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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275901 | Combination passenger and cargo carrier A transport system having a chassis; a body mounted on the chassis, where the body includes a cabin for transporting at least one passenger; a cabin for the driver; a tandem coupled to the chassis; a drop frame secured to the chassis where the drop frame is below an... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7231695 | Apparatus for automatically locking the ship container An apparatus for automatically locking ship containers. The apparatus has a housing having a pair of housing halves which are symmetrical to each other, an operating element having a pair of operating element halves which are symmetrical to each other and assembled ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7172378 | Adjustable stops for rolloff truck A system for optimizing the load position for a container loaded onto a rolloff truck which has two side rails is effected by means of a number of pockets on each side rail. Removable stop assemblies are inserted into a corresponding pocket on each side rail. The co... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7143614 | Computer physical security device An apparatus which inhibits the theft of equipment such as personal computers is disclosed. The equipment must have an external wall provided with a specially designed, approximately rectangular slot having preselected dimensions. An attachment mechanism includes a ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6957613 | Airlift pallet for container roll-in/out platform (CROP) An airlift pallet for securing a container roll-in/out platform and cargo thereon within an aircraft by an aircraft cargo handling system. The pallet includes a base for supporting the platform and its cargo. The base includes a plurality of mounting receptacles ada... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6840724 | Spade connector for attaching an intermodal container to a vehicle A pivotally mounted spade connector for attaching an intermodal sea container to a U-shaped vehicle. A sleeve is rigidly connected to the container to receive the spade connector. A ledge is located on the U-shaped vehicle and is received within a groove on the cont... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6692203 | Automatic container locking apparatus for trailers The object of this invention is to provide an automatic container locking apparatus for trailers. This locking apparatus is automatically operable in response to the weight of a container to lock or unlock the container on the deck of a trailer. This lock... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6490766 | Coupling device including automatic latching lock A coupling device for coupling a corner casting of a first freight container to a corner casting of a second freight container including a fully automatic latching lock providing consistent and repeatable release force characteristics. The coupling device... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6309153 | Intermodal transfer trailer A vehicle for temporary support of intermodal cargo containers, especially a trailer for a tractor/trailer rig, has deployable locating pins placed centrally along the length of a chassis, for locating containers placed end-to-end. The locating pins cente... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6210088 | Chassis conversion device A chassis conversion device including an elongated frame with a pair of ISO corner castings affixed to each of its front and rear ends. A pair of twist locks is affixed to each of the front and rear ends of the frame. An additional two pairs of twist lock... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6164862 | Container coupling tool A container coupling tool having a handle for disengaging top and bottom cones which is less likely to be turned in the wrong way. The coupling tool has a tool body having a first protrusion and a second protrusion and is formed with a bore extending ther... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6074142 | Device for locking a container to a vehicle chassis In a device for locking a container to a vehicle chassis, having a housing (1), which on the housing side toward the container is provided with a protruding guide block (2); and having a rotary knob (3), which is supported in the housing (1) and which has... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5931617 | Automatic load securing device for containers, interchangeable containers or the like The invention is directed to a load securing device for standardized transport vessels, such as containers, interchangeable containers or the like, on loading surfaces by securing pins which are swivelable upward from a rest position under the loading sur... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5927916 | Automatic locking device for containers, interchangeable containers or the like A locking device for standardized transport vessels, such as containers, interchangeable containers or the like, on loading surfaces of transporting devices includes clamping pins which are at least partially movable upward out of the loading surface from... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5893692 | Container fixing device In a container fixing device of the invention, dimension in height can be reduced and the installation location can be extended and operation is simple. A rotary table (13) is in planar shape so that while a cone (10) is transferred from the container rec... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5758890 | Locking system for a semitrailer chassis and removable container A locking system for securing an expandable semitrailer chassis and for securing a removable container received on top of the chassis when the container is transported on the semitrailer. The expandable semitrailer allows for receiving different lengths o... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5573359 | Cargo securing device A cargo securing device is removably mounted on the floor of a vehicle such as an aircraft, this device being adapted to guide palletized loads to prevent substantial movement thereof during transportation. The device is spring urged to a retracted positi... