires: 1992-10-16
Abstract
Abstract Herein are disclosed a method and a device for substantially reducing or eliminating the risk of serious or fatal injury to motorists from a collision of a motor vehicle with a large bulldozer in transit upon the bed of an open trailer on a highway. The method of the invention consists of equipping the bulldozer, during its transportation on the bed of the trailer, with a traffic protective device which prevents another motor vehicle, upon collision with the bulldozer-transporting trailer, from impinging directly against protrusions such as the protruding edge of the blade of said bulldozer. The traffic protective device of the invention comprises a pair of longitudinally-extended, rigid guard members, each of which is mounted generally adjacent and parallel to the exterior side of one of the two opposing blade-lifting arm members pivotally connecting the blade with the main chassis of the bulldozer. The guard members are of such length and configuration that each extends inwardly at one end to partially enclose at least a portion of the adjacent vertical edge of the blade, and inwardly at the other end to partially enclose the extremity of the adjacent blade-lifting arm member. Each of the guard members preferably is removably mounted to the adjacent blade-lifting arm member through a plurality of separable connecting means.
Inventors
- 👤 Terry David Koch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:12
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02F; E02F9/00; E02F9/003; B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/06; B60P3/062; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/34; B62; B62D; B62D53/00; B62D53/04; B62D53/06; B62D53/067; B60R2021/0065; B60R2021/0069; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S37/00; Y10S37/903; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49448
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
Method for reducing the risk of injury to motorists from a collision with a large bulldozer in transist on an open-sided vehicle, said method consisting of separably attaching to said bulldozer a traffic protective device comprising a pair of longitudinally-extended rigid guard members each of which is separably attached to said bulldozer in a position generally parallel and adjacent to the exterior side of a blade-lifting arm member of said bulldozer, and each of which is adapted in length and configuration, when attached in the aforesaid position, at one of its ends to partially shield at least a portion of the adjacent vertical edge of said blade member of said bulldozer and at its other end at least to partially shield the adjacent extremity of said blade-lifting arm member, thereby to deflect another vehicle colliding with said open-sided vehicle away from said vertical edge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
Method for reducing the risk of injury to motorists from a collision with a large bulldozer in transist on an open-sided vehicle, said method consisting of separably attaching to said bulldozer a traffic protective device comprising a pair of longitudinally-extended rigid guard members each of which is separably attached to said bulldozer in a position generally parallel and adjacent to the exterior side of a blade-lifting arm member of said bulldozer, and each of which is adapted in length and configuration, when attached in the aforesaid position, at one of its ends to partially shield at least a portion of the adjacent vertical edge of said blade member of said bulldozer and at its other end at least to partially shield the adjacent extremity of said blade-lifting arm member, thereby to deflect another vehicle colliding with said open-sided vehicle away from said vertical edge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
Method according to claim 1 which includes attaching each said guard member on the adjacent blade-lifting arm memBer through a plurality of separable connecting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
211 words
Method for transporting on an open-sided vehicle a bulldozer having a generally transverse blade member of a width sufficient to cause said blade member to extend beyond a side of said opensided vehicle, so as to reduce the risk of injury to motorists from a collision with said bulldozer in transit, said method consisting of: A. separably attaching to said bulldozer a traffic protective device comprising a pair of longitudinally-extended rigid guard members each of which is separably attached to said bulldozer in a position generally parallel and adjacent to the exterior side of a blade-lifting arm member of said bulldozer, and each of which is adapted in length and configuration, when attached in the aforesaid position, at one of its ends to partially shield at least a portion of the adjacent vertical edge of said blade member of said bulldozer and at its other end at least to partially shield the adjacent extremity of said blade-lifting arm member, thereby to deflect another vehicle colliding with said open-sided vehicle away from said vertical edge; B. loading said bulldozer having said protective device on an open-sided vehicle with the longitudinal axis of said opensided vehicle where said protective device is adjacent a side of said open-sided vehicle; and C. transporting said bulldozer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
211 words
Method for transporting on an open-sided vehicle a bulldozer having a generally transverse blade member of a width sufficient to cause said blade member to extend beyond a side of said opensided vehicle, so as to reduce the risk of injury to motorists from a collision with said bulldozer in transit, said method consisting of: A. separably attaching to said bulldozer a traffic protective device comprising a pair of longitudinally-extended rigid guard members each of which is separably attached to said bulldozer in a position generally parallel and adjacent to the exterior side of a blade-lifting arm member of said bulldozer, and each of which is adapted in length and configuration, when attached in the aforesaid position, at one of its ends to partially shield at least a portion of the adjacent vertical edge of said blade member of said bulldozer and at its other end at least to partially shield the adjacent extremity of said blade-lifting arm member, thereby to deflect another vehicle colliding with said open-sided vehicle away from said vertical edge; B. loading said bulldozer having said protective device on an open-sided vehicle with the longitudinal axis of said opensided vehicle where said protective device is adjacent a side of said open-sided vehicle; and C. transporting said bulldozer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
Method according to claim 3 which includes attaching each said guard member on the adjacent blade-lifting arm member through a plurality of separable connecting means.
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