Fred Peterson Smith
Land Surveyors in Alpine, UT

5601392, Feb 11, 1997

Jun 7, 1995

8/482031

Fred T. Smith - Alpine UT
Fred P. Smith - Alpine UT

Galion Solid Waste Eqt., Inc. - Galion OH

B65F 302

414408

A device for lifting and loading materials employs a pick-up arm for engaging material at ground level and an associated lift arm assembly. The pick-up arm can be swung relative to the lift arm about an axis that is generally perpendicular to the ground to bring the pick-up arm into a close-in position in front of a cab and into an outreaching position. The pick-up arm is automatically moved into the outreaching position as the lift arm moves toward a ground level load position and is automatically moved into the close-in position as the lift arm moves toward the off-load level above ground to facilitate off-loading operations above ground. The pick-up arm is also automatically maintained in a desired vertical relationship, parallel to the ground, as the lift arm moves between the load level and a predetermined level above ground level. When moved closer toward the off-load position, the pick-up arm is automatically vertically tipped to facilitate off-loading operations. The lift assembly can be controlled by a single operator using a single control lever.

2002002, Feb 21, 2002

May 9, 2001

09/851893

Fred Smith - Alpine UT, US
Jack Mitchell - Kamas UT, US

B62D061/12

280/086500, 280/080100

A vehicle comprising a body having a front end and a rear end, front wheels carried by a front axle mounted to the body proximate the front end of the vehicle, rear wheels carried by a rear axle mounted to the body proximate the rear end of the vehicle, a cargo body mounted to the body for carrying a load, a framework having an inner end pivotally mounted to the rear end of the vehicle and having an outer end, wheels mounted for rotation to a trailing axle, the trailing axle mounted to the outer end of the framework for transverse pivotal movement relative the cargo body, the trailing axle movable between an extended orientation wherein the trailing axle is located generally outboard of the outer end of the framework and a retracted orientation wherein the trailing axle is located generally inboard of the outer end of the framework, and a pair of lifting arms for moving the framework relative the cargo body of the vehicle from an operative position wherein the trailing axle is positionable in the extended orientation with the wheels thereof for disposition on the road maximizing the overall length of the vehicle ascending pivotal traverse to a inoperative position wherein the trailing axle is positionable in the retracted orientation rearward of the cargo body, and the inoperative position descending pivotal traverse to the operative position.

5470187, Nov 28, 1995

Sep 9, 1993

8/118564

Fred T. Smith - Alpine UT
Fred P. Smith - Alpine UT

Galion Solid Waste Equipment Co., Inc. - Galion OH

B65F 302

414408

A device for lifting and loading materials employs a pick-up arm for engaging material at ground level and an associated lift arm assembly. The pick-up arm can be swung relative to the lift arm about an axis that is generally perpendicular to the ground to bring the pick-up arm into a close-in position in front of a cab and into an outreaching position. The pick-up arm is automatically moved into the outreaching position as the lift arm moves toward a ground level load position and is automatically moved into the close-in position as the lift arm moves toward the off-load level above ground to facilitate off-loading operations above ground. The pick-up arm is also automatically maintained in a desired vertical relationship, parallel to the ground, as the lift arm moves between the load level and a predetermined level above ground level. When moved closer toward the off-load position, the pick-up arm is automatically vertically tipped to facilitate off-loading operations. The lift assembly can be controlled by a single operator using a single control lever.

5759008, Jun 2, 1998

Jun 7, 1995

8/486138

Fred P. Smith - Alpine UT
Marcel G. Stragier - Scottsdale AZ
Fred T. Smith - Alpine UT
Kevin L. McAllister - Orem UT

Heil - Chattanooga TN

B65F 304

414786

A pair of elongate, segmented gripping members are carried by the lifting member of a refuse collection vehicle. Each of the gripping members includes an inner arm movably carried by the lifting member and an outer arm movably extending from the inner arm. The gripping members are movable between a retracted position in which the inner arms extend in generally opposite directions, fore and aft along the side of the vehicle, and an extended position in which the inner arms extend in generally the same direction laterally outward from the vehicle. Each outer arm is inwardly movable relative the respective inner arm to draw a container into the embrace of the gripping members. A pair of elongate flexible members engage the container to supplement the grip of the gripping members.

