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Class 414/12 - Boxlike building module manipulating means


Subclass of Class 414 - Material or article handling
Definition: Apparatus wherein the means is designed to reorient or reposition
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 11/18/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7452173Building transport device
The present invention relates to a transport device for transporting a building. The device includes a first support structure, the first support structure having at least four wheels capable of individual rotation about a vertical axis and a second support structur...
11/18/2008
7290799Disposition introduced to hydropneumatic jack
“DISPOSITION INTRODUCED TO HYDROPNEUMATIC JACK”, according to description of the report and the annexed illustrations, it is about a new disposition for a hydropneumatic device that is used to lift and support hauler and semi-haulers, whereby the device was desi...
11/06/2007
7275907Boat trailer tug
The boat trailer tug includes a primary frame with a mounting beam that is attachable to a boat trailer frame. A primary collar is fixed to the mounting beam front end. A hitch tongue is connected to the collar and extends forward from the collar. A hitch ball recei...
10/02/2007
7073631Lifting device with synchronization mechanism
A lifting device for a transfer system, in particular for a transfer system with a pneumatic drive, raises and/or lowers transported goods. The lifting device has at least two lifting pistons (3), whose movements are synchronized by means of a synchronization...
07/11/2006
7004705Dolly for transporting prefab homes and the like
A wheeled dolly for transporting prefab homes or the like and having at least two outboard wheel means spaced apart a distance for normal road travel, and further having at least two inboard wheel means on opposite lateral sides of a longitudinal axis of the dolly w...
02/28/2006
6846144Self-propelled load-bearing movement apparatus
An apparatus for the movement of mobile homes, sectional homes, and manufactured homes is disclosed. The apparatus is self-propelled by a drive mechanism and a hydraulic system. The apparatus facilitates the horizontal and vertical movement of the home during transp...
01/25/2005
6431805Attachable frame for lifting and moving a container
A device for engaging a load having apertures in a lower portion of the load, adjacent to its base. The device comprises a frame having first and second ends, a load facing surface, first and second jaws supported on said frame and a jaw positioner operab...
08/13/2002
6196785Attachable frame and wheels for lifting and moving a container
A device for lifting and moving a load having apertures in a lower portion of the load. The device comprises a frame having first and second ends and a load facing surface. First and second jaws are supported on the frame and the jaws are receivable in th...
03/06/2001
6129495Wheeled carriage for transporting prefab homes and the like
A tandem wheeled carriage of heavy, very strong steel construction capable of lifting 5 to 30 or more tons of load and transporting the same over difficult roadways, wherein a laterally spaced pair of lift devices is provided on the carriage and adapted t...
10/10/2000
6027295Lifting system for manufactured and mobile homes
A lifting system for moving mobile homes that includes wheeled jack assemblies, jack units assembled from such assemblies and a segmented track for supporting such assemblies and units. Each jack assembly preferably includes a jack rollingly carried on wh...
02/22/2000
5688095Framing jig and lifting apparatus
A building and method and apparatus for making a building at a job-site location is disclosed. The roof, side walls and end walls are made of similar skin and frame panels that are roll-formed on the job site, cut to length, have holes formed therein and ...
11/18/1997
5340211Programmable apparatus and method for delivering microingredient feed additives by weight
A method and apparatus whereby livestock and poultry are administered feed additives in their feed ration. The apparatus stores additive concentrates separately until just prior to use, then on demand dispenses the additive concentrates into one or more w...
08/23/1994
5056977Mobile home lifting and positioning apparatus
Apparatus for lifting and positioning mobile homes has a slide movably mounted upon a track. An elevator is supported on the slide. Hydraulic cylinders are provided for independently raising and lowering opposite ends of an elevator platform and for slidi...
10/15/1991
4964775Mobile home positioner
A positioning device for docking one mobile home with respect to another. The positioner includes at least one trolley and preferrably two trolleys which allow the one mobile home to be adjusted with respect to its longitudinal axis and latitudinal axis. ...
10/23/1990
4515510Skip trailer
A trailer for towing by family saloon cars and the like has a wheeled frame (12) with a towing hitch (34) at the front. The frame has a respective ramp rail (22) at each side to enable a skip (14) to be drawn onto the frame, a support wheel (25) of the sk...
05/07/1985
4484853Shelter carriage system
A system for carriage of a shelter such as a garage in erected form with a trailer or truck adapted to readily mount and carry such shelter on it such that the truck or trailer may be conveniently used to carry loads on a work site; the shelter forms a ga...
11/27/1984
4474519Vehicle for heavy loads
A movable frame slidably supported on a mobile chassis, pivot points on each of opposite sides of the movable frame, a pair of extendable members pivotally mounted at one end to each of said pivot points, the other ends of each extendable member being piv...
