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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7625163 | Roof stowage system A roof stowage system includes a support having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The second end is pivotably coupled, at least indirectly, to the roof. A lift is coupled to the support and operable to selectively cause the support to pivot betwee... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7422225 | Trailer apparatus and assembly for transportation of wheeled vehicles A plurality of trailer arrangements, configurations and assemblies are provided in combination with a tractor to transport wheeled vehicles over the highway, in compliance with current state and federal regulatory requirements and with a view toward future modificat... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7402013 | Demountable drive A container (40) has a movable internal load support, such as a deck platform (15), with a demountable motorised drive (10), and a transfer drive, such as a threaded shaft (16), mounted within a deck chassis, with shaft runners or travell... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7360979 | Rail road car with reduced slack A rail road car has a rail car body which includes a housing structure. The housing structure has a pair of sidewalls, a roof and at least one deck mounted to the sidewalls. An enclosed lading space is defined by the housing structure and there is at least one door ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341412 | Parking and shipping vehicle racking system This is a system in which several automobiles can be stowed in a container and secured in place. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7275901 | Combination passenger and cargo carrier A transport system having a chassis; a body mounted on the chassis, where the body includes a cabin for transporting at least one passenger; a cabin for the driver; a tandem coupled to the chassis; a drop frame secured to the chassis where the drop frame is below an... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7186065 | Vehicle support frame A vehicle support, for a container comprises a frame suspended from one or more of adjustable span, to vary frame disposition, such as elevation and/or tilt, from an (un)loading to a transport mode; the frame is configured for converting or adapting a standard conta... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182569 | Auto rack deck hinge arrangement A multilevel railway auto rack car for transporting automobiles is provided having at least one upper deck with end segments pivotable to accommodate the difference in height of corresponding upper decks of adjacent auto rack cars and facilitate loading of automobil... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181372 | Design method using knowledge-based optimization A system for designing vehicle chassis carriers comprises a user interface that receives vehicle parameter data. The user interface may be implemented using a spreadsheet or other data entry application as are known in the art. A user enters the vehicle parameter da... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7094013 | Aluminum vehicle carrier railcar A bi-level aluminum vehicle carrier railcar (10) includes an integrated aluminum roofing structure (30), aluminum side panels (18, 20), and aluminum decking structure (36, 50) attached to a steel underframe. The decking structure (36, ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7047889 | Rail car with cantilevered articulation An articulated rail car has a plurality of rail car units joined together at articulation connections, and carried upon a number of rail car trucks that is equal to the number of rail car units plus one. At least one of the articulated connectors is located at an of... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025546 | Vehicle support frame A vehicle support, for a container (10), comprises a frame (21, 22), suspended from one or more elements (19, 25), of adjustabel span, to vary frame disposition, [such as elevation and/or tilt], from an (un)loading to a transport mode; the frame... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025547 | Vehicle transporter with screw actuators Vehicular cargo of a vehicle transporter is supported by elongate vehicle support members. Elevated vehicle support members are supported above the vehicular frame of the transporter and moved by screw actuators that are self-locking. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6893205 | Vehicle transportation module A method for transporting vehicles including the steps of providing a module shaped and sized to receive vehicles therein and providing a trailer chassis coupled to a tractor. The tractor and the trailer chassis are located on or adjacent to an external surface. The... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6890136 | Vehicle transportation module A module for receiving motorized vehicles for transportation. The module includes a driver-side side wall, a passenger-side side wall parallel to and laterally spaced from the driver-side side wall, and a bottom support structure extending between the side walls for... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6821065 | Autorack rail road car with reduced slack A rail road car has a rail car body which includes a housing structure. The housing structure has a pair of sidewalls, a roof and at least one deck mounted to the sidewalls. An enclosed lading space is defined by the housing structure and there is at least one door ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6749380 | Mechanism to facilitate raising and lowering hinged end section of deck A mechanism to assist in raising and lowering a hinged deck end section wherein a lifting force is applied to the deck end section by a counterweight mechanism. In the preferred embodiment, the counterweight mechanism operates in conjunction with a conventional, pro... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6688818 | Collapsible assembly for transporting vehicles in a container A collapsible assembly for loading and transporting vehicles in a cargo container having a roof, a floor, two elongate side walls, and front and rear walls, includes two pairs of spaced vertical posts, one pair being at the front end of the frame and anot... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6623223 | Auto rack deck hinge arrangement A multilevel railway auto rack car for transporting automobiles is provided having at least one.upper deck with end segments pivotable to accommodate the difference in height of corresponding upper decks of adjacent auto rack cars and facilitate loading o... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6551039 | Auto rack rail road car with reduced slack An auto rack rail road car has a main deck and at least one upper deck for carrying automobiles. The auto rack rail road car is provided with short travel buff gear and a reduced slack, or slackless, coupler. Bridge plates are provided to span the space b... