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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182180 | Propane tank tie-down device The removable tie-down device is comprised of a plurality of straps that are attached to each other in such a way as to form a tie-down device for the safe transportation of a cylindrical object, for example a propane tank, in the bed of a pickup truck by securing t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8162575 | Transport and assembly vehicle for a component module A transport and assembly vehicle for a component module such as an aircraft engine includes a mobile platform which includes support arm structures on which the component module is situated during conveyance and while maintenance work is performed, and which are mov... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8061942 | Trailer for hauling tyres There is provided a trailer 10 for hauling tires 200 comprising a base frame 12 having a front end 14 and a rear end 16 and one or more wells 20 between the front end and the rear end configured to support the tires in an up... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057140 | Cradle arrangement Transportation of articles such as gas turbine engines can be problematic in view of their size. Traditionally, articles such as gas turbine engines are transported on cradles associated with platforms and bases. It would be desirable to enable manipulation of heigh... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8025468 | Metal coil securing apparatus and method A metal coil securing device is disclosed including a coil cover adapted to encompass a metal coil and a plurality of tie down straps affixed to the coil cover, with each tie down secured along a portion of its length to the coil cover such that each tie down has tw... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7841814 | Trailer and method of transporting an engine In a particular embodiment, a trailer is disclosed that includes a base, a frame extending from the base, and mounting structures coupled to the frame. The mounting structures are adapted to releasably secure an engine, such as an aircraft engine, to the frame such ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7494308 | Air tank fixing structure for commercial vehicles An air tank fixing structure is disclosed for vehicles capable of integrally fixing air tanks which are used for supplying air upon activation of a brake system or air suspension of the vehicle. In a specifically preferred system, the air tank fixing structure inclu... | 02/24/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7360980 | Fuel container retractable safety strap A safety strap device for hazardous materials containers includes a hazardous materials container having an outer wall and a retractable safety strap device mounted within the hazardous materials container. The safety strap device includes an extendable and retracta... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7338238 | Transport device Disclosed is a device for transporting automotive instrument panels, comprising a frame, a pair of carry arms pivoted to the frame to carry opposite sides of an instrument panel, each carry arm having an outer end section which is provided with a carry formation for... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331568 | Apparatus for use with coiled barrier material Apparatus for dispensing coiled barb tape which includes a frame in which is located a boom from which the coiled barb tape is suspended. The boom is extensible to assist in deployment of the barb tape and the frame, apart from protecting the coiled barb tape, provi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331553 | Bottle support of compressed-air bottles An apparatus for supporting a compressed-air bottle. The apparatus has a bottle support, a plurality of glide inserts projecting away from the bottle support and engageable with a compressed-air bottle supported on the apparatus, and a tightening strap for exerting ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322782 | Device for fixing and/or positioning objects in a transport container A device for fixing and/or positioning objects (6) in a transport container (1) has a first and a second structural part (7, 8). One of the structural parts (7) is configured as an assembly element and another of the structural parts (... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7290756 | Concertina tape products configured for stable deployment and retrieval A deployment system and associated products utilize a magazine for holding and dispensing the products. The products may have any of a number of internal and external trusses that may be in tension and/or compression for rigidifying the product in selected direction... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270507 | Coil sling A safety coil sling for securing an industrial metal coil on a flatbed trailer having a round or elliptical primary cable attached at one end to a first anchoring chain and at an opposite end to a second anchoring chain, and a plurality of connecting cables for conn... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7250021 | Adjustable pull-rope exercise device A compact exercise device (10) of the type wherein a person grips handle devices (12, 30) lying at opposite ends of a rope that extends through a housing (22), the person pulling one end of the rope away from the housing while resisting movement... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246988 | Christmas tree tie down system The present invention provides a system for easily, safely, and securely tying down a Christmas tree to the roof top of any vehicle. The system allows the tree to be secured to the vehicle in minutes by using a cable tie system which adjust to any vehicle. The syste... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234904 | Coil stop for rail road coil car A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep si... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7210590 | Transportation cart primarily for use in an animal barn A transportation cart primarily for transporting deceased animals through the alleyways of a barn has a swivelling mast and boom mounted on the front section of a frame driven by powered wheels with a slide panel attached to the mast below the boom over which the ob... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7004697 | Outrigger lifting device for fuel tankers A load handling mechanism for use with loaded tankers has two transverse attachment members associated with longitudinal beams supporting the tank structure. Cables and associated spreader bars are attached to the transverse attachment members to provide a single li... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974288 | Cushioned banding anchor A cushioned banding anchor for securement of a load to a loading platform by use of a band having a loop at least at one end, and a banding anchor body with a cushioned roller retained within an inside aperture of the anchor body. The cushioned roller is designed to... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6923608 | Trailer for securing and hauling steel coils A vehicular trailer for transporting cylindrical objects such as metal coils. The trailer includes front and rear deck portions and a middle deck portion positioned lower than and between the front and rear portions. Two or more chocks are pivotably secured to the t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923607 | Coil stop for rail road coil car A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep si... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6896457 | Clamping system and method for securing freight A method and system for securing freight during transport. The method and system secure the freight by using rotatable clamping mechanisms configure to apply axial pressure to the freight so as to prevent movement or shifting in transit. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6846139 | Coil car with internal walkway A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep si... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6786689 | Low profile deadman and method for shipping the same with a tank A low profile deadman is shaped such that it can be placed alongside a storage tank on a conventionally-sized flatbed trailer. In one preferred embodiment, the deadman includes at least one chamfered edge. ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6749381 | Retractable coil stop mechanism for railroad coil car A coil car has a pair of deep side beams and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side beams for carrying coils. The trough structure may have three parallel, longitudinally extending troughs—a central trough lying between two laterally o... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6739268 | Multiple trough coil car A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. The deep si... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6729816 | Trailer bed with improved cargo well A cargo well configuration that significantly increases the strength of the neck area of the trailer by providing a novel cargo well attachment providing superior strength and load carrying capacity. The improved cargo well of the present invention comprises a first... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729815 | Apparatus for restraining payloads A device for restraining payloads to a surface, particularly heavy objects being transported by various modes of transportation, such as a flat bed trailer, The device includes a tensionable member with loops at opposite ends that is secured to the front to rear fra... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6682279 | Extensible barrier A barrier including a number of coils, and an inter-coil connector connecting two of the coils. Each of the coils is axially extensible, the coils are in substantially mutually parallel alignment, and each of the coils is in substantial direct contact wit... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6637990 | Coil car with internal walkway A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6619213 | Coil transporter The loading troughs 11, 12, 13 of the coil transporter are formed by transverse supports 17, 18, 19 connected to the longitudinal supports 3, 4 of the undercarriage 1. The trough-forming transverse supports are U-shaped supports which are covered by a tro... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6579048 | Coil stop for rail road coil car A coil car has a pair of deep side sills and a trough structure mounted to, and suspended between, the deep side sills for carrying coils. The side sills extend between the rail car trucks and act as a pair of deep side beams for carrying vertical loads. ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6280127 | Shock absorber attachment for containers A shock absorber for an end of a steel or cast-iron container for the transport of spent-fuel elements is in the form of a casing with a recess receiving the end of the container and having, in turn, a stepped-pyramid element which decreases in wall thick... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6250860 | Apparatus for securing objects A device for securing objects to a surface, particularly heavy objects--such as steel coil, flat steel, or pipe--being transported by various modes of transportation, such as a flat bed trailer. The device includes a rigid member that is secured to the fr... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6231284 | Freight container utilization and to a pallet therefor The present invention relates to the transport of cargo in containers, especially cargo which would usually be transported as bulk cargo, for example coils of sheet steel. The problem of securely loading cargo within a container is overcome by the present... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6190100 | Trailer for carrying loads having a curved configuration A frame for a trailer having a trough is disclosed. The frame has a trough for carrying loads having a curved configuration, such as coils, and a subrail extending longitudinally along the trough. At least one axle can be connected to the frame underneath... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6077005 | Vehicle with collapsible platform A transportation vehicle, such as a railroad coil car, solves long standing problems in the prior art by removing platform requirements from the decking area, thus increasing the space for loading coils or other cylindrical objects. There is disclosed at ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6033167 | Honeycomb bag pad An apparatus for supporting and cushioning objects during shipment. The apparatus comprises an inflatable member and a pad. The pad has a honeycomb core, a front face and a rear face. The rear face of the pad has a rear recess adapted to hold the inflatab... | 03/07/2000 |
