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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096010 | Bridge span and bridge span transportation vehicle A system for transporting a span on a road vehicle capable of being transformed into an amphibious vehicle, enabling crossing of a dry or water-filled gap by any road vehicle. The vehicle for transporting the span is amphibious to allow any vehicle to cross a gap fi... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8065769 | Method and apparatus for the placement of a bridge element A method and apparatus for the placement of a bridge element using a vehicle having a placement arm, and a use of the apparatus. The placement arm has at least one drive element adapted to cooperate with the bridge element. A braking device is disposed in the vicini... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7784134 | Method for laying a military bridge A method for laying a military bridge over an obstacle in a combat zone with using at least one laying vehicle. First, the bridge is loaded on a self-propelled, unmanned, remote-controlled laying vehicle and transported to the edge of the combat zone by water, air, ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7568252 | Attachments for transporting and launching military bridges An attachment for transporting and launching military bridges with light armored vehicles is provided. The attachment includes a deck adapter for removable attachment to the upper deck of the vehicle, and a front adapter to be removably attached to the bow of the ve... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7555799 | Mobile bridge of great length as a support construction for at least one transport means and method for operating same A mobile bridge of great length is a support construction for at least one transport, which particularly avoids constraints and undefined stresses as a result of temperature variations and/or support lowering movements, for example, to the greatest possible extent. ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7243904 | Door lifting apparatus and method A door lifting apparatus includes a frame and a lift mechanism. The lift mechanism includes a slide and a lever. The slide includes a plurality of holders and a plurality of glides, wherein the holders are operable to engage and support a door while the glides coope... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7174591 | System for bridge-laying A system to lay a bridge between two banks, wherein said system firstly comprises a bridge carrying vehicle constituted by a remote-controlled self-propelled platform incorporating means to deploy and retract said bridge, said platform being unmanned and armor-free,... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7062811 | Collapsible bridge and method of making and using same A collapsible bridge has two track girders constructed as truss girders with a triangular cross-section. A chord profile is provided at each triangulation point and two corners of the triangular cross-section are situated at the same level with the third corner situ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7017219 | Dismountable bridge A dismountable bridge, having two track carriers which, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the bridge, are divided into several identical modules, in which case the two track carriers are each spanned by a vault and are suspended at the latter. The vaults are d... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6918152 | Collapsible bridge and method of laying same A collapsible bridge and laying method for a collapsible bridge where bridge girders are pushed over an obstacle by way of a laying beam positioned in front of the obstacle to be bridged. Rollers and roller carriers carrying the rollers are fastened to the bridge gi... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6611982 | Military quick launching bridge system A military quick launching bridge system has a bridge with two track supports and a laying mechanism, having an advancing support with two support sections A laying device cooperates with the laying mechanism and has a hydraulic device, a cable pull, and ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 5940916 | Bridge span-by-span construction apparatus and method An apparatus for span-by-span bridge construction, comprises an elongated girder assembly for spanning between adjacent bridge piers for supporting precast bridge segments during assembly, pier brackets for attachment to a pier shaft, the brackets having ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5937468 | System for laying a portable bridge A bridge-laying apparatus has a vehicle adapted to travel in a longitudinal direction and a longitudinally extending laying arm adapted to lay down and pick up bridges formed of at least one bridge section. A rigid link has an upper end pivoted on the lay... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5915423 | Bridge construction A method of constructing a modular bridge across a span (20) is disclosed. A vehicle (1) is positioned next to the span (20). The vehicle has a launching assembly (10) including an A-frame (40) which is moved from a stored position, in the launching assem... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5862556 | Bridging span structure A bridging span structure for the crossing of ditches by vehicles has a locking mechanism for locking an upwards swingable access jib to a central box of a bridging span element. The locking mechanism includes at least two tie-rod elements pivotally conne... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5862557 | Bridging span structure A bridging span structure intended in particular for the crossing of ditches by vehicles and a system for transporting and depositing such a structure, wherein each connecting arm is rotatably mounted in relation to a bridging span about a pivoted bolt an... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5732430 | Device for assembling and laying track support and launching support sections into a bridge support structure A device for assembling and laying track support bridge sections displaceable at right angles to their longitudinal axis, with launching support structures, which are arranged between the track supports and are likewise transversely displaceable, into a b... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5617598 | Armored bridge-laying vehicle with laying means An armored bridge-laying vehicle with a laying device for bridges or bridge sections located one on top of another, wherein a single laying girder is rotatably mounted on a support ring structure on the tower ring. The laying girder is pivotable around a ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5553341 | Roller carriage for portable bridges A roller carriage for portable bridges or bridge parts have a rocker carrier connected by a support stud to the bridge structure while the rocker bodies are connected to the rocker carrier by pins which are formed in one piece and inseparably with the roc... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5511266 | Continuous incrementally erecting viaduct construction system A precast segmental viaduct construction system, comprises an elongated erection and assembly vehicle for spanning between at least two viaduct piers and for moving between successive piers, the vehicle having a top deck, an elongated central longitudinal... