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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7300067 | Trailer for a boat A trailer adaped for a boat that includes a U-shaped chassis having wheels and a number of struts supported by the chassis and slings or the like oriented between struts coordinated in pairs is described. The slings support the boat by abutting against an outer surf... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7226040 | Power supply winch system The power supply winch system comprises a generally inverted L-shaped supportive frame and a winch attached to the supportive frame. The supportive frame comprises a horizontal member and a vertical member that are pivotally attached to one another at one end. The h... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7047605 | Method and apparatus for lifting crypt lids A vehicle (10) is used to lift the buried lid of a crypt and any soil or turf overlying the lid. The vehicle (10) has a mobile frame (14) which can be positioned over the lid. An attachment frame (11) is suspended from a subframe (12 | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040079 | Rake with four-wheel stabilizing system A rake has two side members attached perpendicularly to the rake so as to form an H-shaped frame system. A swivelable wheel is mounted at each corner of the frame. The frame fully stabilizes the rake in a position approximately level with a ground surface as the rak... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036832 | Oversized massive break apart dolly An oversized, break apart dolly for picking up and lifting massive articles such as snowmobiles. The dolly stands more than six feet tall. A typical operator of the dolly brings his arms over his head to reach the handle of the dolly, and then uses his weight to dra... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6932401 | Casket transporting apparatus A casket transporter which is positioned in a vehicle and which is adapted to support a pair of caskets on a lower deck and a pair of caskets on an upper deck. The upper deck is movable from a transport position to a loading position. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6009927 | Method and apparatus for installing carpet A method and apparatus for installing carpet which provides for assembling and suspending a wheeled gantry hoist over a work domain for lifting furniture or other objects in a work-space, raising the suspended furniture by as little as one-half inch, and ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5007784 | Dual end effector robotic arm A robotic arm comprises a plurality of sequentially pivotally attached links. The proximal end portion of the proximalmost of the links is pivotally mounted to a relatively static structure. An end effector structure has two substantially oppositely exten... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4861219 | Apparatus for lifting and carrying heavy loads An apparatus for lifting and carrying heavy loads includes a generally horizontally extending support beam attached between a pair of generally vertically extending posts. The distance between the ends of the support beam is selectively adjustable. The bo... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4861218 | Mobile boat hoist A straddle-type crane having the load-lifting mechanism positioned rearwardly of the transversely-extending cross beam used to effect the parallel spacing of the longitudinally-extending upper support beams from which the load-lifting mechanism is support... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4854804 | Lifting and carrying heavy loads An apparatus for lifting and carrying heavy loads includes a generally horizontally extending support beam attached between a pair of generally vertically extending posts. The lower end of each post is attached to one of a pair of generally horizontally e... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4815371 | Method for pressing scrap in a skip A system for moving skips to and from a press in a scrap charging zone including at least one skip charging station and a station to press the scrap within the skip. The skip is borne by an independent support with legs in the charging station and is supp... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4740131 | Apparatus for lifting and carrying heavy loads An apparatus for lifting and carrying heavy loads includes a generally horizontally extending support beam attached between a pair of generally vertically extending posts. The distance between the ends of the support beam is selectively adjustable. The bo... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4500248 | Truck with exchangeable load carrier To expedite loading and unloading of a truck, in particular of a beverage supply truck, the truck is provided with a load carrier which is received by a portal-like frame, surrounding the load carrier in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and open ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4378958 | Vault caddy A self-propelled vault carrying vehicle having a pair of spaced opposed side frames for straddling a vault and a bridge frame extending between upper portions of the side frames wherein a separate drive is provided for a pair of driven wheels on each side... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4279565 | Hoisting apparatus for pleasure boats The invention relates to a hoist for boats. The hoist comprises two booms which are connected at one of their ends by a cross member. The hoist is supported by three wheels which are associated with only one boom and with the cross member, and a counterwe... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4077534 | Self load/unload trailer A trailer for transporting freight containers, said trailer including an inverted bridge structure that can be swung away from the trailer bed to position the freight container beyond the bed side edge. Hoist mechanisms on the bridge structure are actuate... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4072293 | Boat jacks Boat jacks operable in pairs to lift a boat off a wheeled carrier, each jack resting on a "T"-shaped base and supported by a tripod, each jack being specially modified by providing a horizontal lifting member on the front of the jack component that is mov... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4023694 | Trailer frame with load bunks A gas tank-carrying trailer consisting of a wheeled U-shaped main frame with hitch means and a supporting dolly at its bight portion. The rear portion of the main frame carries an arched tank-lifting frame structure provided with winch means for lifting a... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3999672 | Overrunning yoke self-loading carrier Apparatus for automatically picking up and transporting elongated loads having one end only raised above ground comprises a tractor-drawn trailer with an elevated bridge from which a pair of load supporting yokes is suspended. At least one of the yokes is... | 12/28/1976 |
