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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7182569 | Auto rack deck hinge arrangement A multilevel railway auto rack car for transporting automobiles is provided having at least one upper deck with end segments pivotable to accommodate the difference in height of corresponding upper decks of adjacent auto rack cars and facilitate loading of automobil... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7055441 | Counterbalanced deck for railroad freight car A railroad car includes a body having a pair of side walls and at least a pair of parallel horizontal support beams extending along the side walls at substantially the same height. A movable end portion of a deck built as a lightweight composite structure may pivot ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040847 | Electro mechanical webbed pre-tensioning wheelchair securement system The invention is a device for securing a wheelchair to a vehicle. The invention incorporates a pair of belts disposed near a wheelchair station in a vehicle, the belts being remotely operable between tension and release positions. When not in use, the belts are stow... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6964548 | Flank part as body component for an automobile transporter, whether motor-driven or not A flank part (1) for an automobile transporter consisting of a finished structural single-piece part, ready to be mounted by being assembled to a frame base or another component to form a complete automobile transporter body linked to other elements in a limi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6749380 | Mechanism to facilitate raising and lowering hinged end section of deck A mechanism to assist in raising and lowering a hinged deck end section wherein a lifting force is applied to the deck end section by a counterweight mechanism. In the preferred embodiment, the counterweight mechanism operates in conjunction with a conventional, pro... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6623223 | Auto rack deck hinge arrangement A multilevel railway auto rack car for transporting automobiles is provided having at least one.upper deck with end segments pivotable to accommodate the difference in height of corresponding upper decks of adjacent auto rack cars and facilitate loading o... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6368035 | Mechanism to facilitate raising and lowering hinged end section of deck A mechanism to assist in raising and lowering a hinged deck end section wherein a lifting force is applied to the deck end section by a counterweight mechanism. In the preferred embodiment, the counterweight mechanism operates in conjunction with a conven... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6325579 | Lift assist mechanism for railroad car deck A covered railroad car includes a car body having a pair of sidewalls and at least a pair of parallel horizontal support beams extending along each of the sidewalls at substantially the same vertical height. An interior deck portion is pivotally connected... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5853280 | Semitrailer for vehicle transporation with removable upper platform A semitrailer (1) comprising a front end having a support and lifting mechanism (7), on the undersurface of a chassis (2), for lowering and raising the semitrailer (1) to facilitate loading and unloading of the semitrailer (1) and movement thereof. The se... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5628596 | Vehicle-carrying frame An exemplary frame for carrying two or more tiers of vehicles within a standard cargo-carrying container includes frame-supporting wheels rotatably supported in interposed relation between the sides of the lower rail of the frame for streamlined operation... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5505581 | Loading and unloading system for motor vehicle transporter A system for loading motor vehicles onto, and unloading motor vehicles from, a transporting vehicle enables motor vehicles to be supported one above the other on a frame, after which the frame with its supported motor vehicles is moved as a unit onto a tr... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5454686 | Loading and unloading system for motor vehicle transporter A system for loading motor vehicles onto, and unloading motor vehicles from, a transporting vehicle enables motor vehicles to be supported one above the other on a frame, after which the frame with its supported motor vehicles is moved as a unit onto a tr... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5312213 | Wheel chocking system for arresting road vehicles during transportation A wheel chocking system for restraining road vehicles being transported on a vehicle support surface of a transport vehicle is disclosed. The support surface has a grating disposed in at least a wheel support area where one or more road vehicles are posit... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5265748 | Multi-purpose container A multi-purpose container which is constructed by easily assemblying standing main frame members, a bottom frame member, standing side frame members and a roof frame member. The multi-purpose container is easily disassembled, to small size, for recovery. ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5106246 | Movable platform for storing freight and automobiles An apparatus for loading freight and automobiles inside maritime containers of substantially rectangular projection. Post assemblies are vertically mounted inside the container on a chassis assembly. A platform assembly is pivotally mounted to the post as... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5071298 | Transport carrier for vehicles An apparatus and method for transporting or storing in a compact and efficient manner large objects, such as vehicles, whose shape and/or composition do not lend themselves to a high density arrangement. Using automobiles as an example, the apparatus uses... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4911590 | Automobile loading rack and method for loading into containers A method and apparatus for loading and carrying a maximum number of automobiles in a standard intermodal shipping container. The method utilizes an automobile supporting rack which is readily installed in a container and includes an inclined ramp upon whi... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4834608 | Railroad car for hauling large highway trucks and method of loading A railroad car having an extraordinary height is more efficiently utilized for hauling large highway trucks, each having a cab but no body on the frame behind the cab. Raised platforms are provided for the trucks along both sides of a railroad car, leavin... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4786222 | Folding automobile storage deck assembly A folding automobile storage deck for semitrailers which allows a semitrailer so equipped to be used for either automobile or general freight transportation. The deck comprises both folding and swivel deck sections which are longitudinally divided, and wh... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4759669 | Vehicle transporting railroad car with hinged deck section lock A railroad car for transporting vehicles comprising a first deck having side sills and being supported near each end by a railroad truck; a vertical side wall along each side of the car; each side wall including a plurality of spaced apart vertical column... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4738575 | Convertible automobile carrier A semitrailer is described which is capable of conversion between a general freight carrying mode, and an automobile carrying mode. The floor of the semitrailer, which forms a lower tier, is fabricated in a discontinuous shape comprising from the rear end... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4693650 | Trailer apparatus for transporting vehicles and other cargo An enclosed trailer apparatus adapted for carrying either vehicles or other types of cargo. The trailer apparatus includes a pair of matched, arm assemblies including several pivotally connected arms operable by a hydraulic system. The arms are mounted to... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4318649 | Locking mechanism for B deck of auto-rack railway car An automatic locking mechanism is provided for latching the swingable "B" deck of an auto-rack railway car in either an upper raised position or a lower horizontal position. A spring biased plunger or bolt is normally positioned in locking engagement with... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4059055 | Railway car hinge-deck lock A lock mechanism for a railway car hinge-deck section includes a locking lever pivotally attached to a railway car and having an upper and lower wedge bar alternately engageable with a wedge plate carried by the hinge-deck section when the section is disp... | 11/22/1977 |