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5507057 | Bridge section shifting drive for a bridge laying apparatus A bridge laying apparatus for longitudinally displacing a bridge section includes a pinion shaft; a pinion secured to the pinion shaft for moving with the pinion shaft as a unit; a bearing rotatably and axially slidably supporting the pinion shaft; and a ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5504956 | Guide groove at bridge sections or the like of portable bridges and method for repairing the same A guide groove provided in an inner lower cord of a bridge section of a portable bridge includes an extruded profile section which is comprised of a vertical strip having an upper end and a lower end, and being composed of, over its entire height in at le... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5495631 | Bridge module A module for constructing a modular bridge suitable for use in both a dry span and a floating role comprising a buoyant structure having interconnection apparatus for connecting the module end to end to an adjacent similar module to form a bridge and havi... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5414886 | Pneumatic floor supports for portable platforms Movable ground supports, which are folded out either manually or hydraulically, are arranged at the tip of the launching support in devices for laying collapsible bridges. An inflatable container (6) is integrated in the structural part (2) of the launchi... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5406662 | Apparatus for launching inflatable fascines Apparatus for launching inflatable fascines comprising a conveyor system to which uninflated fascines are attachable for delivery to a launching region and an inflator to effect inflation and launch of the fascines. The conveyor (2) comprises a number of ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5400733 | Boat ramp A launching ramp for boats, float planes and the like has several ramp segments that are in normal use of the ramp, generally aligned and sloping downwardly into a body of water. To enable the easy removal of the ramp from the body of water, the ramp segm... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5385219 | Vibration absorbing structures for heavy construction purposes In a heavy structure e.g. a bridge which includes an element liable to low frequency vibration during erection, i.e. when the structure is unstable, another element which is an integral structure part after erection is used as the mass of a dynamic absorb... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5363527 | Spanning beam structure for clearing breaches by vehicles A spanning beam structure for clearing breaches by vehicles, having a locking member including at least one pair of locking shafts made fast to a raisable access jib and to a central box, respectively, of the spanning beam while extending longitudinally o... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5329652 | Deployable bridge and vehicle for laying the bridge A deployable bridge includes a plurality of identical bridge sections each having two identical track elements. Each track element has a roadway carrier, a bottom boom and adjustment elements connecting the bottom boom with the roadway carrier. The bottom... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5276930 | Folding transportable bridge A folding bridge comprising the two sections (27 and 28) hinged together about a hinge pin (43). The hinge being arranged such that when the bridge is folded together for transportation the sections (27 and 28) at least partially nest inside one another i... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5276931 | Equipment for laying a track-supporting bridge An arrangement for laying a bridge, in which a vehicle carries a plurality of track support sections of a bridge to be laid. The vehicle has a laying device which includes a laying support with cantilevering rails traveling on rollers. Telescoping stays a... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5117525 | Take-apart drive-over bridge with cantilevers between its drive-overs A take-apart drive-over bridge with cantilevers between the drive-overs. The two sections of drive-over (4) associated with each section of the bridge constitute, along with the section of cantilever (5) between them, a transport unit and are simultaneous... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5042102 | Deployable bridge A deployable modular bridge has a central girder; two side girders flanking the central girder; and couplings connecting each side girder to the central girder along the lower zones of the girders parallel to the bridge length. The couplings are arranged ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4972538 | Launching apparatus for transportable bridges A bridge span consisting of a series of end-to-end engageable bridge modules can be launched across a gap from a launch vehicle with the aid of an overhead launch rail consisting of a series of end-to-end engageable launch rail modules, the rail having be... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4723333 | Bridging apparatus and method A bridge apparatus has a relatively light lower beam portion and a relatively heavy upper beam portion. The beam portions are generally equal in length. The lower beam portion is initially placed across the point to be bridged and has sufficient strength ... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4665577 | Methods of constructing modular bridges A method of constructing a modular bridge across a span comprises at least a first trestle on the home bank of the span, placing a first module of a modular launching rail on the trestle, connecting one or more subsequent launching rail modules to the lau... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4663793 | Methods of deploying a bridge of a particular construction A method of deploying a modular bridge across a span having a home bank and a far bank wherein a plurality of modular bridge sections are utilized includes providing a launching vehicle with a support for bridge launching. The method employs the steps of ... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4635311 | Military tactical bridge system, method and foldable modules A folding tactical bridge module and bridging system and method of deploy and retrieval. Each module is made up of three longitudinally collapsible units interconnected and folded in a side-by-side arrangement to be carried by a bridge transporter vehicl... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4521932 | Transportable bridge structure A bridge module comprises two longitudinal main girder structures and a central deck having a deck surface, said main girder structures being foldably connected are along each side of said central deck and being foldable between an operative position in w... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4520523 | Bridge module for use in a crane assisted method of building a transportable girder bridge A bridge module is preassembled from girder sections the type disclosed in Pat. No. GB 1209747, and integrated by stabilizing means so as to provide a crane-assisted building method which is less labor intensive and less time consuming than known manual m... | 06/04/1985 |