5143496, Sep 1, 1992

Feb 22, 1991

7/661050

Fred P. Smith - Alpine UT
Fred T. Smith - Alpine UT

Superior Trailer Works, Inc. - Fontana CA

B62D 2706

410 68

In a transfer set, a retention hook rigidly secured for rotation with the tailgate of the truck body for rotation therewith. Entry of the trailer body into the truck body automatically triggers pneumatic elements to lower the truck tailgate causing the retention hook attached thereto to capture a trailer body retention pin secured to the outside of the trailer body. A solenoid operated directional control valve prevents the inadvertent release of the trailer body when the truck body is lifted away from the truck frame to empty contents therefrom. A single pneumatic actuator releases the truck tailgate and, when the trailer body is retained in the truck body, also the trailer tailgate.

5547332, Aug 20, 1996

Mar 3, 1995

8/398364

Fred P. Smith - Alpine UT
William R. Johnson - American Fork UT

The Heil Company - Chattanooga TN

B65F 304

414786

A container handling apparatus having a mounting platform a lifting arm extending from the mounting platform and terminating in a gripper mechanism, mounted on top of a body of a refuse collection vehicle and configured to include three four-bar linkages which interact to produce a reach cycle and a hoist cycle.

7934742, May 3, 2011

Jul 28, 2008

12/181263

Jed Anderson - Lindon UT, US
Fred P. Smith - Alpine UT, US

Progress Mfg., Inc. - Provo UT

B60D 1/34

2804061, 2804051

An apparatus for raising a spring arm of a trailer hitch. The apparatus may include a lift, such as a jack, for attaching to a tongue of a trailer. A link member may be pivotally attached to the lift. The link member may also be pivotally attached to a bracket which may be attached to the spring arm. A brace member may be attached to the link member on an end opposite the bracket. As the lift raises the link member, the link member may pivot about the brace member such that movement of the bracket may be amplified as compared to movement of the lift. Moreover, lifting of the spring arm can be easily accomplished.

7147423, Dec 12, 2006

Jul 14, 2004

10/891402

Randy Golden - Plainview NE, US
Fred P. Smith - Alpine UT, US
Daniel Payne - Herriman UT, US

B60P 1/00, B65F 3/28

414510, 414514, 414516, 414521, 298 1 B

In combination, a vehicle including a body having a floor and generally upright walls and a material ejection system for the vehicle including a generally flexible floor mounted adjacent to and generally covering the floor of the vehicle when in extended position. A flexible floor drive roller is rotatably mounted generally adjacent the rearward end of the vehicle and is connected to the flexible floor drive roller and a drive device such as an hydraulic cylinder is operatively connected to the flexible floor drive roller for rotating the flexible floor drive roller to wrap the flexible floor on the flexible floor drive roller. Finally, the operative connection between the drive means and the flexible floor drive roller includes at least one flexible member in tension which transfers torque to the flexible floor drive roller for rotating the flexible floor drive roller to wrap the flexible floor thereon.

5770935, Jun 23, 1998

Jul 16, 1996

8/680673

Fred P. Smith - Alpine UT
Robert T. Wells - Moab UT

Product Innovations & Sales Co, LC - Alpine UT

E05F 1520, B65D 4324

318480

A receptacle comprising a body including an opening having a door hingedly mounted therein for movement between a normal and substantially vertical orientation and a substantially horizontal orientation, a drive assembly having a hub for taking up and letting out the cord for moving the door between the substantially vertical orientation and the substantially horizontal orientation, and an actuator device for actuating the drive assembly, the hub being spaced apart from said hinge proximate an optimum position for minimizing the amount of force necessary for the drive assembly to move the door.

2009006, Mar 12, 2009

Nov 17, 2008

12/272610

Gerald F. Martin - Somerset PA, US
Todd Mendenhall - Riverton UT, US
Fred P. Smith - Alpine UT, US

COLLECTECH DESIGNS, L.L.C. - Somerset PA

B65F 3/06

414408

An apparatus for collecting refuse, the apparatus comprising a vehicle having a frame formed as two substantially parallel members and a hopper secured to the frame. First and second bins may be connected by respective first and second dumping mechanisms to opposite, exterior sides of the hopper. The first and second dumping mechanisms may selectively and independently move respective first and second bins between stowed positions substantially below the hopper and dumping positions above the hopper. The width between the exterior extremes of the first and second bins when both are in stowed positions may substantially be defined by a summation of the width of the first bin, the distance between the outer extremes of the frame, and the width of the second bin.