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5454597 | Lightweight chassis-container construction A pair of main beams, a plurality of diagonal cross braces and transverse beams having a beam height of about 75% of prior art main beam heights provide a relatively flexible chassis. A clamp assembly central of the chassis clamps a cubicle cargo containe... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5356249 | Automatic securing system for locking and unlocking a freight container to a load carrier This invention is directed to an automatic securing system for locking and unlocking an ISO container or the like to a load carrier. The securing system comprises a pair of rails fixed on the load carrier which includes a number of twistlock devices relea... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5257440 | Portable modular structure A modular structure comprising a metal frame consisting of tubular elements with rectangular cross sections, welded to each other by means of gusset plates, wherein the tubular elements are interrupted at the point of the juncture of one frame with an adj... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5193836 | Intermodal transport Intermodal transport of the removably attached combination of an underlying drayable chassis with an immediately overlying cargo-carrying container having a forward-end and a rearward-end. In conventional fashion, the container adjacent its forward-end is... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5161927 | Pedestal-type support apparatus The present invention provides a castable pedestal-type support apparatus for a cargo shipping container. Such support apparatus includes a body member having a pair of side wall portions and a connecting wall portion disposed midway between the side wall... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5012999 | Locking assembly with retractable integrated pin for load-supporting structure Locking assembly with integrated retractable locking head for handling, transport, and storage by stacking of load-carrying structures. Locking assembly characterized by comprising on three adjacent faces, including the bottom face, an oblong opening (10) for ... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4856150 | Container coupler A portable coupler which can detachably fit into opposing corner fittings of adjacent freight containers for joining the containers into an integral unit is disclosed. The coupler includes a unitary tension spindle member shaped at each end to fit into an... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4828308 | Snap lock for attachment member on transportable large containers, especially for connecting parts of a lifting and depositing device for such large containers Lifting and depositing devices which have four rack and pinion jacks are used to raise and lower transportable large containers or to support them above the ground, and the jacks can be attached to a container by arms reaching to the ISO corner fittings o... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4776736 | Twin container hold down A hold down device is provided to engage and hold down adjacent ends of containers on a flat bed vehicle. The hold down device includes four twist locks being two longitudinally spaced pairs of twist locks, each pair being two laterally spaced twist locks... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4758123 | Multi-purpose container handling device The present invention pertains to a platform having a front trestle that is designed for the handling of containers. This platform includes four ISO Standard corner fittings. The platform includes at its rear tiltable extension arms which selectively prov... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4591307 | Corner fitting with retractable twist lock A cargo carrier has a frame on which a hollow portion is provided, the hollow portion having a surface with an aperture therein. A locating device, such as a twistlock or location cone, is provided. The locating device can move between a raised position i... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4507032 | Retractable twistlock for securement of a container to a support A twistlock for mounting and securing a container to a support including a socket and a plurality of operative components movable relative to the socket. The socket is supported within an opening of the support to locate an entry to a cavity within the so... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4419034 | Telescopable retractable stacker key locking device A locking device for a vehicle platform adapted for securing a corner fitting of a shipping container wherein the device has a housing fixidly mounted on and beneath the upper surface of the platform, having a neck member and a horizontal latching member ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4394101 | Height adjustable cargo container locking mechanism An apparatus for securing a cargo container having standard corner fittings ncludes a housing in which is mounted an elevator assembly for vertically positioning a platform with respect to the housing. The platform is adapted to engage a corner fitting whe... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4341495 | Container corner post locking assembly A corner post locking assembly for locking together two cargo containers placed one upon another; the assembly including an upper activating unit and a bottom twist lock and shear pin unit installed inside each vertical corner of the container; the upper ... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4131071 | Cargo transportation device A cargo transporting device comprises a flat deck container having at opposite ends upwardly extending partial walls cooperating with hinged bulkheads which in an upright position provide continuous vertical walls at the ends of the platform. The hinged b... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4092040 | Adjustable twist lock Adjustable twist lock assembly for locking containers in position on the deck of a flatbed vehicle in which the vehicle has a C-channel extending along each side and opening toward the outside, and the top flange of the channel is at deck level. Each chan... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4013017 | Remote railway container locking system A system for issuing instructional signals to individual cars of a train for causing actuation of a device such as a container locking device of the individual car. A plurality of instructional signal lines and a plurality of feedback lines extend through... | 03/22/1977 |
