James A Vlaanderen

US Patent:

6558104, May 6, 2003

Filed:

May 18, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/574130

Inventors:

James A. Vlaanderen - Klemme IA
Francis L. Zrostlik - late of Clear Lake IA

Assignee:

Stellar Industries, Inc. - Garner IA

International Classification:

B60P 128

US Classification:

414498, 414491

Abstract:

Damage to a hook lift type of container handling system caused by torsional loading of a jib slidable within a tube or the like pivotably mounted on a frame carried by a vehicle is minimized by providing a secondary frame that is pivoted to the vehicle and which is made up of two spaced, parallel, tubular structures and a jib made up of two, parallel tube like structures telescopically, slidably received in the tube like structures of the second frame. The jib includes an upstanding hook and by reason of the spacing between the two tubes of both the jib and the secondary frame, a high resistance to torsional loading is provided, thereby eliminating damage as a result of torsional forces.

US Patent:

50148630, May 14, 1991

Filed:

Apr 14, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/339067

Inventors:

James Vlaanderen - Garner IA

Assignee:

Iowa Mold Tooling Company, Inc. - Garner IA

International Classification:

B66C 2300

US Classification:

212182

Abstract:

The possibility of the end 26 of a boom 20 of a vehicle mounted crane being moved downwardly into engagement with part of the crane or the vehicle on which it is mounted and causing damage thereto during elevation of a mast 18 for the crane from a stowed position (FIG. 2) to an elevated position (FIG. 1) is avoided in a construction wherein the mast 18 is formed of a parallelogram linkage including rigid links 60 and cylinders 72 which assure that the attitude of the boom 20 relative to a base 10 for the crane will not change during elevation of the mast 18.

US Patent:

49113305, Mar 27, 1990

Filed:

Oct 24, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/262038

Inventors:

James Vlaanderen - Garner IA
Francis L. Zrostlik - Garner IA
Ivan D. Dodd - Garner IA

Assignee:

Iowa Mold Tooling Company, Inc. - Garner IA

International Classification:

F04B 1726

US Classification:

222132

Abstract:

A service vehicle includes a frame (10) on which a material dispensing system is mounted. The dispensing system includes reservoirs (30, 32) and (34) for various lubricants or the like and pumps (46) for pumping material out of the associated reservoirs (30, 32) and (34). The pumps (46) are driven by hydraulic motors (50) which may receive hydraulic fluid under pressure through electrically operated control valves (76) from a pressure compensated, variable displacement pump (60) driven by the engine (64) for the vehicle. The use of the pressure compensated variable displacement pump (60) achieves operating efficiencies.

US Patent:

50824171, Jan 21, 1992

Filed:

Jul 9, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/549901

Inventors:

James Vlaanderen - Garner IA

Assignee:

Stellar Industries, Inc. - Garner IA

International Classification:

B60P 128

US Classification:

414498

Abstract:

The difficulty in loading a load carrying body (26) onto or removing it from an elevated surface (48) with a standard hydraulic loader arm (30) is avoided through the use of a lifting frame (70) adapted to be mounted to the bed (20) or frame (10) of a vehicle. Pivots (80) mount the frame (70) to the vehicle adjacent one end of the bed (20) and a pair of spaced rollers (42) are journaled on the frame (70). Cylinders (100) selectively move the frame (70) about the pivots (80) between upper and lower positions respectively above and below the vehicle bed (20) enabling a load carrying body (26) to be loaded onto or unloaded from an elevated surface (48).

US Patent:

50943090, Mar 10, 1992

Filed:

Apr 11, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/336523

Inventors:

James Vlaanderen - Garner IA
Larry D. Schuver - Goodell IA

Assignee:

Iowa Mold Tooling, Inc. - Garner IA

International Classification:

B60K 2502

US Classification:

180 537

Abstract:

An accessory for attachment to the front end of a vehicle for mounting engine driven components 84, 86 to the vehicle including a frame extension and mounting platform 42 having a front end 48 and a rear end 50, apertures 60 for use in mounting the frame extension and mounting platform 42 to a vehicle frame 10, 12, additional apertures 52 at the front end 48 for use in securing a vehicle bumper 40 to the frame extension and mounting platform 42, still further apertures 92 for use in mounting at least one engine driven component 84, 86 to the frame extension and mounting platform 42, a transfer shaft 66 having an axis directed generally from front to rear of the frame extension and mounting platform 42, bearings 68 on the frame extension and mounting platform for journaling the transfer shaft 68, a transfer pulley 70 mounted on the transfer shaft 66 near the rear end 50 and adapted to be connected by a belt 72 to an engine 24 to be driven thereby, a further pulley 74 on the transfer shaft 66 for connection by belts 76, 78 to the input for engine driven components 84, 86 and a biasing device including an idler pulley 106 in alignment with the transfer pulley 70 for providing a biasing force to a belt 72 to thereby accommodate relative movement between a resiliently mounted engine 24 and the rigidly mounted frame extension and mounting platform 42.

US Patent:

54274958, Jun 27, 1995

Filed:

May 21, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/065580

Inventors:

James Vlaanderen - Garner IA

Assignee:

Stellar Industries, Inc. - Garner IA

International Classification:

B60P 300

US Classification:

414498

Abstract:

A container carriage has an elongated skid 30 with an upstanding arm 76 at a forward end thereof, the arm 76 being releasably engageable with a loader 32 mounted on the frame of a container hauling truck 36. A pair of laterally spaced legs 80,82 formed on the skid adjustably mount a pair of arm attachments 102 to engage and carry a conventional front loading container 52. Alternatively, hook attachments 118 are adjustably mounted on the legs 80,82 to engage and carry a conventional rear loading container 62. Movement of the loader 32 between an on-off loading position and a transport position results in the carriage being drawn across the end of the truck 36 and positioned in overlying relation with the truck frame 34.