Class 410/45 - Stowed as bridge between trucks or across cars or on drop-center (schnabel type) car

Subclass of Class 410 - Freight accommodation on freight carrier
Definition: Structure or arrangement (a) in which the article, either
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 01/17/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8096739	Method and apparatus for transporting wind turbine blades A rail system for transporting wind turbine blades includes both pivoting and pivoting-sliding support structures carried by a plurality of railcars. Each support structure includes a platform system having a bolster for supporting the wind turbine blade and a suppo...	01/17/2012
7985039	Transport vehicle for a rotor blade of a wind-energy turbine The invention is relative to a transport vehicle with a tractor and a trailer that are connected to one another during the transport of cargo by the cargo itself. The invention has the problem of making a transport vehicle available that also makes possible the tran...	07/26/2011
7967536	Blade transportation A transportation tooling of the type that borders the blade at its root and at an intermediate point. This tooling is used in combination with platforms placed on the transportation elements and the platforms can move transversely and turn or rotate with respect to ...	06/28/2011
7918633	Support for the transport of blades Support which absorbs the torsion to which blades are subjected during transport, comprising a set of pins (17) inserted in the floor (8) of the container (1) and to the sides of a hollow pipe (21), which connect by means of a clevis (...	04/05/2011
7744318	Transport vehicle for a rotor blade of a wind-energy turbine The invention is relative to a transport vehicle with a tractor and a trailer that are connected to one another during the transport of cargo by the cargo itself. The invention has the problem of making a transport vehicle available that also makes possible the tran...	06/29/2010
7690875	Transporting and storing curved wind turbine blades A method of transporting and storing a wind turbine blade includes providing a wind turbine blade including a blade root having a longitudinal central axis and a blade tip. The wind turbine blade curves in an unloaded state in such a manner that the blade presents a...	04/06/2010
7591621	Wind turbine blade transportation system and method A system and method for transporting an airfoil, which has a root end, a tip end, and a midsection, over a railroad utilizing a first railcar coupled to a second railcar. The system includes a bracket fixed to the root end of the airfoil and connected to the first r...	09/22/2009
7429156	Method for the transport of a long windmill wing and a vehicle for the transport thereof In a method and a vehicle for the transport of a long windmill wing (2), the windmill wing is suspended at its one end on a hydraulic system (4, 11), which is adjustable in the height and is arranged rotatably on a tractive vehicle (3), and is s...	09/30/2008
7377733	Universal apparatus for the inspection, transportation, and storage of large shell structures An apparatus for holding an aerospace structure, having an edge and a surface, includes a base. Coupled to the base is an edge support adapted to releasably engage the edge of the structure. Also coupled to the base is a stanchion. Moveably coupled to the stanchion ...	05/27/2008
7326013	Support structure apparatus and method A support structure for supporting and tilting an oversized cargo to reduce the effective width of the cargo. The structure comprises a bolster frame having a base and a stanchion connected to the base. The stanchion extends upwardly from a lower end connected to th...	02/05/2008
7303365	Transport vehicle for a rotor blade of a wind-energy turbine The invention is relative to a transport vehicle with a tractor and a trailer that are connected to one another during the transport of cargo by the cargo itself. The invention has the problem of making a transport vehicle available that also makes possible the tran...	12/04/2007
7204665	Support structure apparatus and method A support structure for supporting and tilting an oversized cargo to reduce the effective width of the cargo. The structure comprises a bolster frame having a base and a stanchion connected to the base. The stanchion extends upwardly from a lower end connected to th...	04/17/2007
5579698	Transportation and installation device for heavy pipes An apparatus specifically tailored to transporting pipes in a tunnel is disclosed. A pair of low slung bogies are used to support and transport a pipe to pipe junction location. The bogies move over a pair of rails on rollers. The pipe rests on a set of i...	12/03/1996
5431110	Truck-train system with locking mechanism employing a moment arm A truck-train system that provides for the mounting and dismounting of a truck-trailer on/from a railway dolly at any stretch of train rails which is paved or gravelled level to the height of the rail head, and employing a moment arm reaction locking mech...	07/11/1995
5295442	Multiple track rail system A multiple track rail transportation system provides cars having a greater than standard width to span adjacent parallel tracks, and apparatus providing for such cars to ride on standard wheel trucks on each of the parallel tracks. Laterally spaced apart ...	03/22/1994
4947760	Articulated flat car An articulated railroad flat car for single-level loading of containers has five units or platforms. End trucks are disposed at the ends of the two end units and four shared trucks are disposed intermediate the five units at articulated connections betwee...	08/14/1990
4944232	Dual-purpose depressed center railway flat car A railway flatcar (10) is provided for hauling a variety of lading. The car (10) includes a frame (11) having a first section (12), middle section (14) and second section (13). The car (10) has a lower middle section (14) and wrap around bulkheads (22) an...	07/31/1990
