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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007219 | Sweep tarp The sweep tarpaulin has an upper sheath, a bottom sheath and an intermediate sheath. An upper tube is housed in the upper sheath. A lower tube is housed in the bottom sheath. An intermediate tube is housed in the intermediate sheath. The sides of the tarpaulin engag... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7350843 | Tailgate ramp system A tailgate ramp system for use with a loading ramp. The tailgate ramp system is used to support one end of the loading ramp on the tailgate of a motor vehicle. The tailgate ramp system includes a tailgate adapter having a tailgate mount adapted to lie on a portion o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7320572 | Cargo unloading apparatus and method An apparatus and method to facilitate unloading material from the cargo area (e.g. bed) of a vehicle. The apparatus may include a flexible member placed to line the bottom of the cargo area before a load is placed therein. After moving the vehicle to a desired locat... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293303 | Method and device for repositioning patient in bed with safety features The invention described is a device and method for repositioning a patient in a bed. Bedding material positioned underneath the patient is wound by a ratchet system and a crossbeam that allows for the patient to be repositioned when the bedding material is drawn aro... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7232189 | Waste concrete disposal box A container for disposing of waste concrete provides a pivoting front wall assembly such that lifting the container by the front wall assembly breaks the bond between hardened concrete and the container facilitating removal of the waste concrete. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7189041 | Retractable load support system A retractable load support system for selectively raising a load from the bed of a trailer for allowing the usage of a forklift for loading and unloading the load. The retractable load support system includes a trailer having a bed, a plurality of openings within th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7131531 | Roller shoes in modular-belt conveyors Roller return and holddown shoes for a modular-belt conveyor. The shoes have a body that extends in height from a base to a convex outer face. Cavities in the body open onto the base and the outer face. Rollers rotatably received in the cavities have salient portion... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7059666 | Multi-access truck bed A cargo bed with multiple access points. The cargo bed comprises a front member, a back member, a cargo floor, and a pair of side members that move to allow access to the cargo floor from nearly all sides so as to allow a member access to the cargo floor from the si... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7043932 | Temperature controlled air cargo container transport dolly A temperature-controlled air cargo container transport dolly for use in transporting perishable cargo from an air cargo storage area to an aircraft. In a preferred embodiment, the air cargo container transport dolly comprises a conventional air cargo trailer having ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7011486 | Portable hoisting device A collapsible, portable hoist that can be assembled and operated by a single individual, for lifting and conveying heavy objects onto and off of trucks, especially pickup trucks. When not in use, the hoist collapses down to a flat storage configuration that rests on... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000908 | Tailgate stabilizer A counterbalance for use in a motor vehicle that is connected to a tailgate to at least partially control the movement of the tailgate. The counterbalance is made of a spring that counters the load applied to the tailgate, a flexible material strap that provides a s... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6974296 | Cleanout cover system for unloading particulate material from reciprocating floor assemblies The cleanout cover system of this invention is operable with a container having a reciprocating slat-type conveyor for supporting and moving particulate material rearwardly at an unloading site. The container has laterally spaced side walls and a front connecting wa... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6916267 | Method and apparatus for selective engagement and disengagement of a ring gear of a gear set Apparatus for the selective engagement and disengagement of a ring gear of a gear set in which an actuator can be displaced between a first position engaging the ring gear and a second position disengaged from the ring gear selectively by a manually operable mechani... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6837668 | Load carrying body A floor constituted by a flexible belt (23), resting on the upper surface of a loadbearing base, has one end connected to a headboard (17) and the other end connected to a winch (28). A cable (33) has one end connected to the headboard an... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6746199 | Adjustable system and method for facilitating handling of cargo An adjustable system and an associated method for handling cargo in a cargo carrier are provided. The system includes a plurality of strips of low friction material for supporting the cargo during unloading or loading and during transit. Each strip has a relatively ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6350099 | Device for transporting basket products A conveyor system for transporting products such as baskets of fruits and vegetables on the back of a truck. The system has a plurality of tracks attached to opposite sides of the truck cargo area upon which ride shelves which have wheels to support the s... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6033179 | Truck bed clean out apparatus and method The invention is a clean-out apparatus for use in a trailer of the type having a reciprocating floor conveyor system for conveying and unloading large quantities of granular material. The clean-out apparatus is designed to minimize the residual granular m... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5915911 | Pickup truck unloader An apparatus for conveying materials from a vehicle flat bed having a back end opposite sides spaced a distance apart and a tailgate (14) hinged to the bed for movement between an open position and a closed position. The apparatus includes a roller (100) ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5902090 | Cargo handling truck bed A cargo handling truck bed that includes a material handling device having a base and two longitudinally extending conveyors. Each of the conveyors includes a longitudinally extending belt having a first end and a second end. A first drum is rotatably sec... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5653572 | Conveyor sheet cargo container and method This invention relates to cargo containers; and more specifically, to cargo containers of the type from which bulk cargo is discharged by pulling a bottom or floor liner out from the container.... