Buck Thelma Hamlet

43359914, Jun 22, 1982

May 1, 1980

6/145442

Philip J. Sweet - Fresno CA
Buck C. Hamlet - Fresno CA
David L. Sweet - Fresno CA

American Carrier Equipment, Inc. - Fresno CA

B60P 136

414519

A wheel-supported, fluid-tight, top filling, rear discharge cargo box having a door pivotally supported in suspension for closing the rear discharge opening, a hydraulically actuated latching mechanism for controlling the operation of the door and a drag chain totally confined within the cargo box characterized by a pair of horizontally spaced, endless chain members disposed in horizontally spaced vertical planes and a discontinuous series of drag bars extended between the lower runs of the chain members for the drag chain defining a load receiving opening between the opposite ends of the series for facilitating a top-loading of the cargo box.

40099067, Mar 1, 1977

Sep 15, 1975

5/613055

Philip J. Sweet - Fresno CA
Buck C. Hamlet - Fresno CA
David L. Sweet - Fresno CA

American Carrier Equipment, Inc. - Fresno CA

B60P 156

298 27

An improved metering gate for metering fluid materials discharged from a hopper of the type including a vertically oriented discharge opening. The metering gate is characterized by a pair of closure panels arranged in coplanar relation, a drive mechanism including a plurality of rams connected with said closure panels for displacing the closure panels in opposite directions along a pair of aligned linear paths traversing the opening, and a motion balancing mechanism interconnecting the panels for equalizing the distances through which the panels are displaced by said drive mechanism, and a lag-elimination mechanism for eliminating lag in the displacement imparted to the opposite ends of each panel of said pair, whereby each portion of each panel of said pair of closure panels is displaced through a distance equal to the distance through which any other portion of either panel of said pair of closure panels is displaced by said drive mechanism.

40098737, Mar 1, 1977

Oct 20, 1975

5/623646

Philip J. Sweet - Fresno CA
Buck C. Hamlet - Fresno CA
David L. Sweet - Fresno CA

American Carrier Equipment, Inc. - Fresno CA

B60G 1146

267 15A

An air-ride suspension assembly particularly adapted to be installed as an integrated unit on the frame of a wheeled vehicle. The assembly includes a cradle adapted to be extended transversely beneath the frame of a selected vehicle and supported in suspension at the adjacent ends thereof by a pair of laterally spaced leaf springs shackled thereto and mounted on the axle of the vehicle, a pair of laterally spaced vertically oriented air bags seated on the cradle and a transverse pillow plate seated on said pair of air bags and adapted to be united in supporting relation with the adjacent end portions of the frame of the vehicle whereby a conventional spring suspension system can readily be converted to an air-ride suspension system with minimal loss of time and attendant expense.

39702936, Jul 20, 1976

Jan 31, 1975

5/546189

Philip J. Sweet - Fresno CA
Buck C. Hamlet - Fresno CA
David L. Sweet - Fresno CA

American Carrier Equipment - Fresno CA

B60G 1144

267 31

An improved suspension system characterized by an axle, a leaf-spring assembly having a spring member extended transversely of the axle and mounted thereon, and an air-bag assembly interposed between the frame of a vehicle and one end of the leaf-spring assembly. The air-bag assembly includes a bracket disposed above the leaf-spring assembly and affixed to the frame, a pivotal arm having one end connected to the bracket in coplanar relation with the leaf-spring assembly, an expansible air bag formed of an elastomeric material interposed between the distal end of the pivotal arm and the frame of the vehicle, and a roller seated on the leaf-spring assembly and pinned to said armin fixed spatial relationship with the opposite ends thereof.

40336085, Jul 5, 1977

Dec 10, 1975

5/639290

Philip J. Sweet - Fresno CA
Buck C. Hamlet - Fresno CA
David L. Sweet - Fresno CA

American Carrier Equipment - Fresno CA

B60G 1700

280711

An improved air spring unit adapted to be employed in modifying suspension systems for a wheeled vehicle having a cantilevered leaf spring assembly. The air spring unit is characterized by a pressurizable air bag disposed in substantial vertical alignment with a live axle, a force dissipating rocker arm having one end portion supported by the air bags, and a second end portion disposed in a supported relationship with a projected end portion of the leaf spring assembly, and a clevis connecting the midportion of the arm to a longitudinal frame member provided for the vehicle, whereby the air bag is employed in juxtaposition with the well of an adjacent wheel, so that increased radial expansion of the bag is facilitated.

40687694, Jan 17, 1978

May 2, 1977

5/792774

Philip J. Sweet - Fresno CA
Buck C. Hamlet - Fresno CA
David L. Sweet - Fresno CA

American Carrier Equipment - Fresno CA

B60P 136

214 8318

An improved cargo box particularly suited for use in transporting compacted cargo, such as refuse. The cargo box is characterized by a pair of vertically oriented side walls disposed in a pair of forwardly converging planes, a floor of a planar configuration inclined rearwardly, a conveyor traversing the floor including a plurality of endless chains, each being characterized by a plurality of mutually spaced T-bars rigidly affixed thereto, a discharge opening disposed in a transverse plane at the rear end of the box, above the conveyor, a drive unit mounted at the rear of the box, beyond the confines thereof, and a pivotal door, for closing the discharge opening, supported in suspension by a cantilevered pivot in a manner such that the door normally gravitates to an open position.

40970345, Jun 27, 1978

Apr 7, 1977

5/785344

Philip J. Sweet - Fresno CA
Buck C. Hamlet - Fresno CA
David L. Sweet - Fresno CA

American Carrier Equipment, Inc. - CA

B60G 1146

267 15A

An improved air-ride suspension system including cradle supporting air bags adapted to be extended transversely beneath the frame of a wheeled vehicle and supported in suspension by a pair of laterally spaced leaf spring assemblies, and centering means including a link interconnecting the leaf spring assemblies and the frame of the vehicle, whereby conversion of conventional spring suspension systems to air-ride suspension systems may be facilitated with minimal loss of time and expense.

D2967731, Jul 19, 1988

Jan 21, 1986

6/820752

Buck C. Hamlet - Fresno CA
Phillip J. Sweet - Fresno CA

Western Waste Industries - Gardena CA

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