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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7473061 | Motorcycle turntable system A rotatable support assembly formed of pivotable sections has upper and lower surfaces and tapered end edges. A riding strip fabricated of an elastomeric material extends over the upper surface from tapered end edge to tapered end edge. A carousel assembly includes ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7267392 | Utility trailer transport assembly A utility trailer transport system is disclosed, wherein the utility trailer in the form of a pop-up camper is rotatably mounted via one of a plurality of structures on a transport trailer. The camper is positioned in one orientation for transport and a second orien... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7160070 | Barrier net A barrier net across a space defined by the fuselage of an aircraft and a floor of the aircraft comprises a plurality of intersecting net members, at least some of the members being attached to the fuselage by attachment structures attached to attachment points on t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140823 | Cargo barrier A cargo barrier (9) in or for installation in an aircraft (2), the barrier (9) comprising a peripheral frame structure (10) of rigid material and a cargo restraining net (11), the frame structure (10) being, in the aircraft ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134829 | Cargo trailer A trailer for carrying cargo includes a frame, at least two axles mounted to the frame, and a deck. The axles have wheels at opposite ends of the axles for movably supporting the frame above the ground. The deck is pivotally mounted to the frame and is pivotable abo... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118077 | Platform and system for mass storage and transfer in space A platform for storage and transfer of payloads in space includes a plate for supporting a payload, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the payload to and from the plate. A groove extends diametrically between two edges of the plate for receiving a rail provid... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7051978 | Adaptable payload processes Processes for positioning, securing, and repositioning payload assemblies onto floor assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes forming a support structure having a plurality of elongated engagement members, each engagement member including an en... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6565299 | Cargo retaining apparatus An apparatus for automatically gripping and retaining cargo on a platform includes spaced apart hooks for rotation from retracted positions beneath the platform to extended, cargo engaging positions, in which the hooks engage opposite sides or ends of the... | 05/20/2003 |
| 5993126 | Articulated bunk for logging trucks A log bunk assembly for use on logging truck-trailer units. The bunk comprises a generally horizontal bunk beam having a recess, hub-and-saucer assembly for allowing the bunk beam and trailer/log load to pivot in the horizontal plane, an upper trunnion sa... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5609110 | 2D and 3D pilot-channel arrays Pilot-channel apparatus is provided for guiding movements of runnered vehicles, equipment fitted with skid runners and containers with runners for three-dimensional displacements such as loading and transport on/off wheeled trailers and for two-dimensiona... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5546870 | 2D and 3D pilot-channel arrays Pilot-channel arrays for guiding movements of runnered vehicles, equipment fitted with skid runners and containers with runners are provided for three-dimensional displacements such as loading and transport on trailers and for two-dimensional displacement... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5199193 | Working machine A working machine for use in a working system in which a pair of working machines, which are capable of traveling both on land and on a riverbed or the like, are respectively used for excavating gravel or the like on the bottom of the water and for transp... | 04/06/1993 |
| 4948310 | Rail vehicle for transporting road semi-trailers A rail vehicle has a body with a hollow center section that accommodates the suspension and landing legs of a road semi-trailer thus enabling the combined vehicles to be transported on a rail system with a restrictive loading gauge. The rail vehicle utili... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4946324 | Railroad flatcar with turntable A railroad car adapted to receive at least one container from a truck positioned along the railroad car includes a deck mounted on wheels and at least one turntable rotatably mounted on the deck. The turntable includes a pair of spaced, parallel guide tra... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4938643 | Rail mounted crane carrier A self-propelled rail transport vehicle for carrying a hydraulic crawler crane is provided. The transport vehicle is designed to normally travel along the rails of a track and allow crane operation either from the transport or from a ground off-loaded pos... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4880341 | Swivel platform for a rail vehicle A swivel platform for a rail vehicle is disclosed. The swivel platform is intended for loading a container from a road vehicle onto the rail vehicle and vice versa. The swivel platform comprises a bottom frame which must be fixed to the rail vehicle and a... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4780033 | Rail car with rotatable floor for quick loading and unloading of trailers A railroad freight car having a rotatable loading floor for transferring loads between it and a station platform. The railroad station has two platforms on opposite sides of the rail car. An edge of each platform is provided at each longitudinal end with ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4776735 | Locking and stiffening means for a rail car with a rotatable loading floor A railroad flat car having a rotatable loading floor for transferring loads between it and a platform. A sleeve is provided in the rotatable loading floor which slidably receives a beam coupled to the chassis. The beam is extended into the sleeve to secur... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4671714 | System for transporting semi-trailers on two interconnected vehicles A system for transporting a semi-trailer with a king pin and a wheel assembly on first and second drawn vehicles includes a stanchion on the first vehicle for releasably securing the trailer king pin. Ramp assemblies are provided on the vehicles and are e... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4653966 | Drop-deck intermodal bogie A system for moving receptacles such as highway semi-trailers on railway trains. The system includes a plurality of rail bogies as the sole support of adjacent rear and front ends of the trailers and as the sole connection means between the trailers, to f... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4425064 | Railway car turntable loading system A rail car comprises a movable loading floor for use with a pair of platforms of substantially equal height, the platforms being located on respective opposite longitudinal sides of the rail cars for loading and unloading of trailers, motor vans, passenge... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4339224 | Apparatus for accommodating wheelchairs in public transportation vehicles A system for accommodating persons confined to wheelchairs in a public transportation vehicle, such as a bus, includes a main turntable having a padded centerpost. A ramp attached to the vehicle effects conveying of the wheelchair and the person occupying... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4301984 | Vehicle loading apparatus for aircraft In an airplane adapted to carrying cargo, particularly wheeled and/or tracked vehicles, and having a side loading cargo door, a rectangular turntable is installed near the door. The turntable and its pivot are so located that (1) the turntable extends thr... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4268201 | Unitizing system for produce cartons and the like A carton supporting platform mounted on a vehicle for rotative movement about a vertically extending axis. Rigid side walls are provided on two opposite sides of the platform and are movable between an upright position and an outwardly diverging retracted... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4129079 | Railroad car for highway trailers A railroad car has supported on its frame a trailer-handling rack construction including a pair of runners adapted to receive the tandem or highway wheels of a semitrailer. The runners are turnable laterally and shiftable longitudinally of the car. A trai... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4109809 | Multiple position vehicle carrying trailer A trailer adapted to carry a plurality of vehicles includes a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted on a frame to support it rollably above the ground, and a pair of vehicle-supporting trailer beds normally disposed in a use position in side-by-side relat... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4050655 | Cargo loading method and apparatus The disclosed method and apparatus enables movement of containerized and palletized cargo into a cargo aircraft through a door in the side of the fuselage which has a smaller width than the length of the cargo. The disclosed preferred embodiment includes ... | 09/27/1977 |