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5564891 | Conveyor sheet cargo container method The method of unloading provides for unloading of a cargo container without having to tip the container up on its end to cause a gravity flow. The method provides for placing a liner on the floor of a cargo container with side walls, front wall, ceiling a... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5520496 | Conveyor sheet cargo container and method This invention generally relates to cargo containers; and more specifically, to cargo containers of the type from which bulk cargo is discharged by pulling a bottom or floor liner out from the container.... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5482425 | Conveyor sheet cargo container and method An unloading apparatus for use with a cargo container. The unloading apparatus having a supporting frame with a mandrel rotatably supported by the supporting frame and laterally extending across the frame. The unloading apparatus having devices to detacha... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5454685 | Conveyor sheet cargo container Unloading Apparatus for Use with a Cargo Container. The cargo container defines an interior cargo space and has a floor, left and right side walls, a front wall between the left and right side walls at the end of the floor and an opening at another end of... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5340266 | Pickup truck unloader An apparatus for conveying materials from a vehicle flat bed having a back end, opposite sides spaced a distance apart and a tailgate hinged to the bed for movement between an open position and a closed position. The apparatus includes a roller having a l... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5170968 | Arrangement for loading a cargo compartment, in particular that of an aircraft, with piece goods An arrangement for loading of a cargo compartment (3), in particular that of an aircraft fuselage (1), with piece goods, is proposed, consisting of a conveying device (9) in the form of a number of high-tensile belts (10) located at intervals from one ano... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5163801 | Cargo loading device for an airplane A loading device for loading and unloading of a loading space comprising a framework having longitudinal profile strips and transverse coal-fibre foils between which a slide cloth is positioned. A partition limits the loading space and is connected to a t... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5156518 | Truck bed unloading device An unloading device having a frame transversely supportable on a pair of spaced side walls of a truck bed is longitudinally movable from the front to the rear of the truck bed. A plurality of wheels secured to the frame and engagable with the side walls f... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5046690 | Device for moving goods in the cargo space of an aircraft A device for loading and unloading goods in an aircraft is provided in the cargo space (1) of the aircraft. The device has at least one transport path (3; 3A, 3B) which is substantially parallel to the floor of the cargo space (1) and on which the goods i... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4984756 | Arrangement for loading a cargo compartment, in particular that of an aircraft, with piece goods An arrangement for loading of a cargo compartment (3), in particular that of an aircraft fuselage (1), with piece goods, is proposed, consisting of a conveying device (9) in the form of a number of high-tensile belts (10) located at intervals from one ano... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4948325 | Control apparatus for a loading-moving system A loading and unloading system for trucks and trailer has a conveyor belt extending along a bed of a truck or trailer between front and rear wind-up rolls. For loading the vehicle the conveyor belt is wound onto the front roll and for unloading the vehicl... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4892456 | Unloading system for freight containers A freight container and trailer combination for transporting the container over land is provided with a self-contained automatic system for unloading the container. A load-supporting belt extends along the floor of the container from a wind-up roll at the... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4887937 | Load carrying floor A load carrying floor, more particularly of a load transporting vehicle, provided with a number of roller tracks disposed parallel to one another, on which a load may be displaced across the floor with low frictional resistance, displacement and holding d... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4842471 | Unloading mechanism for trucks and trailers An unloading mechanism for a truck or trailer has a conveyor belt which runs on the bed of the truck or trailer between forward and rearward wind-up rolls. A bulkhead is attached to the conveyor belt for pushing a load out the back of the back or trailer.... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4749325 | Method and apparatus for loading trucks Method and apparatus for truck loading using a conveyor to advance a load into a truck backed-up to a loading dock. A special sheet or belt is laid over the bed of the truck and anchored at the edge adjacent the rear end of the truck bed. The sheet has sp... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4705445 | Apparatus for exchanging metal molds An apparatus is provided for exchanging metal molds for a molding machine that employs such molds. The apparatus includes a mold carriage capable of mounting thereon at least two metal molds and a mold transfer and exchange unit capable of transporting th... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4632626 | Trailer for loading and hauling agricultural bins A trailer structure, having a mechanical loading system, to transport bins especially as used for agricultural products. The rearward portion of the trailer is lowered for bin pick up and loading, without raising the forward portion of the trailer, by a b... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4629390 | Truck bed unloader A device which unloads materials from a vehicle cargo area such as the bed of a pickup truck. A pair of mounting brackets are bolted to opposite sides of the vehicle bed. Pivoted to the brackets are the front ends of rigid frame arms which carry a rotatab... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4601631 | Unloading system for street sweeper A motorized vehicular vacuum street sweeper (2) has a hopper (12) for receiving suctioned debris and includes unloading devices (36) provided by a flexible sheet-like wrapper (38) in the hopper forming a receptacle cavity (76). The wrapper is flexed by ac... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4339884 | Apparatus for drying fish, especially squid A novel apparatus and method are provided for drying or otherwise processing fish. The apparatus includes a generally prone or slightly sloped frame having an upper perforated bed or flake and a lower pair of parallel tracks or rails. An upright framework... | 07/20/1982 |
