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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7090237 | Apparatus for pulling a trailer behind a boat trailer An apparatus for pulling a trailer behind a trailer is disclosed, and includes a mounting bracket assembly for mounting on the rear of the trailer, and a main trailing member mounted on the mounting bracket assembly in a manner such that the main trailing member is ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6902179 | Collapsible boat trailer system A trailer has parallel rearward rails and a pair of angled forward rails and a pair of angled intermediate rails. A pair of similarly configured hinge assemblies couple the forward rails and the intermediate rails. Each hinge assembly includes upwardly extending win... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6086065 | Apparatus for feeding sheets from a sheet store An arrangement for feeding sheets from a sheet store to either one of a plurality of stations includes a movable carriage which receives sheets fed from the store and which has driving cogwheels for coaction with a fixed cog railway outside the carriage. ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5743374 | Stack turner and replenisher and method A stack turner and replenisher 10 is provided for keeping a hopper of a carton prefeeder P filled with carton blanks, traditionally a job that requires a human worker and causes carpal tunnel syndrome due to the inverting motion required. Stack turner 10 ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5645389 | Shipping frame from fan section of aircraft engine A fan shipping frame includes a frame assembly for supporting a loaded fan section of a jet aircraft engine. A plurality of caster assemblies attached to the shipping frame provide locomotive capability and adjustable height positioning so that a loaded f... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5445080 | Free ranging monotrack sortveyor with selectively lockable article carrying tilt tray The invention is a monotract conveyor which has a pivotal tray which is selectively lockable to either pivot to either side of a track which the conveyor runs on, or to stay in an upright position. The tray is mounted to an upper portion of the conveyor u... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5431108 | Car for transporting an assembled track switch using multiple support platforms A car for transporting a track switch comprises a beam-shaped frame, undercarriages supporting the beam-shaped frame on track rails, the undercarriages having axles extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction and the beam-shaped frame being ce... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5252020 | Waste segregating collection apparatus A collection system of recyclable waste includes one or more central vehicles loaded by one or more satellite vehicles all which segregate recyclable materials from non-recyclable materials. The central vehicles are loaded through openings matched to the ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5100277 | Method of and apparatus for transferring materials A material transfer machine includes a slat conveyor of substantially the width of a feed hopper of a paving machine. The slat conveyor is supported by caster wheels to be disposed at an incline having a material intake end at a lower end thereof and a di... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5018928 | Sortation equipment The present invention provides a novel train and track which can be used in an automated, tracked soration system which is capable of sorting and transporting high volumes ofgoods efficiently and which gives flexible system design, easy set-up, easy servi... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5009563 | Mobile vehicle and method for handling paper rolls A mobile vehicle is provided with a cradle that can be tilted or rotated. The cradle can also be raised and lowered. The cradle has leaves which are upwardly and outwardly sloping to handle a large cylindrical paper roll by allowing the roll to roll down ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4875811 | Apparatus and method for transporting and unloading containers An apparatus and method for transporting and unloading a container (10, 10A) carrying particulate lading which is removably mounted on a tiltable support frame (76, 76A) pivotally mounted on a highway trailer (54, 54A). At the unloading site, a portable t... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4662809 | Automatic level device An automatic level device for sensing the height and pitch of an aircraft and for adjusting a loader platform to align with the aircraft. An umbilical cord connected between the platform and the aircraft includes a tube partially filled with mercury and h... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4627780 | Forwardly dumpable trailer There is disclosed a forwardly dumpable trailer including an intermediate frame mounted on a transverse axle and carrying a forwardly and rearwardly shiftable trailer frame. A trailer box is mounted on the intermediate frame and is shiftable from a rearwa... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4180364 | Pontoon launching This invention provides a convenient and quick method of launching pontoons and further provides a launch vehicle and pontoons for use in said method. The method provides for positioning a tiltable platform, loaded with a stack of nested pontoons, on the ... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4168861 | Dump-hoist conversion system A dump-hoist conversion system particularly suited for providing a dump capability in pick-up trucks. A modified scissors hoist is utilized having transversely spaced lower channel members as well as lift members. These components mutually nest when the b... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4113120 | Container handling and transporting apparatus A trash container with a bustle and a bustle actuator is removeably carried on a vehicle with a tiltable chassis. The container has a generally box like configuration and a moveably trash compacting side pivotally connected to the container. The vehicle c... | 09/12/1978 |
| 3951284 | Device for transporting bulk materials and methods A device is disclosed for transporting bulk materials in a shipping vehicle having walls one of which defines a door opening and doors attached thereto. The device includes a flexible liner having sides adjacent the walls of the vehicle, and stretchable c... | 04/20/1976 |
