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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6921095 | Hand trolley with winch operated lifting carriage A hand trolley includes a chassis formed from side frames comprising parallel frame members, wheels and a base platform provided with a load lifting carriage having a lifting surface. The carriage can be raised from a low position on the base platform to an elevated... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6017018 | Lift-a-top plus An apparatus used to lift and lower an object, such as a canopy covering placed on a truck's opened bed. A T-shaped load engaging platform member has a vertically adjustable sleeve mounted on the platform's vertical member whose position on the member can... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5806837 | Off-road snow jack A snow jack for use with snowmobiles or other off-road vehicles includes a telescoping upright structure with a ratchet and pawl lifting mechanism removably connectible at its top. A strap with a hook extends from the lifting mechanism to engage the snowm... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5758867 | Lifting device for the controlled vertical transfer of objects A lifting device for the controlled vertical movement of objects, especially such objects, to which is conveyed an electric current through a line, such as chandeliers, is described. It is especially characterized by the combination of a relatively longit... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5697597 | Snowmobile entrenchment lifting device A device for freeing a snowmobile entrenched in snow, Through the use of a vertical first rod, pivoting second rod, pad and a cable, a snowmobile having ski-shaped rudders in its forward end and track-shaped belting at its rearward end can be freed from e... | 12/16/1997 |
| 4771988 | Lifting apparatus for heavy folding doors A single, telescopic tubular steel pole is supported by an elongated steel channel base having rubber wheels on each end. The pole is leaned and supported against the top of a door opening in a building by means of a removable top frame having a longitudi... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4600177 | Method of hoisting an automobile hard top A hoist for lifting a hard top (10) from an automobile and storing it at the garage ceiling comprising a winch (25) for winding a cable (38) that passes through pulleys (39,41) fixed to the ceiling. The cable is fixed to a web strap (50) having end hooks ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4544061 | Belt press A conveyor belt tensioning system having two fluid piston and cylinders units on each lateral side of the belt. The units are parallel to each other and are attached to a tensioning roll. A pair of cables are attached to both of the pistons and pass aroun... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4522550 | Detachable platform for truck body or trailer A detachable platform for supporting a container or the like has extensible legs to stand on the ground and permit a truck body or trailer to pass beneath the platform between the legs and has a built-in jacking system that raises the platform off a truck... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4313708 | Portable lifting and delivering apparatus for bin containers A lifting and delivering apparatus for bin containers for holding granular material such as used in sand blasting. The apparatus uses a cable and post lifting and support system to provide a stable elevated bin container suitable for use as a detachable t... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4306707 | Mold handling device A machine for raising and lowering molds while maintaining the mold components together to prevent the contents from escaping. An upright frame is equipped with caster wheels and a winch which winds up a pair of cables attached to a harness. The harness i... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4082250 | Lifting device A device is described whereby one person can easily lift heavy objects such as truck camper covers, boats, mowers and the like, and whereby such objects can be retained effortlessly in the upraised position. The device comprises an adjustable load bearing... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4055327 | Camper lifter device A camper lifter device for lifting and transporting campers comprising an adjustable frame having first and second side members with a lifting assembly adjustably carried on each side frame member. A lifting cable is attached via pulleys to two angle iron... | 10/25/1977 |
| 3948482 | Camper jacks A tripod camper jack has two legs fixed to a post support and a third leg hinged to the support for movement between an operative position extending away from the fixed legs and a folded position folded back along a first one of the fixed legs. The second... | 04/06/1976 |
