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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7810861 | Hoisting device, transporting system, and methods A hoisting device includes a sling and first and second fork-pocket adaptors interconnected to the sling for engaging first and second fork pocket sets on opposite sides of a palletized structure. The first fork-pocket adaptor includes a first locking mechanism for ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7290815 | Hoist sling Apparatus 10 discloses an improved hoisting sling specially for palletized 28 loads comprising a pair of skids 12, 14 having opposing ends, each with a channel 16 terminating in a puck-shaped cavity 18 forming means of engagement o... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7111562 | Cargo support device A cargo support device in the form of a pallet or a container includes a platform having a cargo support surface, at least one base member for ground support projecting from the platform, the at least one base member having a curved recess formed therein for externa... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7080864 | Apparatus for shipping and storing elongated members A lifting system includes a lifting plate disposed on each end of two lifting frames. Each lifting frame has an upper segment and a lower segment and optionally one or more intermediate segments. Each lifting plate comprises a unitary body that has a lifting eye in ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 5549341 | Apparatus for securing contained material Apparatus for securing a container to a buffering mechanism with a binding member. The buffering mechanism has a plurality of cleats at the corners thereof, each with an aperture for receiving a banding member which is threaded through the cleats and wrap... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5340180 | Apparatus for securing contained material Apparatus for securing a container to a buffering mechanism with a binding member. The buffering mechanism has a plurality of cleats at the corners thereof, each with an aperture for receiving a banding member which is threaded through the cleats and wrap... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5297832 | Log lifting beam assembly A crane operated log lifting beam assembly for unloading a tier of logs from a truck. The beam assembly includes two cable operated longitudinally displaceable trolley systems for securing an attached pulp sling against the tier of logs and a displacement... | 03/29/1994 |
| 4733896 | Lift container and method for using same A unique lift container for use in erecting scaffolding within power boilers and similar large enclosures having small access manholes, preferably being made from modularized forming equipment so as to be readily disassembled into constituent parts dimens... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4676539 | Apparatus for supporting and transporting heavy loads An apparatus for supporting and transporting of heavy loads, especially metallic profiled-bars and the like which have at least a U-shaped bearing block. The bearing block has a foundation and two side parts, each having a suspension, attachment or mounti... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4671418 | Apparatus for lashing goods An apparatus for lashing goods, such as boards, bars, sheets, and the like. The apparatus includes portable supports for the goods which are to be lashed. The supports are provided with connections for lashing chains, ropes, or the like. The support has s... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4557199 | Lifting structure for railway tank car The tank of a railway tank car is supported adjacent to its opposite ends on two truck-mounted underframes, each underframe including a pair of body bolster plates disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tank and ha... | 12/10/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4523972 | Method of and apparatus for handling crystal ingots A semiconductor crystal ingot (14) is supportively engaged by an ingot handling apparatus (22) which contacts a base (38) of the ingot (14) with a base support (36) and opposite sides of a lateral surface of the ingot (14) with at least one pair of jaws (... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4374786 | Unitized scrubber tower The device of the present invention utilizes a unitized scheme to erect a sulphur dioxide scrubber tower wherein a set of factory built constituent subunits are joined at location to produce a single functional unit. The functional units themselves prefer... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4278395 | Method for stocking wallboard into a building A method of stocking a building under construction with wallboard panels, and apparatus. A stack of horizontal panels is delivered to the building site by truck, and removed by a fork lift truck, and then placed on a pallet provided with transverse roller... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4045071 | System for transporting and storing long extrusions A system for transporting and storing long extrusions including a rack upon which a bundle of extrusions is stacked and a pick-up unit which engages the rack so that the stacked bundle of extrusions may be lifted. The rack includes a pair of spaced apart ... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3947064 | Device for handling sheet material This invention relates to a device for handling and transporting bundles of large sheets.... | 03/30/1976 |
