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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4583904 | Firewood handler A lift bar spaced forwardly of the front end of an elongated tubular frame member supported above ground by a pair of wheels, is positioned in abutment with a log at ground level by forward tilting of the frame member to a pick-up position. In the pick-up... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4567844 | Fishing boat temporary trailer In a fishing boat short haul supporting device a pair of wheels are journalled by horizontal axles strut connected with the boat transom by pivotally connected plates to support the boat stern. A trailer hitch equipped tongue secured to the boat stem and ... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4550940 | Pallet-bar lift and support apparatus The present invention discloses a pallet-bar lift and support apparatus which includes a pair of allochirally arranged lift-support units, each unit having an elongated stabilizer bar, one end of which is provided with a fixed clamp member and the opposit... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4546891 | Grappler system for lifting apparatus A lifting apparatus having a grappler system by which one or a plurality of stacked containers may be lifted and transported. The grappler system includes pin devices capable of being inserted into standard holes provided at the corners of the container. ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4488326 | Pallet dock lift An ambulatory power lift including a base and a movable lifting platform connected by a scissor lever assembly. Hydraulic power cylinders expand said scissor assembly in a manner which applies a substantially vertical lifting force to said platform. A mod... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4119250 | Mattress carrying device Heavy cloth-like material is shaped as a rectangular parallelepiped and has sides or ends having a length corresponding to the length of a king-sized mattress and a bottom having a width corresponding to the thickness of a king-sized mattress. A pair of c... | 10/10/1978 |
| 3993207 | Cargo loading vehicles A transporter and cargo loading vehicle for use in transporting cargo for aircraft. The vehicle has a low platform which can accept pallet or container loads at a maximum height from the ground of approximately twenty inches. The vehicle is equipped with ... | 11/23/1976 |
