US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 482
.~.~ Trailer-type vehicle having load-receiving portion pivotable relative to at least one other component of vehicle

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414 /   HD   MATERIAL OR ARTICLE HANDLING

467  DF  SELF-LOADING OR UNLOADING VEHICLES {8}
469  DF  .~ With load-receiving portion, or significant section thereof, pivotable relative to horizontal {13}
482.~.~ Trailer-type vehicle having load-receiving portion pivotable relative to at least one other component of vehicle {3}
483  DF  .~.~.~> About joint or other connection in structure (e.g., drawbar, frame, etc.) normally extending linearly, or planarly, from tow-engaging end of vehicle to axis of wheels of vehicle, and relative to said end
484  DF  .~.~.~> About axis located between or adjacent to wheel sets of vehicle having plural, tandemly arranged sets of rear wheels, and relative to tow-engaging end of vehicle
485  DF  .~.~.~> About axis of wheels of vehicle having two wheels, and relative to tow-engaging end of vehicle

DEFINITION

Classification: 414/482

Trailer-type vehicle having load-receiving portion pivotable relative to at least one other component of vehicle:

(under subclass 469) Apparatus wherein the vehicle is of a kind which is intended to be towed and wherein the pivotable movement of the load-receiving portion relative to the horizontal is relative also to one or more other elements of the structure of the vehicle; i.e., the vehicle is other than a simple, two-wheel trailer wherein the only manner in which the load-receiving portion can be pivoted is by raising or lowering the tow-engaging end of the vehicle.