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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950626 | Collapsible engine hoist The present invention relates to a collapsible hoist that can be easily stored and set up. The hoist is designed to provide sufficient lifting support to lift large objects such as an engine out of an engine compartment. Further, the invention provides the ability t... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7581713 | Jack and safety stand The various embodiments disclosed and pictured herein illustrate a safety stand and jack for safety and easily positioning the load engaging portion of the jack directly against the frame of a heavy truck. Certain embodiments of the safety stand and jack employ an e... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7413394 | Low headroom telescoping bridge crane system A telescoping bridge crane system arranged to be mounted over a floor of a structure, e.g., a vehicle trailer, and including a pair of enclosed mounting tracks for slidably supporting a runway frame. Trucks are located within the tracks. Each truck includes a hanger... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7398959 | Apparatus for supporting the trailer of a tractor-semitrailer An apparatus for supporting a trailer of a tractor semitrailer has a supporting element that is telescopically adjustable by way of a gear shifting mechanism having a gear input shaft running vertically onto a spindle. In this way, the supporting element has an espe... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7367528 | Airport system for operations, safety, and security A new and improved airport concept is disclosed herein. Redesigned aircraft would be allowed to dock in the terminal instead of pulling up to loading bridge. The nose section of the aircraft would tilt upwards or to the side, either before or after the aircraft ente... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350827 | Cam expansion ring assembly An expansion ring assembly and method for sealingly installing a gasket within an opening in a wall of a structure. The expansion ring assembly includes an expansion ring having first and second adjacent end portions, and first and second cam members are rotatably c... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347409 | Engine block lift An engine block lift for raising, lowering and supporting an engine block includes a movable frame that has ground-engaging wheels and an elongate base that extends laterally. A support shelf is provided for supporting an engine block and includes a non-marring surf... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328907 | Display rack transport device A display rack transport device includes a wheel assembly and a display mount. The display mount is removably mountable to the wheel assembly and mountable to a display rack. Variously configured display mounts are adapted to mount to various styles of display racks... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325817 | Clamp for securing panel to a carriage The present invention relates to a clamping apparatus for securing a panel, particularly a door, to a stationary or mobile carriage. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320577 | Dual pump transmission A dual pump apparatus for use on a vehicle or industrial application having a housing in which a pair of hydraulic pumps are mounted, having a cooling fan mounted on the primary or secondary input shaft on the opposite side of the pulley used to engage the prime mov... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311294 | Jack bar with extendable tubes and fixturing mechanism A jack bar includes an outer tube, an inner tube and a positioner tube coaxially located. The positioner tube is extendable to adjust a length to the jack bar in use while enabling the jack bar to be retracted for storage. The jack bar further includes a clamp confi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311487 | Apparatus and method for repositioning warehouse shelving units A warehouse palette rack repositioning assembly which can move a palette rack in its fully loaded state from one area of the warehouse to the other area of the warehouse. The warehouse pallet rack repositioning assembly can be installed onto a pallet rack by one wor... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7270297 | Hoist for aircraft cabin construction A device is provided for hoisting a module for mounting into an overhead space, such as the crown of an aircraft fuselage. The device includes a frame that supports the module, and a lifting device that lifts the first frame to properly place the module. The lifting... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267057 | Enclosed railcar jack assembly The disclosed jack assembly is used to lift the frame of a railcar above a wheeled truck assembly in order to replace or perform maintenance upon the wheeled truck assembly. The jack assembly comprises a pair of hydraulically-powered lifting mechanisms located at op... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261257 | Cargo aircraft An aircraft for carrying at least one rigid cargo container includes a beam structure with a forward fuselage attached to the forward end of the beam structure and an empennage attached to the rearward end of the beam structure. Wings and engines are mounted relativ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243904 | Door lifting apparatus and method A door lifting apparatus includes a frame and a lift mechanism. The lift mechanism includes a slide and a lever. The slide includes a plurality of holders and a plurality of glides, wherein the holders are operable to engage and support a door while the glides coope... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7225482 | Hoist A hoist pivotally connecting mast 1 to lifting arm 2, by a mechanism comprising a link 5 pivoting about a fixed pivot 8 on the mast 1 and a moving pivot 6 on the lifting arm 2. A restraining link 9 between a pi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213822 | Medication cart with height adjustment A medication cart a includes a housing mounted on four posts at corners of the housing with a generally horizontal counter top at the top of the housing and a plurality of drawers in the housing underneath the counter top having locations therein for containing medi... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207419 | Safety lock system for a lift A lift having a safety lock system includes a mast that may be supported by a base, and a frame that can be lifted or lowered along the mast. The safety lock system includes a first support beam that is located adjacent to the mast and a second support beam that is ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7165776 | Pivotable tray for a pallet truck A pallet truck is provided comprising a steerable unit; a fork carriage; a set of forks coupled to the fork carriage; and a tray non-removably coupled to one of the fork carriage and the forks. The tray is movable between a workpiece-receiving position where the tra... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163112 | Material transloading equipment The invention concerns a material transloading equipment unit with an undercarriage and a turntable connected with this undercarriage by means of a track ring, on which an arm that can be pivoted by means of at least one hoisting cylinder is pivot-mounted. According... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7134831 | Low headroom telescoping bridge crane system A telescoping bridge crane system arranged to be mounted over a floor of a structure, e.g., a vehicle trailer. The system includes a pair of enclosed mounting tracks for slidably supporting a runway frame. Trucks are located within the mounting tracks to move therei... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7107632 | Toilet ramp A toilet ramp serving as a movable device for supporting and transporting a toilet bowl once it is lifted off from a floor comprises a body of a rectangular shape having a opening at each of the two opposite sides for inspecting and removing a wax seal underneath th... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103952 | Engine loader and transporter apparatus and methods Engine loader and transporter apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an engine handling assembly includes a motorized drive assembly engageable with a floor surface, and an engagement unit positioned proximate the drive assembly and partially surrou... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100896 | Shipping container handling system A system for loading, off-loading and/or transferring conventional international shipping containers with respect to transport vehicles which system includes a plurality of powered jacks each of which includes upper and lower container attachment members which are s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097406 | Wheel skate A skate for a wheel assembly of a motor vehicle is used to maneuver the vehicle in confined spaces. The wheel skate has a U-shaped frame fitted to the wheel assembly by adjusting the width of the expandable/contractible frame until the unit is wide enough to positio... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082662 | Method and apparatus for installing sectional flooring A sectional flooring installation device allows carpet installation teams to quickly remove and install sectional carpeting in locations that have multitudes of the bookshelf assemblies, for example, libraries. The sectional flooring installation device includes a b... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7044704 | Portable load lifting bed The invention relates to a portable load lifting bed including a base frame and a bed frame moveably mounted for movement between an upper position and a lower position. A plurality of guides connect the bed to the base frame and at least one actuator provides force... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6968878 | Tree pusher A tree pusher for safely felling a tree. The tree pusher includes (a) a base, (b) a frame, and (c) a detachable pronged head for gripping the tree while the tree is being felled. As the tree falls, the head remains attached to the tree, and detaches itself from the ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6926256 | Center sill car jack utilizing air bellows The disclosed jack assembly is used to raise the frame of a railroad car to a sufficient height above a wheeled truck assembly coupled to the railroad car in order to perform maintenance or remove the truck assembly. The jack assembly comprises an air-operated bello... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6749178 | Lift adapter for log splitter In combination with a portable log splitter having a wheel mounted support frame, a splitter frame mounted on the support frame, a power driven means disposed on the splitter frame for splitting wood, a towing bar engageable with the wheel mounted support frame and ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6722634 | Joint between a first cylinder and a second cylinder of a hydraulic jack to allow the second cylinder to drive the arm directly A hydraulic jack includes a first cylinder, a handle pivotally connected to the first cylinder to activate the first cylinder, a second cylinder in communication with the first cylinder and having a piston received in the second cylinder to connect to an arm so as t... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6675719 | Railroad car wheel handler and method A railroad car wheel changer assembly (10), adapted to be mounted on a gantry crane (12), is provided. The railroad car wheel changer assembly (10) includes a base assembly (60), a beam member (62) and a grappler assembly (64). The base assembly (60) is a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6644626 | Shelf dolly A shelf dolly comprises a caster-footed pedestal base and a lifting sleeve slidably connected to the pedestal base. A shelf-leg coupling adapter, provided for removably coupling the lifting sleeve to a shelf leg, is connected to the lifting sleeve. Additi... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6601825 | Portable and demountable lifting device A lifting device that can effectively lift a variety of objects and enhance portability. The lifting device provides demountable portability that enables easy adaptation of the invention for objects of varying size. This adaptability provides a universali... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6595738 | Side door lift gate A lift gate assembly particularly adapted for use in a vehicle having a side opening. The assembly includes a platform that folds and pivots to the interior of the vehicle when in a stored mode. When deployed, the platform pivots to the exterior of the ve... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6568897 | Raisable/lowerable vehicle bed carrying loads In a motor vehicle including a load receiving bed, a chassis .includes a generally horizontal base, from which there extends a pair of legs, and four hydraulic cylinders, associated lines, associated valves, and a flow restriction device are provided for ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6547217 | Variable reach lift arm A variable reach device for attachment to a boom of a lift truck to increase the range of movement of a fork carriage of the lift truck. In one embodiment, the device has a mast connected at one end to the boom and an arm pivotally connected at one end to... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6537017 | Cantilevered, self-adjusting pneumatic pallet positioner A pallet positioner includes a support frame that consists of a main upright structure with a pair of spaced, parallel outriggers extending horizontally at ground level. The distal ends of the outriggers are connected by a flat, low-profile ramp. The upri... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6505816 | Jack with rotary handle sleeve A jack with a rotary handle sleeve is disclosed. The handle sleeve 4 of a jack is locked to a rotary supporting seat 3. The rotary supporting seat 3 passes through the pump 2 and washers to be locked to the base 1 of the jack. Thereby, handle sleeve 4 may... | 01/14/2003 |
