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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7857559 | Tiedown provision product The tiedown product comprises a rod having a first end which passes through a first opening at a first side of a load. The rod also has a second end which passes through a second opening at a second side of the load. A first tiedown attaching provision is on the rod... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7131804 | Generator trailer with anchor system A generator trailer with anchor system adapted for transporting a large generator. The trailer has a bed with a front, rear and two sides surrounding the bed. There are at least four tightening devices. Each of the tightening devices includes a trailer component, an... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125212 | Method and device for adapting a cargo container to directly interface with an aircraft cargo bay The present invention relates generally to a skid assembly for use with a cargo container. In one particular embodiment, the skid assembly comprises an elongate member having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface; a plurality of side extensions space... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7044250 | Detachable suspension mounting A detachable suspension mounting includes a pair of plates each having an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface of a first of the plates is fixedly coupled to a bottom side of the trailer. A plurality of securing members selectively secures a second p... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6926482 | Container and method for transporting cargo on a flatbed vehicle A container is provided for transporting cargo on a flatbed vehicle. The container includes a top wall structure; a bottom wall structure opposing the top wall structure; a front wall structure; a rear wall structure opposing the front wall structure; and a pair of ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6908268 | Fastener for securing a container on a vehicle A fastener includes first and second fastener components. The first fastener component includes two rails and a fixed body with two ends respectively connected to the rails, and a female screw hole between the two ends. A lock body is mounted on the rails for slidin... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6666634 | Positioning assembly for positioning a container on a platform A positioning assembly includes an elongated container-connecting unit with a lower connecting seat formed with a threaded hole, a platform-connecting rod with an externally threaded portion for engaging the threaded hole and an upper end surface formed w... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6099218 | Snowmobile trailer A snowmobile trailer with an open, flat trailer bed and hold down assemblies to accommodate one or two snowmobiles. The hold down assemblies include hold down brackets fixed to the trailer bed and laterally aligned across it. The brackets are spaced back ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6077004 | Hitch anchoring assembly A hitch anchoring assembly for use in securing and anchoring a vehicle to a flatbed is described. The anchoring assembly includes a mounting assembly portion secured to the flatbed of the vehicle. The mounting assembly is adapted to fixedly mount a vertic... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6050762 | Non handed latch for freight container pinlock The invention is directed to a front bolster pinlock device for attachment to either end of a front bolster beam of a chassis for engaging and transporting a freight container. To accomplish this the pinlock device has a housing adapted to be fixed to sai... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5865579 | Adaptor for palletized loading system An adaptor is provided for a vehicle load bed having stake pockets along lateral edges. The adaptor allows pallets having indented peripheries to roll over the bed and to be locked in place on the bed. The adaptor has a base lying on the bed and guides ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5607270 | Retention system for transporting ski-type vehicles The present invention provides a retention system for the transport of snowmobiles and other ski-type vehicles. An L-shaped bar includes a keyed shaft and a handle extending at an acute angle from an end of the shaft. A key on the shaft is designed to pas... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5567096 | Shear-pin system for logging truck bunk Embodiments of a log bunk shear-pin system are shown and described, each embodiment including a shear-pin that engages a log bunk and prevents the bunk from swiveling when the truck is being loaded or unloaded, but that releases the bunk when the shear-pi... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5397078 | Apparatus for aligning and securing pallets in an aircraft A pallet that is initially not completely aligned with a support structure, such as support rails in the floor of an aircraft, is properly aligned by the function of an aligning and coupling device which has two sections interconnected by a coupling membe... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5257440 | Portable modular structure A modular structure comprising a metal frame consisting of tubular elements with rectangular cross sections, welded to each other by means of gusset plates, wherein the tubular elements are interrupted at the point of the juncture of one frame with an adj... | 11/02/1993 |
| 4961680 | Device for lifting and depositing transportable large containers, e.g. compartments or the like A lifting and depositing device for a large container has connecting longerons which are approximately the height of the container and are attached to the corner fittings of the large container to be raised and lowered. The connecting longerons are arrang... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4715308 | Grid system A grid system for supporting a plurality of items of equipment from a deck of a floating vessel includes a plurality of brackets welded to the deck. A support grid for supporting the plurality of items of equipment above the deck includes a plurality of i... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4629085 | Frame structure for accommodating a plurality of containers A frame structure serves to accommodate a plurality of non-standardized small tanks or containers to form a transport unit of standard overall dimensions. The small containers are of the type having foot portions formed with channels or openings for recei... