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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7497650 | New-type corner fitting A new-type corner fitting for a container includes a bottom face, a top face, an inner side face, an outer side face, a front end face and a rear end face. The front end face and the inner side face are cut out in part to form a step. The overall external dimensions... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7344343 | Vehicle support and retention system for a vehicle transporter A vehicle support and restraint system for a vehicle transporter permits the operator to consistently and securely install either soft tie-down or hard tie-down cargo vehicle restraint while standing at ground level. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7195201 | Adaptable payload enabling architecture Apparatus and methods for situating and securing payloads to support structures are disclosed. In one embodiment, an assembly includes a support structure, a floor assembly, and a payload assembly. The floor assembly includes a plurality of elongated engagement memb... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189041 | Retractable load support system A retractable load support system for selectively raising a load from the bed of a trailer for allowing the usage of a forklift for loading and unloading the load. The retractable load support system includes a trailer having a bed, a plurality of openings within th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7073994 | Cargo deck for an aircraft There are known cargo decks for aircraft that comprise floor beams or an equivalent floor substructure and floor panels, ball mats, roller tracks, or other such transport devices connected thereto for conveying and fixing in position pallets, containers or similar o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7025208 | Bulk bag with integral pallets A bulk bag with integral pallets includes a flexible bag body having a bottom and sidewalls. Two elongate pallet members are provided having axially extending openings adapted to receive fork tines from a fork lift. Each of the two elongate pallet members has at lea... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6968788 | Vehicle carrying rail road car with deck access fittings A rail road car has a deck for carrying wheeled vehicles. The vehicles are loaded from the ground by use of a movable ramp that is positioned next to a separate coupler end of the rail road car. The car has deck access fittings mounted between the trucks near a coll... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6595731 | Device for a loading deck An arrangement for locking cargo to a deck on board a ship is described. Lateral dividing profiles, which are arranged on and secured to the deck, and which form loading lanes, have lock accommodating openings to accept rotatable and movable locking devic... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6561739 | Load transporting modular platform system Connector housings attached to modules are received within aligned socket formations attached to the modules held assembled therewith forming a platform by joints established between such connector housings and the socket formations by selectively control... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6558093 | Automobile transport skid An end cap attached to an end of skid for rolling a vehicle through the end cap and on to or off of the skid, the end cap having at least one channel extending through the end cap wherein each channel of the end cap is aligned with one channel in the top ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6450743 | Railroad car roadway transport system A railroad car transport system for transporting a railway car on a roadway in which a carriage assembly receives the rear end of a railway car and supports the rear end of the railway car during transport. A gooseneck receives the front end of the railwa... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6406231 | Container lockdown device A trailer winch assembly (100) is provided for loading containers (52, 53, 94, 96) onto a trailer (50). The winch assembly (100) comprises two movable winch apparatuses (102, 104) mounted on a winch transport assembly (106). A wheel assembly (200) having ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6364584 | Access bar for a shipping container A combination shipping container, shipping container locking device and a door blocking apparatus inhibits access to the interior of the shipping container while it is being shipped. The blocking apparatus comprises a pair of legs joined to form a general... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360166 | Apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site An apparatus and method for removing logs from a forestry site. The apparatus and method includes a primary mobile machine having means attached to a rearward portion thereof for holding a first end of a first log cluster. The apparatus and method also in... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6336765 | Twist lock for connecting containers A twist lock for connecting containers comprises a housing integrally formed with an upper fitting part and a lower fitting part each being capable of fitting into a fitting hole in a corner fitting of a container, a spindle inserted in the housing in a r... | 01/08/2002 |
| 5484643 | Space filling unit and method of use therefor A space filling unit for use in a container for cargo shipment to prohibit shifting of the cargo is formed by flat first and second panels, with first and second slots formed in each so that, when assembled, an x-shaped structure is formed. When placed in... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5418038 | Space filling device A space filling device for use in a container for cargo shipment to prohibit shifting of the cargo is formed by flat first and second panels, with first and second slots formed in each so that, when assembled, an x-shaped structure is formed. When placed ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5397210 | Safety block A safety block is disclosed which may be attached to the rearward end of the cargo bed of a pipe truck which has a powered pipe lift. The safety block includes a bar which automatically raises when pipe is being unloaded using the powered pipe lift and fo... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5261771 | Multiple use freight deck A deck structure for use in loading a transportation vehicle includes a main deck portion having a plurality of parallel spaced elongate rail members attached at each end to a sleeve together with a pair of support portions each formed from parallel rail ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5127781 | Chassis conversion saddle A chassis conversion saddle for a standard 40' ISO container trailer for converting it to allow it to carry a standard 20' intermodal container. The chassis conversion saddle is constructed to be carried by the container trailer, and includes a forward se... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5092250 | Anti-pilferage device for container-carrying railroad flatcars An anti-pilferage device is attached to the car body of a railroad flatcar of the type for carrying containers. The device has a mounting plate attached to the car frame at a point adjacent the doors of a container loaded on the car. A barrier is tiltably... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5054403 | Railroad freight car with well for stacked cargo containers A multi-unit articulated railway freight car defining a container well in each of the several units, with container support members attached to the side sills of each unit to support standard intermodal cargo containers at a location low enough to permit ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5040693 | Liner for a cargo container and a method of installing a liner inside a cargo container A liner for a cargo container and a method of installing a liner inside a cargo container. The liner comprises an inflatable body and left and right connecting strips that are connected to the liner body. The left connecting strip extends along and latera... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5026228 | Truck trailer with hydraulic cargo container positioning mechanism A gooseneck truck trailer (13) including a hydraulic mechanism for longitudinally positioning a large cargo container (27) is disclosed. The hydraulic load positioning mechanism includes a horizontal bar (37) and a hydraulic actuator (65). The horizontal ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5017064 | Intermodal transport system An intermodal transport system designed for use in the hauling of semi-trailers by means of railway bogies. The system combines a turntable and spring-loaded chock design to enable the efficient loading and unloading of semi-trailers. A novel turntable de... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4992014 | Transport safety for containers, notably interchangeable containers A locking device for the transport of containers, in particular, lift-on lift-off containers which, by means of a lifting device, for example, a lift-on lift-off mechanism, can beloaded onto the back of a transport vehicle comprises adjusting elements arr... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4949646 | Container carrying railroad car with improved support system A railroad car, for carrying shipping containers, having a car body with opposing side walls and an end wall near each end defining a well in which a container can be received; support for a container, when in the well, comprising a plurality of spaced me... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4929133 | Loading pallet for aircraft cargo containers A cargo pallet for use in loading and stowing relatively small wheeled cargo containers within the cargo bay of a cargo aircraft which is dimensioned to fit within the aircraft fuselage adjacent to the main cargo door and is provided with guide rails adja... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4917019 | Railway freight car A railway car comprises a center sill with a crossbearer, webs and end bolsters extending across thereof. A light side stiffener interconnects the projecting ends of said webs and spans between the bolster and the crossbearer. A shear plate covers a trape... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4893567 | Railroad freight car with well for stacked cargo containers A multi-unit articulated railway freight car defining a container well in each of the several units, with container support members attached to the side sills of each unit to support standard intermodal cargo containers at a location low enough to permit ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4889055 | Railroad car for container transport A railroad car for transporting horizontal shipping containers includes (1) a vertical transition box from the car center sill to the end wall of a well portion capable of receiving one or more shipping containers, (2) car body bottom side sills in the fo... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4883393 | Cargo trailer safety lock A cargo trailer safety lock is set forth for securing typical trailer doors of piggy-back type trailers. A first embodiment includes an upwardly biased "U" shaped bracket oriented into a latch position by an "L" shaped spring-like lever secured to a plate... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4876968 | Container carrying railroad car with improved support system A railroad car for carrying containers comprising a car body supported by rail trucks adapted for movement over a railroad; the car body having opposing side walls and an end wall near each end connected to the side walls with said side walls and end wall... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4869445 | Aircraft loading method and apparatus A method and apparatus for extending the load support surface of an aircraft cargo pallet (8) to make use of those side areas (6) of the cargo hold located above the curved side walls of the aircraft. Triangular section load support members (9) formed fro... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4864938 | Railway freight car A railway car comprises a center sill with a crossbearer, webs and end bolsters extending across thereof. A light side stiffener interconnects the projecting ends of said webs and spans between the bolster and the crossbearer. A shear plate covers a trape... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4854791 | Container door barricade A container door barricade system for use on railroad container cars having one or more freight decks adapted to carry cargo containers of different lengths. The door barricade system comprises a plurality of both fixed and pivotal barricade assemblies lo... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4792268 | Apparatus for supporting vehicles and the like An apparatus for supporting a vehicle includes a telescoping arm member extending the length of the vehicle, inversed v-shaped wheel supports positioned fore and aft of two wheels on a side of the vehicle, attachments to retain the assembly to the vehicle... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4784547 | Cargo restraining device for a vehicle In a vehicle adapted to carry cargo, the vehicle includes a cargo supporting surface having at least one opening and a cargo restraining device comprising a standard at least partially within the opening and capable of projecting from the opening above th... | 11/15/1988 |
