US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 572
LOAD-TRANSPORTING TYPE VEHICLE TO BE LOADED OR UNLOADED, OR EXTERNAL MEANS FOR THE LOADING OR UNLOADING, OR FOR COOPERATING THEREWITH, OF SUCH A VEHICLE

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572LOAD-TRANSPORTING TYPE VEHICLE TO BE LOADED OR UNLOADED, OR EXTERNAL MEANS FOR THE LOADING OR UNLOADING, OR FOR COOPERATING THEREWITH, OF SUCH A VEHICLE {4}
573  DF  .~> Means includes driven carrier for receiving a load from a vehicle at an unloading station {1}
575  DF  .~> Means comprises device for changing the attitude of a vehicle, or its load body, relative to the horizontal for unloading by gravity {3}
584  DF  .~> Means comprises device or member for moving or causing movement of either a vehicle or a load receiving or relinquishing structure for an alignment purpose
585  DF  .~> Means includes a load-engaging surface or element for pushing load from vehicle

DEFINITION

Classification: 414/572

LOAD-TRANSPORTING TYPE VEHICLE TO BE LOADED OR UNLOADED, OR EXTERNAL MEANS FOR THE LOADING OR UNLOADING, OR FOR COOPERATING THEREWITH, OF SUCH A VEHICLE:

(under the class definition) Apparatus comprising either (a) a vehicle of a type used for transporting a load and particularly adapted to cooperate with a disclosed means external thereto for loading or unloading the vehicle, or (b) a means which is external of a disclosed vehicle and is particularly adapted to load, unload, or cooperate in the loading or unloading of (e.g.,., the means may comprise no more than a static structure which serves only to support the load before, after, or during the loading or unloading) the vehicle; provided that neither vehicle (a) nor means (b) is classifiable elsewhere.

(1) Note. The art of this and the indented subclasses comprises patents from subclasses 38+ of former Class 214, but wherein the claims were found to be limited to either the vehicle or the external means. Accordingly, although it was not readily establishable at the time of this reclassification, it is possible that a more appropriate locus exists elsewhere for certain of the patents presently classified herein.

(2) Note. Cross-reference copies of the patents of this and the indented subclasses are found in the corresponding combination area, subclasses 333 to 402, when their subject matter sets forth part of a combination expressly provided for in that area (333-402).

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333, and 402, for the use, in combination, of the two types of subject matter provided for, per se, in this (572) and the indented subclasses.

467+, for a vehicle having means thereon for loading or unloading itself.