10/02/1984
4352628Method for positioning portable structures
A jacking assembly for positioning portable structures, mobile homes or the like includes at least two vertically operating jacks arranged as a pair on an elongated roller bed, which may be arranged in a parallel fashion with a second pair of jacks on a s...
10/05/1982
4283890Transportable bed for industrial equipment
A transportable bed useful as a support for industrial equipment and machinery, during erection, transportation and installation thereof. The transportable bed comprises a horizontal floor on which the industrial equipment and machinery can be mounted, a ...
08/18/1981
4200419Assembly for positioning portable structures
A jacking assembly for positioning portable structures, mobile homes or the like includes at least two vertically operating jacks arranged as a pair on an elongated roller bed, which may be arranged in a parallel fashion with a second pair of jacks on a s...
04/29/1980
4198797Method and fixture for lateral and longitudinal positioning of mobile or modular home units
A method and fixture for lateral and longitudinal positioning of mobile home or modular housing units on the foundation site is disclosed, particularly related to positioning more than one module sometimes referred to as double wide or other structural un...
04/22/1980
4136465Tobacco bulk curing container sections and composite barn construction formed thereby
A tobacco bulk curing barn construction including a furnace section and a plurality of portable barn sections each having imperforate side walls and top wall that form substantially complete exterior walls and roof of an integral transverse section of a c...
01/30/1979
4127199Lifting apparatus
Heavy lifting gear for upending large heavy loads, comprising a crane for lifting one end of the load and a carriage for supporting the other end of the load, the carriage consisting of two bogies which can move along a track under the control of a steppi...
11/28/1978
4089426Apparatus for aligning pre-assembled parts
A method and apparatus to assemble two structures wherein a first structure is substantially permanently placed and a second structure is to be moved to be contiguous with the first structure. Traversing assemblies include a movable platform supported on ...
05/16/1978
4089271Load supporting and moving portable roller skid
A portable roller skid for moving bulky or heavy loads in which the skid has a body with a set of load supporting rollers, and means to fix the skid under a load. The skid is constructed to provide one direction of load movement and when coupled in pairs ...
05/16/1978
4067448Lift and supporting system
Systems are described involving (i) a plurality of columns disposed around the object to be lifted, each column having a rack extending longitudinally along one side thereof (ii) means for carrying the object (iii) means keeping the columns upright during...
01/10/1978
4054014Methods of erecting prefabricated buildings and equipment employed in such methods
A method of assembling from relatively large and bulky prefabricated building sections, the size being compatible with transportation by transport vehicles on highways, a multistory building by positioning a plurality of the sections side by side to make ...
10/18/1977
3985237Device to raise and lower box-shaped construction elements, in particular prefabricated garages
A device to raise and lower box-shaped construction elements with the elements having at least three openings in the floor; the device including lifting cylinders designed to pass through the openings, a lifting plate mounted perpendicular to the cylinder...
10/12/1976
3982732Apparatus for transporting and erecting modular housing system
Essentially L-shaped housing modules used to construct a multi-level apartment building are transported to an erection site on a flat bed trailer drawn by a winch-equipped towing truck. An identical truck is used to tow a construction crane tower to the s...
09/28/1976
3982634Method and apparatus for erecting a vertical structure
Climbing crane for construction characterized in that a superstructural portion of the climbing crane is removably fixed on the tower, the superstructural portion provided with a travelling device for moving on the built structure....
09/28/1976
3974618Method of and means for multi-story building construction
There is shown the preforming of walls and floor slabs as a stack wherein the walls of each story are connected to the next floor slab thereabove by lift pickup cables spaced along the to be top edge of each wall. Lift apparatus forming no part of the bui...
08/17/1976
3958705Method for moving and aligning modular house units onto a foundation
This invention relates to a system and method for placing a module unit on a site foundation. In accordance therewith means are provided for supporting a module unit alongside the foundation. Spaced tracks extend from between the module and support means ...
05/25/1976
3956816Method of transporting and constructing tanks
This invention provides a method for producing a storage tank from a resilient material, such as a fiber glass reinforced plastic, in which a member is formed to a cylindrical configuration at a first location, flattened to an oblate configuration and hel...
05/18/1976
3950913Method and apparatus for constructing a suspension bridge tower
Apparatus for constructing a block tower for a suspension bridge includes a working platform, means for raising and lowering the platform vertically along a pre-erected base of the tower, and a carriage movable horizontally on tracks on the working platfo...
04/20/1976
3948400Roller pad for use in a module moving system
This invention relates to a system and method for placing a module unit on a site foundation. In accordance therewith means are provided for supporting a module unit alongside the foundation. Spaced tracks extend from between the module and support means ...
04/06/1976
 
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