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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338248 | Battery changing system for an industrial truck A battery changing system is provided to change the battery in an industrial truck, such as a fork lift truck, with a battery block that can be moved in the horizontal direction by a roller conveyor relative to a battery compartment of the industrial truck. The inve... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328563 | Walk reel mower with electric reel and traction drives A walk reel mower has a front mounted reel cutting unit and a rear handle. The operator pushes the handle towards the ground to lift the reel cutting unit off the ground prior to turning the walk reel mower around. When this occurs, the manner in which the reel cutt... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7278807 | Load leveling system for roll-back trucks A system repositions and properly aligns vehicles and other loads on the platform of a roll-back truck during the loading process. Movement devices strategically positioned on the roll-back platform engage the forward and/or rear tires of the vehicle being loaded an... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7254850 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255389 | Easy ejector seat with skeletal crash safety beam An arrangement in passenger vehicles, that diverts the impact energy in impacts away from the passengers to the remaining mass of the vehicle thereby protecting the passengers, and in the same arrangement provides utilitarian access to the vehicle, such utilitarian ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7210891 | Water bottle tilting and loading device An apparatus is provided for loading water bottles into a water cooler. The apparatus includes a cradle adapted to assume a horizontal position to receive a horizontally disposed water bottle that is laterally rolled into the cradle, a hinge adapted to rotate the cr... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189047 | Apparatus for moving a battery An apparatus for moving a battery relative to a shelf unit includes: (a) a motion generating unit presenting a first force in a first motion type at a first output locus; (b) a motion translating unit receiving the first force and translating the first force to pres... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175379 | Battery changing device for an industrial truck A handling device is provided for a battery block (1) of an industrial truck having a lateral battery extraction opening. The handling device includes a pallet truck (3) and a battery receptacle (4) mountable on the pallet truck (3). The ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172382 | Loading assembly for transport containers, and related method of use A loading assembly is provided that is configured to load transport containers with bulk material quickly and efficiently. The assembly includes a load bin having a cross section conforming to an open end of a container and a drive mechanism configured to urge the l... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168599 | Water-handling system A platform receives at least two water bottles. A handtruck is configured to engage under a water bottle on the platform and carry it to the dispensing cabinet. In the handtruck, the water bottle is tilted so that the lowest corner of the bottle is directly below it... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163088 | Lift truck for the transport of a battery block of an industrial truck A lift truck (6) for the transport of a battery block (1) of an industrial truck, such as a fork-lift truck. The lift truck (6) includes at least one electrical unit. The electrical unit can be connected with the battery block (1) to be t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163109 | Method and apparatus for retail display of cabinets, countertops and related items A portable, modular apparatus for displaying fixtures and suites of fixtures in a commercial setting. The displayed fixtures can be cabinets, cabinets or the like and allow for display in a finished look to allow consumers to view the fixtures in a finished setting.... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153081 | Self-propelled carriage An article transfer method using a self-propelled carriage capable of supporting an article and travelling along a fixed path is provided in which an article supporting body forming a final operating section is turned without performing lateral movement and with mak... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134829 | Cargo trailer A trailer for carrying cargo includes a frame, at least two axles mounted to the frame, and a deck. The axles have wheels at opposite ends of the axles for movably supporting the frame above the ground. The deck is pivotally mounted to the frame and is pivotable abo... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7065812 | Patient care equipment management system An equipment management system provides an equipment support for supporting patient care equipment. The equipment support may be mountable on an arm that extends from a wall, on a column depending from the arm, on a wall mount, on a stand, or on a patient support. V... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065811 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063496 | Dolly device for loading containers A dolly device for loading and unloading a container which comprises a control frame that pivots among a plurality of operational positions such that the control frame facilitates the loading or unloading of the container and supports the container while being trans... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7014410 | Container drive-by transfer and system This is a container transfer system including a highway vehicle and container platform on a railway car, dock, or conveyor to transfer containers by driving alongside of the platform. One or more channels are secured obliquely across the truck bed with extensions wh... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6918734 | Loading floor for a vehicle and loading apparatus A loading floor for a vehicle having first guide elements for engaging second guide elements of the vehicle, for lifting and extending a loading floor. The first guide elements are provisioned at the sides of the loading floor. A loading apparatus for a vehicle havi... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910845 | Grain handling assembly for combine with powered and steerable grain trailer An improved combination of a powered combine carrying a combine grain bin for housing harvested grain and a towed grain cart carrying a grain cart bin for housing harvested grain includes improved harvested grain transfer between the combine grain bin and the grain ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905095 | Multiple platform aircraft cargo loader An aircraft cargo loader includes a first generally horizontal platform structure adjustable in height between ground level and a first elevated position. The loader includes a second generally horizontal platform structure positioned adjacent to the first generally... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6726431 | Container handling system and method A container handling system includes a vehicle adapted to carry a container, the vehicle being equipped with a hoist for lifting containers, and, a trailer towable by the vehicle so as to provide tandem transport of containers. The trailer is adapted to receive a co... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6695561 | Container drive-by-transfer and system A dock or railway has a length of parallel track-driveway spaced along side for rail mounted tractor-trailers or truck-bus chassis-cab to guide on and travel to transfer cargo or people containers between the dock or cars in a train stopped for these tran... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6533523 | Wheelchair system for transferring occupant to motor vehicle A wheelchair system for transferring a handicapped person onto an automobile seat includes a wheeled chassis whose front end is rolled beneath an automobile door opening, a horizontally extending base member, and a rotatable mounting mechanism for the bas... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6520729 | Freight container and method of transporting a load Apparatus is provided for transporting a load from a source to a destination. The apparatus includes a freight container (1) which has a plurality of cells (7) each for containing a discrete load and a conveyor (10) for conveying loads between cells (7). ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6443683 | System for transporting vehicles using pallets and trains An improved system for transporting vehicles and passengers from one destination to another using pallets, trains and guideways. The automobile uses ramp 1 to enter station 2 and park in port 3. The port then rotates 45 degrees 4 and parallel to a pallet ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6357986 | Device of manual transporting large objects or loads The device of manual transporting large objects or loads, which includes a wheeled, load supporting frame vertically adjustable, facilitates the manual load, unload, and transport of large objects or loads, such as pickup truck toppers or shells, sheet ma... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6162004 | Cargo handling system A system for handling and transporting cargo includes a container supported by wheels mounted on detachable casterboards fitted within casterboard holders provided on the bottom wall of the container. The system also includes an apparatus that elevates th... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6135671 | Paving materials loading apparatus and paving machine The invention relates to a paving materials loading apparatus. In particular, a paving materials loading feeder 16 is so disposed that a lower end 19a of a loading frame 19 thereof is connected to a receiving hopper 17, a discharge port 19c, 19d is formed... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5846043 | Cart and caddie system for storing and delivering water bottles A cart and caddie system for storing and transporting standard, multi-gallon water bottles, and for inverting each bottle so that its neck is received in an open well at the top of a water dispenser to feed water therein. The wheeled cart includes a lower... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5816997 | Method and apparatus for business forms processing A system for stacking continuous folded forms coming from a folder and moving to a conveyor. A table is position adjacent and in line with the conveyor and in a position for receiving a horizontal stack of folded forms disposed on the table top. The table... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5810546 | Apparatus for transporting and loading watercraft onto a pick-up truck Apparatus for loading and unloading a personal watercraft from a bed of a pickup truck. The apparatus includes an outer rail assembly and an inner rail assembly adapted to telescopically slide into and out of the outer rail assembly. The outer rail assemb... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5795123 | Method and a device for transferring load units between two carriers The invention is related to a method for transferring load units between two carriers. A first carrier includes a transfer arrangement which is an extendable and retractable arm that moves transverse to the first carrier and forms a path for a carrying me... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5645389 | Shipping frame from fan section of aircraft engine A fan shipping frame includes a frame assembly for supporting a loaded fan section of a jet aircraft engine. A plurality of caster assemblies attached to the shipping frame provide locomotive capability and adjustable height positioning so that a loaded f... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5570988 | Cart carrying device The invention is directed to a device for transporting cargo, and adapted to receive and convey the cargo to and from a storage area. The device includes a cart having a frame and two rails mounted to a top of the frame. The rails are disposed in spaced a... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5538387 | Pallet assembly for a vehicle Flat, flexible articles such as carpets are commonly transported on wooden pallets, which are prone to breakage, and which must be returned for re-use after the articles have been delivered to their destination. A simple solution to the problem is to prov... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5476353 | Trailer apparatus with rotating platform Trailer-mounted apparatus of the type with a platform that can rotate on a central fifth wheel-like support with a vertical axis, particularly for the loading and handling of coop frames for poultry and the like, which includes: a substantially rectangula... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5456571 | Apparatus and method for handling business forms Apparatus and method for handling business forms that are zig-zag folded including a printed forms transport and a printed stack transport, the printed forms transport including a caster-equipped undercarriage and a generally elongated forms-receiving box... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5433576 | Low profile dolly and ramp assembly for a roll The combined dolly and ramp assembly includes a ramp having a pair of laterally spaced arms and an inclined ramp surface interconnecting the arms adjacent one end and at an elevation for receiving a roll of web material from a pallet. The dolly includes a... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5413449 | Apparatus and method for handling business forms Apparatus and method for handling business forms that are zig-zag folded including a printed forms transport and a printed stack transport, the printed forms transport including a caster-equipped undercarriage and a generally elongated forms-receiving box... | 05/09/1995 |