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6503034 | Vehicle transportation module A module for receiving motorized vehicles for transportation. The module includes a driver-side side wall, a passenger-side side wall parallel to and laterally spaced from the driver-side side Wall, and a bottom support structure extending between the sid... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6491484 | Multipurpose freight vehicle The multipurpose freight vehicle according to the present invention includes a lower deck capable of loading vehicles as freight thereonto, plural support posts standing up in an opposed state on both side edge portions of the lower deck, and an upper dec... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6485237 | Double-deck trailer A two level trailer is shown in which the upper deck may be conveniently tilted down to load or unload cargo. An upper deck is supported on four posts, one mounted at each corner of the lower deck. The front posts are fixed in place but the rear posts are... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6450742 | Loading and unloading device transporting vehicles A loading and unloading device for transporting vehicles with the use of a truck which is movably and releasably secured to the bed of the truck. The device has a movable vehicle receiving floor with forward and rearward legs pivotally secured to the bed ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447226 | Supporting and positioning rear structure for vehicle transporting cars The support and positioning device is installed at the lower rear portion of a truck (2) or a trailer (3) of an articulated car carrier. It consists of a mechanical base and a support platform (10), the latter formed of an end support (9) and two moving s... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6435785 | Vehicle transporter having resiliently-biased locking system A vehicle transporter having a vehicular frame with at least one vehicle support member movable by a lifting motor along a structural member between different elevations. At least one locking member interacts between the vehicle support member and the str... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6416264 | Vehicle transportation module A module for receiving motorized vehicles for transportation. The module includes a driver-side side wall, a passenger-side side wall parallel to and laterally spaced from the driver-side side wall, and a bottom support structure extending between the sid... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6368035 | Mechanism to facilitate raising and lowering hinged end section of deck A mechanism to assist in raising and lowering a hinged deck end section wherein a lifting force is applied to the deck end section by a counterweight mechanism. In the preferred embodiment, the counterweight mechanism operates in conjunction with a conven... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6368034 | Multi-use trailer for transporting golf carts and the like An apparatus configurable to simultaneously transport golf carts and the like and conventional-type loads on a wheeled vehicle during over-the-road travel includes a substantially enclosed compartment, an intermediate support shelf disposed interiorly of ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6361256 | Vehicle carrier A wedge-shaped vehicle carrier for supporting and transporting multi-vehicle loads having high structural strength and stability with a substantially decreased carrier weight. The vehicle carrier includes a lower frame having a forward end with a hitch fo... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6345943 | Transformer trailer A heavy load transport vehicle which has the ability of transforming from a flat-bed trailer into a multiple-automobile transporter, having a hydraulic-powered retractable upper deck; hydraulic-powered lift arms that are designed to allow the vehicle to t... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6325579 | Lift assist mechanism for railroad car deck A covered railroad car includes a car body having a pair of sidewalls and at least a pair of parallel horizontal support beams extending along each of the sidewalls at substantially the same vertical height. An interior deck portion is pivotally connected... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6287061 | Flatbed vehicle transport system A flatbed vehicle transport system for of the support member, cross members and ramp members. The inventive device includes a plurality of support members that are positionable within apertures within a trailer, a plurality of cross members insertable int... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6257655 | Protective skirt for vehicle transport trailers A protective skirt for an open frame trailer adapted to transport vehicles. The trailer includes a wheeled chassis supporting a frame and track assembly. The trailer has a front-end adapted to be mounted in towing engagement on a tractor truck, a rear end... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6244801 | Motor-vehicle carrying railcar with offset H-frame A novel sidewall structure for a motor-vehicle carrying railway car wherein at least one upper deck is supported principally by longitudinal beams that are themselves supported by end structures, without the need for large, heavy vertical posts to support... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6217053 | Recreational vehicle support apparatus An apparatus which is transformable from a boat lift to a trailer. The apparatus is movable on skids in a boat lift mode and on wheels in a trailer mode. A pair of posts on a main frame supports a pantographic linkwork to which is affixed a watercraft lif... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6196776 | Multiple automobile transport system A multiple transport system for transporting automobiles within a container includes a first and second automobile carrier. The first automobile carrier includes a base having a first and second leg extending from the base offset from one another to defin... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6161997 | Articulated hauling pallet The invention refers to a novel hydraulic resource being incorporated in the central section of a hauling pallet in trailers used for the transportation of vehicles in general, as well as other types of loads. Each lateral structure is divided into two se... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6027290 | Structural assembly forming an additional movable deck on a road vehicle An assembly for use on a road vehicle, consisting of an additional thin deck (4) vertically movable along a plurality of upright posts (8, 9) most of which are collapsible and stowable in an inoperative position within the body of the additional deck (4),... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6010285 | Collapsible vehicle transportation frame This invention relates to a vehicle transportation frame for packing vehicles in a transport container. The frame includes a base, a front support member pivotally attached to the front portion of the base, a rear support member pivotally attached to the ... | 01/04/2000 |
