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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7537088 | Portable hoist assembly mounting systems and methods The systems and methods of the present invention provide support for a holster mounting into which the vertical support of a portable hoist assembly is inserted. Disclosed is a saddle mount for the holster mounting usable on the top of a wall. Also disclosed is a fl... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7407039 | Portable hoist lifting frame kit A portable hoist lifting frame kit has a cross beam 12 that can support an electrically, mechanically, hydraulically or pneumatically operated hoist. The cross beam is secured to or supported by cantilever arms 9 which in turn locate into extension arm... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7395900 | Portable wheelchair lift Systems and methods for lifting a wheelchair in non-residential indoor facilities. Guide rails extend from a wheeled-base and include a bearing and transmission system for raising and lowering a platform on which a wheelchair occupant travels. The bearing system is ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7293607 | Automated system for positioning and supporting the work platform of a mobile workover and well-servicing rig A method and apparatus for positioning and supporting the work platform of a mobile workover rig is disclosed. The work platform of the preferred embodiment of the present invention utilizes a unique support structure and automated positioning system for positioning... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261184 | Elevator system and triangulated support structure for the same The invention comprises a support structure for an elevator system comprising a pit channel module having a first leg and a second leg connected at a corner, a header module having three sides forming a triangle which is disposed in a horizontal plane above the pit ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258510 | Systems and methods useful in stabilizing platforms and vessels having platforms and legs Disclosed is a system useful in stabilizing a vessel. The vessel includes, but is not limited to, a first leg, a second leg, a third leg, and a platform coupled to the first, second, and third legs. The system can include a first brace coupled to the first leg at a ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246782 | Apparatus and method for a temporary spread footing An apparatus and method for providing a temporary spread footing for supporting a variety of different vertically extending structures. The apparatus includes a frame with a top and bottom. The frame can have a substantial space or void in between the top and bottom... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7194842 | Portable observation tower A portable structure from which hunters and wildlife observers can command elevated views of wildlife habitat. Commonly called a blind, it can be constructed as a stand-alone structure and transported intact to habitat sites on, for example a flat-bed truck. It can ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7059451 | Load lowering system A system for mechanically lowering a load from an elevated position to a lower position in a relatively slow and controlled manner using only gravity and frictional forces. The system includes a vertically aligned glide rod, a glide collar that moves longitudinally ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6308802 | Mobile elevator assembly A mobile elevator assembly which may be used for gaining access to balconies and the like for purposes of moving furniture further comprises a trailer base upon which all components are mounted, a plurality of telescoping frame assemblies which can be rai... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6257556 | Safety fence used on a building being constructed A safety fence used in a field of a construction work includes a guide rail disposed parallel to an outer wall of a building being constructed. A fence frame is disposed to cover the outer wall and movable along the guide rail and an elevating device for ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6167670 | Casing system for dumbwaiters A system for building shaft casing for dumb-waiters in a building structure with prefabricated assemblies that are readily stackable over each other. One lower, middle and top assemblies constitute the minimum combination typically used in going from one ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6050770 | Stabilization system for load handling equipment A processor implemented stabilization system for load handling equipment monitors at least a portion of the equipment weight load at an equipment support member. Reduction below or increase above predetermined values signals an approaching tip over condit... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5791860 | Hydraulic platform lift for a truck tailgate A hydraulic platform lift for trucks, having hydraulic and electrical circuitry to provide automated, or automated with manual override, platform levelling capability in the event the truck is tilted. Three embodiments are claimed where levelling may be a... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5584363 | Locking system for stabilizers A swing-up stabilizer for a portable lift has a bracing strut with a pivoted locking mechanism at its upper end including a locking plate on the strut which is spring biased into a tilted locking position biting the strut when the stabilizer is in an acti... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5509502 | Construction elevator An elevator apparatus for providing an elevated support structure. The apparatus is comprised of a base unit, a plurality of tower sections, and an elevating device. The tower sections may be individually inserted into the base unit where the elevating de... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5449267 | Liftgate platform with latchable retention ramp A lift platform has a retention ramp whose forward edge is pivotally connected to a rear edge of the platform by a hinge that permits inversion of the retention ramp to a stowed position overlying the platform. A latch member is mounted on a lateral edge ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5373915 | Passenger lift with an electric safety interlock A passenger lift incorporates an electronic safety interlock to prevent all movement of the lift, until a restraining belt is fastened. In some embodiments, the interlock is a normally open electric switch located inside the restraining belt's buckle. The... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5281077 | Portable watercraft lift A portable watercraft lift including a pair of transverse, laterally spaced apart, arch shaped support members which are each detachably connected at the top thereof to one end of an elongated connector beam member. An electrically powered winch, having a... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5176226 | Tailgate closing mechanism for tailgate hoist A tailgate closure mechanism for a tailgate hoist serves to move the tailgate from the horizontal position in which it functions as a platform to the upright position in which it functions as a gate. The closure mechanism includes a closing slide which is... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5143181 | Platform lift apparatus An apparatus wherein a base plate mounts a plurality of base plate tubes, each mounting stabilizer legs, wherein the stabilizer legs are provided to include leveling screws to provide leveling of the associated apparatus relative to an underlying support ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5122026 | Cargo platform with plural storage positions A cargo platform system particularly structured for use with, e.g., a truck body's cargo opening. The system includes a mast asembly with a mast guide and a mast movably supported by the guide, the mast assembly being fixed to one vertical side edge of th... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5110251 | Hydraulic platform lift for truck trailers A hydraulic platform lift for use on trucks and truck trailers has two hydraulic cylinders, one on each side of a door. The cylinders are phasing cylinders in that one cylinder is larger than the other cylinder by a specific ratio. The cross-sectional are... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5058708 | Scaffold and hoist structure A hoist for a scaffold assembly includes a track assembly with starter, extension and head sections adapted for mounting on lower, intermediate and upper frames of the scaffold assembly. The head track section includes an upper end with a suspension subfr... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4557353 | Service elevator for construction A construction elevator has a mast formed from sheet steel panels and bolted together through rows of holes along longitudinal edges of the mast which are provided with flanges also having such holes. The rails for guiding the cabin are likewise provided ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4546853 | Portable folding platform apparatus used with a ladder and winch A portable folding platform apparatus is disclosed which may be removably mounted on an extension ladder having a winch removably mounted at the top of the ladder. The apparatus may be used to lift loads to the top of a house, to the different floors of a... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4415066 | Manhole service vehicle An improved manhole service vehicle having an enclosed working space and an opening in its floor sized at least as large as a work man to permit him to service a manhole while the service vehicle shelters both the workman and the manhole. A laterally mova... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4324317 | Elevator device This invention is an electrically powered elevator comprised of a hollow support member through which a screw passes. A reversible electric motor rotates the screw. A support nut attached to a platform engages the screw and an electrical control system at... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4165810 | Rolling-cargo loading/unloading ramp having a stowable lift for palletized cargo An inclined ramp, for loading and unloading rolling cargo between ground level and a cargo bay of an air transport, incorporates a stowable lift for handling palletized cargo which is deployable into an operative position providing a horizontal pallet rec... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4049081 | Operator-actuated elevating device An elevatable operator-actuated lifting device, including a lower support frame and a platform section telescopically interfitted with the support frame as to be elevatable with respect thereto. Hydraulically actuated piston and cylinder means are provide... | 09/20/1977 |
