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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161888 | Car wash roller and method for manufacturing the car wash roller A car wash roller and a manufacturing method are provided. The roller includes a body with first and second apertures and a shaft disposed in the first aperture. The body further includes a third aperture extending from a top surface to the first aperture. The shaft... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8146510 | Workpiece support system A workpiece support system has a driven, circulating traction device, a stationary base frame, and at least one workpiece support that has a load carrier and a traction carriage. The traction carriage has a clamping device with upper and lower clamping elements betw... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146511 | Dolly for a conveyor of an automated car wash A dolly contains a main center link having two arms extending from a central portion. A pair of tire engaging rollers and a pair of track engaging rollers are supported on the arms. Bolts are provided and engage in offset bores formed in the arms. A pair of tire sta... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8113124 | Auto laundry conveyor dolly A car wash dolly that uses a single shaft having two camshaft lobes and a series of snap ring grooves. The bolt-less design of the dolly includes a stronger camshaft and minimized component count. The center link and wheels may be mounted directly on the shaft to pr... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8028628 | Roller assembly call up mechanism for a vehicle wash conveyor A roller assembly call up mechanism for a vehicle wash conveyor having an endless chain with a plurality of spaced roller assemblies attached thereto for pushing a vehicle along a slotted track, is located below the track and includes a power cylinder, a crank arm c... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7530317 | Car wash conveyor An auto-laundry conveyor of three-tier design using upper, lower and intermediate track rails with a narrow slot between them. Dollies are provided in an endless loop conveyor chain and each dolly comprises a combination of a center link, a pair of reversely similar... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7409913 | Single-axis programmable positioning device A single-axis programmable positioning device for positioning a work piece in a work area comprising. The device includes a rail with a pair of parallel channels, a trolley with bearing that ride in the rails, a work piece stop mounted to the trolley, a motor assemb... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7377219 | Spike-type railcar mover with optional gate opener A single-carriage reversing train positioning system which includes an extending spike-type car engaging member for engaging and moving one or more railcars. An extending chuck assembly may be provided with the ability to operate gates in bottom-discharging railcars... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7322459 | Differential speed conveyor accumulation system and method A product conveying and accumulation system and method employs a primary product transporting conveyor with accumulation and re-circulating sections. The conveyor is configured to receive products from an upstream destination and discharge products to a downstream d... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320396 | Load carrier for use with work piece conveying apparatus A load carrier is designed for use with a work piece conveying apparatus, the work piece conveying apparatus including a conveyor chain for conveying a plurality of load carriers via transfer of friction forces onto the load carriers and a guiding rail for guiding a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302894 | Curved entry guide rails for car wash conveyor A vehicle tire entry guide for transitioning vehicles into a car wash lane comprises a pair of smoothly-curved, reversely similar tire guide rails covered with plastic. Each curved guide rail comprises a curved angle iron with stanchions which can be bolted to the c... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278533 | Vehicle modular belt conveyor A pair of conveyors having a pair of launch conveyors and at least one pair of drive conveyors is disclosed using modular flat belts. The pair of launch conveyors has zero motion, when a vehicle is driven onto the pair of launch conveyors where the vehicle is placed... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264434 | Automobile display system A vehicle display lift and rotator includes a base and a platform. A bearing between the base and the platform mounts the platform on the base for rotation about an upright axis. A rotator drive is provided for rotating the platform on the base. The apparatus also i... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255220 | Conveyance system A conveyance system, wherein dividable horizontal conveyance units are connected to each other through joint plates and a support post and rails of the horizontal conveyance units are connected to each other without any step and clearance. A joint conveyance carnage... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7201105 | Conveyance apparatus using movable bodies Guided devices are connected to the front and rear ends of the main body of a moving body. Each guided device is connected in a relatively rotatable fashion about a lateral axle to the lower part of a vertical shaft. A lateral roller supporting body is connected to ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185744 | Double wheel chock frame A roller system for moving a load a predetermined distance includes a chock frame having a pair of spaced chocks connected between a pair of rigid siderails and a freely moveable roller unit. The roller unit includes a plurality of rollers and is positioned between ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7137342 | Carrier moving system for a painting process A carrier moving system for a painting process of a vehicle includes a loaded section, an unloaded section, and a plurality of multi-joint type carriers. The multi-joint carriers include a driving part and a driven part. A guiding monorail is disposed through both t... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7051920 | Mail retrieval system A mail retrieval system for allowing a user to limit exposure to the elements while retrieving mail. The mail retrieval system includes a support assembly extending between a curb and a house. A mail receiving member is coupled to the support assembly whereby the ma... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032762 | Power-assisted movable rack The invention provides a relatively simple and inexpensive power-assisted movable rack system, movement of which is controlled by an operator. The movable rack system comprises a plurality of movable racks, each of which includes a plurality of wheels, a DC motor tu... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6997303 | Carrier conveyor system The present invention is directed to a carrier and conveyor system that permits the carrier to be driven by at least two different types of conveyors or drive assemblies, including a power and free conveyor. The system includes a plurality of carriers, first and sec... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6942088 | Conveyor system for transport of empty luggage carts from remote loading stations to multi-lane retrieval stations and method A system and method for returning empty luggage carts over long distances from a remote collecting station to a retrieval station in a passenger terminal, where they may be retrieved by arriving passengers for the transportation of their luggage to parking lots, cab... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6910828 | Shopping cart collection, storage, and retrieval system A self-guiding shopping cart collection, storage, and retrieval system is provided which is integrated into the parking lot construction. A collection channel is adjacent and parallel to a row of parking spaces which is formed as an inset trough configured to allow ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6845720 | Conveyor shock absorber A shock absorbing tow bar for connecting between a drive trolley and a load carrying trolley of a conveyor system. The tow bar includes a pair of tubes that reciprocate relative to each other. A plunger is located within a first of the tubes and attached to a second... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6837168 | Indexer with self-powered carriage The present invention provides a reversing train positioning system for engaging and moving a railroad car or trip of cars by engaging a bogey wheel truck frame. The train positioning system includes a dog carriage having a drive motor mounted on the dog carriage wh... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6705233 | Expandable painting wagon having a rack and pinion drive mechanism A paint wagon (10) has a base (22) having a plurality of wheels (28, 30) mounted in supporting relation thereto. A drop pin (32) is slidably mounted to the base. The drop pin (32) selectively engages with a conveyor (12) for... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6679185 | Adjustable shock absorbing tow bar The trailing, load supporting component of a product conveyor is connected to a powered, leading component by a shock absorbing tow bar that employs relatively movable friction elements in a sandwich configuration to absorb the shock by sliding engagement... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6675953 | Conveyor system accessories Conveyor system accessories are disclosed, which provide an inexpensive way to stage, stockpile and/or sort work pieces and provides easy entry to and exit from a main conveyor. In particular, a trolley or trolleys that carry work pieces ride on the conve... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6668731 | Conveyor roller with chain attachment link A conveyor roller assembly typically for pushing a vehicle through a car wash having a chain drive and split track, includes a bar extending form its forward end beneath the track to its back end above it. The back end carries a pair of rollers that trave... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668730 | Indexer carriage chain tension and dog control system A reversing chain-operated, dual carriage train indexer is provided with a chain tension control that acts directly on the chain and a retraction-biased, two-position carriage connection cylinder in conjunction with a spring biased linkage system allows i... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6647894 | Car wash wheel push roller dolly A car wash wheel push roller dolly (20) is used for transporting a vehicle by pushing the vehicle wheel on a horizontal track in a car wash system consisting basically of a polyurethane dolly body (22) with an integrally formed upward portion (36) and a g... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644210 | Shopping cart conveyor with front wheel alignment and turning system An inclined conveyor for transporting shopping carts between an upper floor and a lower floor. The inclined conveyor includes a continuous conveyor assembly having a conveyor belt including a plurality of spaced drive lugs that engage a shopping cart. The... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6637342 | Conveyor carrier The present invention is directed to a conveyor assembly and carrier for use with a conveyor wherein the carrier includes a frame having a longitudinal axis, a first pair of load wheels rotatably coupled to the frame, and a first pair of stabilizer wheels... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6622636 | Device for automatically moving vehicles along guide ways of lifts A device for automatically moving vehicles along guide ways of lifts is constituted by a pusher carriage movable horizontally with a corresponding actuator on a guide that is longitudinally fixable to at least one of the guide ways and is provided with at... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6553916 | Car spotter drive The present invention provides a low clearance, compact guideway, train positioning system that can be installed in close quarters alongside an existing railroad track. The system is chain driven and features an improved over/under or vertical sprocket ca... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6490979 | Inclined shopping cart conveyor system An inclined conveyor for transporting shopping carts between an upper floor and a lower floor. The inclined conveyor includes a continuous conveyor assembly having a conveyor belt including a plurality of spaced drive lugs that engage a shopping cart. The... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6422153 | Car wash conveyor track section construction and combined chain take up and roller control unit therefor A car wash conveyor including a simplified and improved track structure using cut out flat support plates for mounting three tiers of tracks. The support plates allow equal widths of an intermediate and lower track, and incorporation of integral stanchion... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6378441 | Article conveying method An accumulator mechanism for stopping a carrier on an inverted power and free conveyor system when it approaches a stopped preceding carrier. A pivot arm on a leading trolley for each carrier has a retractable trolley dog which is normally driven by a cha... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6378440 | Overhead conveyor rotator system An overhead conveyor includes a rotator system for rotating a work piece as it travels along a conveying track. A carrier movable along the track is propelled by an endless conveyor chain disposed within said track. The carrier is detachably connected to ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374747 | Sound abatement methods and conveyor trolleys A sound abatement method includes applying a sound abating material to at least one area of at least one component of the moving trolley. A sound abatement conveyor trolley includes a trolley body having at least one wheel for traveling in a track and one... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6330952 | Shock absorbing tow bar for trolley-type conveyor systems A shock absorbing tow bar for connection between the accumulating trolley and load carriage of a power and free conveyor system is disclosed. The tow bar includes one component that is connectable to the accumulating trolley and another that is connectabl... | 12/18/2001 |