4929132	Articulated platform car for three or four trailers An articulated railroad flat car for transporting four short or three long semi-trailers comprises two units connected by a drawbar. A plurality of semi-trailer hitches are mounted on the units. The hitches are suitably spaced for securing either three lo...	05/29/1990
4901649	Span bolster assembly A span bolster, for carrying a heavy load of a railroad car body and distributing the load to two four wheel two axle railroad bogies or trucks, is fabricated from steel plate and has top and bottom cover plates, top and bottom reinforcement doubler plate...	02/20/1990
4805537	Vehicle and joist monorail trackway and method of transporting roof decking thereover A pair of truck vehicles are manually moveable along the top and side edge running surfaces of parallel joist members of a factory roof a-building. Each truck runs on a separate joist and each has wheels running on the top surface of the joist with horizo...	02/21/1989
4448132	Convertible railway-highway vehicle A convertible vehicle provided with a truck assembly adjacent the rear end and a plurality of liftable axle assemblies intermediate its ends. The truck assembly has railway wheels lowered for railway use and highway wheels lowered for highway use. The lif...	05/15/1984
4416571	Truck and rail transportation system The present invention comprises an elongated container which may be carried either by rail or on a highway by a conventional truck tractor. The container includes a pair of dolly engaging pins fixed to its floor at the opposite ends thereof. The pins are ...	11/22/1983
4405271	Convertible rail-highway vehicle chassis A railroad car as a chassis of two parts and which are connected together by a coupling device. By lifting one end of the chassis by jacks it is possible to remove a railroad type truck and replace it with truck fitted with wheels and tires. The coupling ...	09/20/1983
4385857	Intermodal transport system The present invention teaches an intermodal rail-highway transport system for trailer-containers, in which unequalled economy measured in tons per mile per hour per dollar is achieved. Damage-free shipments with reduced loads per axle and unrestricted mai...	05/31/1983
4381713	Convertible rail-highway semi-trailer air controlled braking and suspension shifting system An air control system is provided for a vehicle convertible between highway and railway modes of travel. Air springs suspend a rail-wheel set axle unit and highway wheel-set axle units from the vehicle body so that the one wheel-set axle unit is stored in...	05/03/1983
4364315	Convertible rail-highway vehicle support system A convertible rail-highway vehicle having a semi-trailer with a truck provided adjacent the rear of the trailer with connecting structure for pivotally connecting the truck to a central beam for movement about a vertical axis. The truck has at least a pai...	12/21/1982
4357878	Fluid load distribution system A load distribution system for railway cars, in which the load is applied to the supporting structure by fixed bearing arrangements, at one pair of longitudinally spaced points, at one side of the center line of the structure and is applied to the support...	11/09/1982
4341494	Variable-length reduced pivot for railway car A reduced-pivot assembly for supporting one end of a load for movement along a track in which a load support member for receiving that end is supported on a truck for lateral movement relative to the way. A limit switch mounted along the longitudinal cent...	07/27/1982
4222694	Industrial workpiece transporting car system This disclosure pertains to a self-propelled industrial car for use in transporting hot or cold rolled steel coils having two pair of non-flanged wheels engageable with a track or flat surface, the guiding thereof being affected by a pair of guide rollers...	09/16/1980
4171114	Mobile aerial support system A mobile aerial support system for use in support of ground operations comprises a helicopter and a mobile helicopter pad. The mobile pad consists of an open, drop-bed trailer adapted to bear and restrain the helicopter, a tractor adapted to pull the trai...	10/16/1979
4160420	Articulated schnabel Car A schnabel-type railroad car adapted to carry very large loads incorporating articulated end units having a massive hinge at a reduced pivot location so that the weight of the car can be carried at a central location on the trucks while still pivoting abo...	07/10/1979
4150628	Transversely shiftable pivotally mounted schnabel car A heavy load railway vehicle or schnabel car in which a load bridge is disposed between a pair of longitudinally spaced rail supported bogies and is supported on the bogies by arms on the ends of the load bridge which extend outwardly over the bogies and ...	04/24/1979
4080905	Schnabel railway car skid shipping assembly A shipping and handling fixture for a large load such as a steam generator or a reactor vessel. The fixture includes an elongate skid that may be integrated with wheeled sections at opposite ends thereof to form a Schnabel-type railway car or over-the-roa...	03/28/1978
4041879	Schnabel-type car A shipping and handling fixture for a large rigid load such as a steam generator or other vessel in which the fixture is incorporated with the load to provide a carrier having wheeled sections at opposite ends thereof that comprises a vehicle commonly kno...	08/16/1977
4023615	Vehicle for transporting container for materials that need to be handled with care A vehicle for transporting materials that need to be handled with care, for example a container as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,727,059 which utilizes a removable system of heat conducting fins made of a light weight highly heat conductive metal, such as ...	05/17/1977

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