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4566706 | Easy-adjust stair climber for wheelchair An apparatus for moving a wheelchair having a pair of upright rear frame members has a support adapted to engage underneath the wheelchair in an upright condition of same with the chair pivotal on the support between erect and inclined positions. At least... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4530483 | Side guide for cargo loading system A side guide for a cargo loading system for use in loading cargo-loaded pallets into a vehicle, such as an aircraft. The side guide assembly is removably mounted in a track or channel assembly having alternate cutout portions and lip portions. The side gu... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4486132 | Device for front end locking of containers A device for the front end locking of containers on a chassis comprising a lock bolt movable in a guideway approximately parallel with the longitudinal axis of the chassis and between a locking and a release position while coupled to an operating handle w... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4457551 | Vehicle speed-lock wheelchair restraint system A speed-lock restraint system for wheelchair systems having a frame assembly for a chair, arm rests and wheels, an inverted U-shaped main channel supported by said frame and extending between a front cross channel and a rear cross channel, an anchor suppo... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4456207 | Turning a pallet or container A pin extends from the floor near a cargo door and pallets or containers are provided with an attachment which includes a releasable frame with a hinged spring-loaded plate having a bore and runoff surfaces. The bore traps the pin and forces the pallet or... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4452555 | Attachment apparatus An attachment apparatus for releasably attaching a structure, such as a wheel assembly, to a standardized ISO container is disclosed. The ISO container includes standardized holes or openings situated in each corner of the container. The structure to be a... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4441842 | Foot actuated latch A foot actuated latch for use in an aircraft cargo bay to provide vertical and longitudinal restraint of a cargo container. The latch having a lineal engaging and disengaging action which resists lineal forces parallel to latch movement tending to disenga... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4419033 | System for releasably securing movable support elements on space vehicles A system for releasably securing support elements in a space vehicle wher a holding element extending through the support elements is pivotally mounted to a lever at the inner end thereof with a spring loaded release lever maintaining the outer end of th... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4354781 | Double deck securing means for railroad car Disclosed herein is an improved railroad flatcar having means for securing shipping containers in a double deck configuration comprising a frame assembly with vertical members having retractable and extendable bullet-shaped or cylindrical securing members... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4352517 | Front locking pin for gooseneck container chassis A pin construction for locking the front corner castings of a standard container to a conventional gooseneck chassis in which the pin is provided with a gear rack, a spur gear quadrant is mounted for rotation to and in the front bolster of the chassis whi... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4347023 | Hold down support system In a system for holding support elements on a body, which elements can be lded or swung out from the held position, such as support elements used with solar generators on space vehicles, a pin is arranged to carry the support elements and a locking bolt r... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4322192 | Pallet tie-down assembly Warehouses, moving vans, buses, railroad cars, and cargo planes, adapted for storage or transport of cargo generally have tie-down studs or anchor bolts in their floors and walls. In order that cargo may slide across the floors or walls without interferen... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4311420 | Snubbing block cargo stabilization system for refrigerated carriers A cargo stabilizing system for preventing shifting of cargo during transport in a carrier vehicle, the system including a channeled cargo-supporting floor, and a snubbing device releasably engaging the floor channels and projecting upwardly to block movem... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4249840 | Lashing rod A lashing rod for lashing vertically stacked containers. The containers have hollow corner castings and the lashing rod has a head comprising a stud adapted for passage through a side access opening of the casting. The locking head is securable to the cas... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4230432 | Track fastener Track fastener apparatus for use in anchoring seats or cargo with a locking track that has a slot with spaced cut-out portions extending through the upper surface of the locking track from one side to the opposite side. The track fastener apparatus includ... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4209887 | Sectional multi-purpose cargo container A multi-purpose cargo shipping container having provision for optional individual unit use or plural interlocked use. On the one hand the individual unit may be utilized for carrying relatively high density cargo, while on the other, a pair of interlocked... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4163425 | Load anchoring systems for flatbed Systems for anchoring a load or container on a flatbed and particularly adapted to be used with existing containers without alteration thereto and which systems are simple and readily and safely anchor a container on a flatbed. Such load anchoring system ... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4129395 | Container lock assembly A container lock assembly for securing varying types and quantities of containers onto a platform trailer has a body member including a base portion arrangeable engaging a rail provided on the trailer, and a stem portion extending away from the base porti... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4113118 | Loading arrangement Means for mounting and securing a plurality of load bearing members to a loading platform including the stacking and locking of said members in various configurations thereupon.... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4077331 | Cargo rack A freight-retaining device consisting of a rack removably attached to a freight-hauling vehicle, such as a flat-deck railroad car, with the rack providing a plurality of vertically extending freight-retaining fingers adjustably spaced throughout the longi... | 03/07/1978 |
