Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322782 | Device for fixing and/or positioning objects in a transport container A device for fixing and/or positioning objects (6) in a transport container (1) has a first and a second structural part (7, 8). One of the structural parts (7) is configured as an assembly element and another of the structural parts (... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322781 | Adjustable load stabilizer method and apparatus The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for stabilizing cargo within a transport container. An apparatus includes first and second tubular elements having generally cylindrical bodies and bases at one end which can react against opposing surface... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7048485 | Telescopic restraining brace for cargo A telescoping cargo brace is disclosed in which the brace secures cargo on at least three sides while minimizing the use of walls or contact points to secure the cargo. The brace is a fork-shaped or u-shaped telescoping device that secures between adjacent walls of ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7004365 | Transport cage with enclosed case A transport cage (“cage”) and enclosed case combination, wherein the cage is adapted to attach to a vehicle rack where the cage functions simultaneously as a transport container and as a supplemental rack. The cage comprises a first and second tubular framework ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974170 | Slide out trunk space storage system A trunk space storage system for motor vehicles comprising a movable wall. This movable wall is located on the floor of the trunk space and acts as a new back wall of the trunk space. This movable wall slides along tracks on the floor of the trunk space to a positio... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974058 | Load carrier rack A load rack is for use in carrying long loads in a pickup truck having a bed and a tailgate. The rack can include a load bar supported by a left stance on one end and by a right stance on the other end. A footer section on each stance including a lower surface adapt... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6827533 | Cargo retainer device A cargo retainer device and method adapted for mounting within a cargo container having an end wall, an opposite parallel pivoted end wall defining a container length therebetween, two opposite parallel side walls defining a container width therebetween, and a floor... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6769848 | Load restraint method An improved load restraint system and method for protecting and supporting loads, such as cargo, especially during transit movement. The load restraint system and method compensates for various attitude, altitude and ambient pressure changes while maintaining suffic... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6626619 | Low platform railway car for glass stands The invention relates to a transport vehicle which serves to transport objects having large dimensions, especially glass stands. The transport vehicle is provided, as a low-platform railway car, with a traversal loading area. This loading area and the loa... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6582169 | Cargo retainer device A cargo retainer device and method adapted for mounting within a cargo container having an end wall, an opposite parallel pivoted end wall defining a container length therebetween, two opposite parallel side walls defining a container width therebetween, ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6053679 | Carriage for expandable door A carriage for rollable suspension of a bulkhead door from a pair of overhead roller tracks, the bulkhead door having an extendable and retractable lading-engaging panel attached thereto, the carriage consisting of a bulkhead door suspension beam; a ladin... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5040693 | Liner for a cargo container and a method of installing a liner inside a cargo container A liner for a cargo container and a method of installing a liner inside a cargo container. The liner comprises an inflatable body and left and right connecting strips that are connected to the liner body. The left connecting strip extends along and latera... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5011350 | Load stabilizing unit A load stabilizing unit for mounting on the inner surface of a side wall of a vehicle or trailer. The stabilizing unit includes one or more side panels with each panel having a bracing device for releasably holding the panel against a load to be stabilize... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4878635 | Cargo handling system A cargo handling system has a main drive panel and fore and aft end panels for driving cargo in one direction or the other in the cargo compartment of a vehicle such as an aircraft. The main drive panel is driven in either direction on a plurality of toot... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4875814 | Intermodal caged flatbed for efficient containerized cargo handling An intermodal caged flatbed for use with large sea and land freight containers which snugly fit within such containers, preferably in end-to-end relation and wherein full length doors are provided on either side thereof for quick access for load/unload op... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4840649 | Adjustable buttress for use in an electrostatic precipitator This invention relates to an adjustable buttress for use in an electrostatic precipitator for spacing an end plate from a portion of a precipitator housing. The adjustable buttress is selectively positionable between a portion of an electrostatic precipit... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4815905 | Load stabilizer for cargo carrying vehicle A cargo vehicle having a load stabilizing system on its cargo-carrying portion, and the vehicle has spaced inner and outer walls at each of its sides. The stabilizing system is provided at each side, respectively, of the vehicle and can move into and out ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4805852 | Airplane cargo handling system A cargo handling system for use in combination with an airplane cargo compartment having a floor structure and a door opening moves cargo placed in the loading area inside the compartment at the door opening to the further recesses of the compartment and ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4475855 | Cargo control cart anchor The invention pertains to an anchor for cargo carts wherein transported carts are restrained against movement within a cargo compartment. The anchor consists of a jack type implement utilizing a screw interconnecting telescoping tubular sections wherein t... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4334812 | Adjustable container bulkhead assembly A universal cargo restraint system for an intermodal shipping container. h of four restraint cables are connected at the one end thereof to one of the corners of the container front panel and extend rearwardly to a movable rear bulkhead. The other end of... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4243349 | Containers for goods In a container of the kind having a rigid impermeable base and a flexible impermeable cover which is sealed to the base, and in which air is evacuated from the region between the cover and the base so that the cover is drawn down onto goods on the base, t... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4222696 | Adjustable fluid actuated horizontal bulkhead The present invention relates to an adjustable bulkhead for preventing the movement of lading within a lading carrying vehicle, such as a railway car, and more particularly, relates to a mechanical bulkhead having a structural frame member adapted to be m... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4082044 | Adjustable fluid dunnage system A dunnage system for restraining cargo in the freight compartment of transport vehicles is described. Movable walls extend along each of the longitudinal walls of the freight compartment and are adjustable in orthogonal directions thereto. Hydraulic cylin... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4056066 | Displaceable ceiling mounted cargo restraint system A cargo restraint system comprising pneumatic engagement means especially adapted for tall upright wheeled carriers for e.g. beverages.... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4010848 | Front restraint device for shipping bins This invention relates to a front restraint device for article shipping bins. The articles, e.g., automotive backlites are positioned on an edge and tilted to rest on an adjustable back support for packing stability. The articles are secured in the bin by... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4010849 | Nestable article shipping rack having pivotally mounted end restraints A nestable article shipping rack of the type having a backwall secured to a base includes back supports pivotally mounted on the backwall for movement into and out of the backwall, end restraints pivotally mounted on the base for movement into and out of ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3964608 | Adjustable back support for shipping bins An article shipping bin has an adjustable back support that includes a pair of struts each pivotally mounted at a first end to a rigid plate and at their second end to the back wall of the bin. Adjusting the struts such that the distance between the first... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3963122 | Front restraint device for shipping bins This invention relates to a front restraint device for article shipping bins. The articles, e.g., automotive backlites are positioned on an edge and tilted to rest on an adjustable back support for packing stability. The articles are secured in the bin by... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3961709 | End restraint for shipping bins End restraints for article shipping bins each include a rigid plate pivotally mounted on a carriage for movement toward and away from sides of the articles. Biasing facilities act on the carriage to (I) maintain the plate in contact with the sides of the ... | 06/08/1976 |
