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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7070541 | Educational tracks and apparatuses An educational apparatus is traversed horizontally for the purpose of increasing learning capabilities is pictured. The apparatus is in the design of a figure eight lying on its side longitudinally and laterally intersected at its center by a column and row of strai... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6363564 | Three-piece bridge joint A bridge joint for use with a railroad track having standard rail sections with flanges. The bridge joint includes a fixed point section having an integral accepting portion with a point and laterally spaced side walls, and a standard rail abutting portio... | 04/02/2002 |
| 5879123 | Vehicular transport attachment A vehicular transport apparatus for use with a carrier to transport other vehicles as cargo. The vehicular transport apparatus includes a support frame, a rotary mount on the support frame, a rotatable deck mounted on the rotary mount, a deck lock beside ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5440996 | Track set with rotating intersection for toy trains A track set as set forth for use with a toy train or the like includes a pair of mirror image C-shaped track portions coupled to a circular base. A circular platform is rotatably supported upon the base and includes a plurality of track segments supported... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5143198 | Turnable cylinder for a conveyor system A turntable for a conveyor system includes a cylinder having a longitudinal axis mounted to a stationary base plate; a non-rotatable piston disposed within the cylinder and mounted for reciprocal movement along the longitudinal axis; a bushing disposed ab... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4893963 | System for coupling two bodies, for example a carriage and a machining station This invention relates to a system for coupling two bodies able to move relatively with respect to each other by a given incertainty of amplitude, essentially characterized in that it comprises, on a first body, a projecting part having an end section of ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4841870 | Motor vehicle turntable A vehicle turntable has a rotatable vehicle support which is supported on a base for rotation about an axis which is inclined relative to orthogonal vertical planes. The rotatable assembly carries a detent which is releasably engageable with slots at spac... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4776735 | Locking and stiffening means for a rail car with a rotatable loading floor A railroad flat car having a rotatable loading floor for transferring loads between it and a platform. A sleeve is provided in the rotatable loading floor which slidably receives a beam coupled to the chassis. The beam is extended into the sleeve to secur... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4755099 | Pivoting load table for forklift The invention is an apparatus for supporting a load on the forks of a forklift while such load is being moved, wherein the relationship of the direction the load is moved to the direction the forklift moves is an oblique angle, the apparatus comprising: (... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4750428 | Floating turntable for vehicles A vehicle turntable is disclosed herein having flotation and bearing systems to reduce friction while turning. When a vehicle is being moved on or off of the turntable, the turntable tips into engagement with its base to support the eccentric load of the ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4717306 | Hand-operated pallet changer A hand-operated work pallet changer for changing work pallets to be fed onto a pallet mounting portion of a machine tool, comprises a turntable (58) rotatably supported on a base unit and having at least two supporting portions (62, 63) for supporting the... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4676171 | Turntable with shock absorbing rotation lock A turntable for turning vehicles, including a base member adapted to be supported on a flat floor and having a platform rotatably disposed above the base member for supporting a vehicle thereon. Rollers are utilized to reduce friction and support the plat... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4662282 | Switching device for pneumatic conveyance linear motor actuated A switching device for a transporting track on which a pallet travels supported on a cushion of air which includes a rotatable track having air jets to support the pallet and which is supported on an air bearing, a first linear motor for turning the air b... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4429636 | Vehicle turntable A driverless vehicle turntable includes a table pivotably mounted for movement about a vertical axis. The table has tracks and a drive tube as well as drive wheels. An arcuate drive tube assembly is arranged for frictional contact with the drive wheels.... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4200424 | Remotely controlled tool positioning table An accurately indexed rotatable tool positioning table for use with inspection and repair apparatus remotely disposed within the channel head of a steam generator is shown. The table is automatically rotated by a motor to predetermined positions and an an... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4094252 | Self-controlled on-grade monorail track switch and method A monorail track switch and method is disclosed wherein the track switch senses the approach of a train and automatically aligns itself to accommodate passage of the train. Circuits are provided to selectively deenergize a movable track section when in no... | 06/13/1978 |
