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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222697 | Elevator An elevator is described, comprising a first series connected pulley set installed in a fixing frame, a carriage located below the first series connected pulley set, a second series connected pulley set installed on the top of the carriage, a rotary wheel installed ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128521 | Method of manipulating storage units A method of transferring storage units into and out of a racking system and picking them up from delivery areas and discharging them to despatch areas, in which the storage units are placed on a loading platform of a conveyor vehicle, e.g. rack serving unit, and con... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6928684 | Airport bridge and lift A lift is coupled to the outer cab or rotunda of a telescoping bridge. The lift has a carriage that can be moved by a cable and a motor upward or downward and which includes a platform that has sensing means for controlling the motor for stopping downward movement o... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6805222 | Method and apparatus for adjusting steering angle for elevator sheave A steering angle of an elevator sheave on a shaft is adjusted at installation and subsequently during maintenance by one of several embodiments. In one embodiment, a bolt with a jam nut is adjusted to position the shaft precisely. In another embodiment, a tee bracke... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6758309 | Assembly for supporting the end of a load bearing member in an elevator system A termination assembly for supporting and securing an end section of a belt in an elevator system includes a first support member that is fixed in a selected position within the elevator system. A second support member of one example is at least partially received o... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6591944 | Method and apparatus for adjusting steering angle for elevator sheave A steering angle of an elevator sheave on a shaft is adjusted at installation and subsequently during maintenance by one of several embodiments. In one embodiment, a bolt with a jam nut is adjusted to position the shaft precisely. In another embodiment, a... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6591945 | Self propelled elevator A self-propelled elevator in which a drum type winding machine is attached to a cage, and the cage is elevated along guide rails arranged in a hoistway by a first winding rope, one end of which is fixed to a top portion of the hoistway and the other end p... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6497380 | Drum winding apparatus In a drum winding unit, a cylindrical drum winding a wire is supported by paired supports fixed to a base structure so the drum freely rotates about a central axis of the drum. A drive unit for rotating the drum is disposed inside the drum. The drive unit... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6371247 | Lift assembly A lift assembly includes first and second elevator structures, each including a first scissors section, a second scissors section pivotally connected to the first scissors section and supporting a lift shaft which extends between the first and second stru... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6305499 | Drum drive elevator using flat belt An elevator system (10) includes an elevator car (18) supported for vertical movement on a belt (16) having an end fixed to the hoistway (26) and the other end wound about a drum (32) of a drum drive (12). When the belt (16) is wound or unwound about the ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6170613 | Autonomous tilting platform unit The autonomous tilting platform unit is for infrastructure work over a 0-90° slanted surface. It has a platform assembly pivotally connected to a carriage assembly provided with wheels for displacement over the surface. An autonomous motor unit is mounte... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6095284 | Elevatable stands for physically challenged hunters An elevatable stand construction 10 for physically challenged hunters which includes a ladder style main framework member 20 supported in an upwardly angled disposition, a chair style platform member 30 slidably disposed on the main framework member 20, a... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5599268 | Belt driven linear transport apparatus for packaging machine A linear drive apparatus for moving a canon in a packaging machine from a first position to a second position is set forth. The apparatus includes first and second spaced apart guide rods and an engagement assembly that is disposed between and slidably en... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5595265 | Portable vertical lift A portable apparatus for raising and lowering a load vertically along a substantially vertical structure. The apparatus comprises a vertical guide, which is secured to the substantially vertical structure by a retainer. A carriage is movably attached to t... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5564528 | Inward/outward delivery device of automated warehouse A force motivating a strut to incline itself in the running direction (front-and-rear direction) of a movable main body is produced by impact stress caused by accelerating, decelerating or stopping the operation of a delivery device. Such force can secure... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5311970 | Low-profile watercraft lift A heavy duty low-profile watercraft lift (10) for lifting small watercraft into and out of the water adjacent to a dock (12). The lift (10) comprises a single heavy-duty column (22) having a winch (28) mounted on the top thereof for raising and lowering a... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5244060 | Elevator apparatus An elevator apparatus is provided with a hoisting unit including a drive sheave for winding a rope around it. The hoisting unit includes a rotary member. The rope has a car attached at one end thereof for suspending. A braking force is applied to the rota... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5228539 | Article retrieval apparatus An apparatus arranged for positioning between a furniture component and a support wall includes a scoop structure mounted coextensively within a gap between the furniture and support wall is arranged for reciprocation relative to an upper end portion of t... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5143182 | Low-profile watercraft lift A heavy duty low-profile watercraft lift (10) for lifting small watercraft into and out of the water adjacent to a dock (12). The lift (10) comprises a single heavy-duty column (22) having a winch (28) mounted on the top thereof for raising and lowering a... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5131502 | Hoisting apparatus for ships Hoisting apparatus, comprising a side loader, passenger or freight elevator for ships, having a cage which moves along a path at least partially curved. The hoisting apparatus include an elevator shaft mounted on the ship broadside provided with one or mo... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5100283 | Hitch hoist A hoist is provided for lifting, positioning and holding a trailer hitch beneath the frame of a motor vehicle to facilitate installation of the hitch. A movable platform supports an upstanding post having a sleeve telescoped thereon. Both the post and sle... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5072810 | Garbage storage system and method A garbage storage system for avoiding odors therefrom and for ease of moving a full garbage container to a street curb. This system includes an in-ground silo disposed outside the building and below ground and includes a motor-driven or mechanically opera... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4739969 | Lift sheave A lift sheave arrangement is disclosed which includes a static shaft and a sheave mounted for rotation about the static shaft. The sheave has a first portion for receiving a cable which is to be connected to a lift car and a second portion which includes ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4412601 | Elevator storage system An elevator storage unit, supporting or containing the articles to be stored, is normally disposed in an above-ceiling enclosure defined by a ceiling opening and overlying enclosure structure. The base platform for the elevator unit defines the closure fo... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4180145 | Stationary forklift and method of use A stationary frame for a forklift carriage having a simple electric hoist; supports a reciprocable hoist having extending forks. The carriage includes a carriage frame riding in upright rails formed of channels with upper rollers and lower rollers set at ... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4166517 | Pilot's power elevator An elevator apparatus mounted on a side of a ship, for allowing a pilot to board or disembark from the ship; the apparatus including a vertical track, extending from the water up to the bridge, an elevator, supported by a cable from a davit upon the bridg... | 09/04/1979 |
