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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7243746 | Recreational electric vehicle The recreational electric vehicle (hereinafter REV) is a convenient indoor or outdoor vehicle for one or two people with a space for personal goods. REV is most suited for adaptations for recreational use. It uses electric power for zero pollutant emissions, quiet o... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7198452 | Bar stock loading table and apparatus A bar stock loader for an elongate member and a method for use is includes a support apparatus with a support surface for supporting the elongate member and a translation apparatus proximate to the support apparatus. The translation apparatus is moveable and has an ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7134829 | Cargo trailer A trailer for carrying cargo includes a frame, at least two axles mounted to the frame, and a deck. The axles have wheels at opposite ends of the axles for movably supporting the frame above the ground. The deck is pivotally mounted to the frame and is pivotable abo... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097408 | Personal pontoon watercraft transport rack A rack for transporting personal pontoon watercraft. The rack has an anchor member which inserts in a standard trailer hitch receptacle and a support structure to which the watercraft is attached. Pivoting embodiments also have a pivot hinge which provides for the s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6981452 | Method and apparatus for unloading ribbon rails from rail cars A method and apparatus for unloading long ribbon rails which are carried on a transport car on bunks which hold the rails in four or five different tiers each containing eight to ten rails. A special railcar is equipped with a gantry crane which feeds the rails from... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6964540 | Variably adjustable watercraft ramp The watercraft ramp comprises a frame and a plurality of hull-support assemblies mounted thereon. The frame has a pair of elongated channel rails held in laterally spaced condition. Each rail has a longitudinally aligned internal recess and a longitudinally aligned ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6799933 | Freight load pallet carrier and method for distributing freight load pallets A freight load carrier for transporting freight load pallets is provided. The freight load carrier has a rectangular carrier base with a longitudinal axis having a top face, bottom face, first and second ends and first and second side rails wherein the top face is c... | 10/05/2004 |
| RE38517 | Universal flow track system The present invention features a universal, low profile, expandable flow track system that can be drop-load mounted to almost any supporting frame or pallet rack. The flow track system of the invention features a flow track that mounts flush with its end supports, a... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6622846 | Aircraft cargo loader A cargo loader platform having an array of roller assemblies on the deck thereof which are capable of moving a container longitudinally or laterally or rotating it includes several independently driven groups of roller assemblies. The groups include group... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6468015 | Container pick and return system A container pick and return system is provided having a two-tiered flow rail conveyor system that includes an inclined upper set of feed flow rails forming an input conveyor assembly and a lower set of inclined return flow rails forming an exit conveyor u... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6422152 | Sliding dolly A sliding dolly that is particularly adapted to loading and unloading awkward and heavy packages, mattresses, or box springs from a truck. There is a, a dolly back frame, and a dolly shelf. There is also a means for supporting the dolly over a floor or ot... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6357991 | Combination watercraft transportation system and dolly Apparatus for transporting, loading and unloading a watercraft, such as a jet ski, or wheeled vehicle from the bed of a pick up truck, where the apparatus is convertible to a mobile dolly for storage of the jet ski or other object. The apparatus comprises... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6315109 | Split roller wheel and method of assembly A split roller 150 may be removed from an axle 104 without requiring access to the axle end. A split wheel hub 152 supports a plurality of peripheral rollers 180, which may be arranged in two rows spaced along the hub axis. In a preferred embodiment, the ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6234740 | Vehicle cargo lift This invention relates to a vehicle cargo lift having a bed (9) having posts (10) parallel to each other extending from the bed (9), a support frame (2) having two opposed side frames forming a well therebetween to accommodate the bed (9), at least one ho... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6135481 | Boat securing and releasing device A releasing and securing assembly affixed to the starboard or port side of a boat and trailer is disclosed to temporarily release or secure a boat to a trailer while loading and unloading a boat on a boat ramp.... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132158 | Universal flow track system The present invention features a universal, low profile, expandable flow track system that can be drop-load mounted to almost any supporting frame or pallet rack. The flow track system of the invention features a flow track that mounts flush with its end ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6116842 | Transfer car for a conveyor system A transfer car is configured to travel along an aisleway between arrays of conveyor sections. The transfer car includes a chassis that carries ground engaging wheels and a transfer conveyor assembly movably supported on said chassis. A transfer motor driv... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6071063 | Wheeled load transporter A wheeled transporter for air cargo includes a load carrying platform having rollers, connected at one edge to a power console incorporating a prime mover, and supported at the other edge with unpowered castoring wheels. The transporter is driven by two s... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6051133 | Installation apparatus for a roller drive unit An installation apparatus for a powered roller drive unit (11) to propel and convey objects, is provided wherein the roller drive unit is fixed to the floor (13) of an installation channel (12) of the apparatus. The installation apparatus includes a troug... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5967735 | Loading and recovery apparatus An improved multi-function loading and recovery apparatus for use with pallets, flat racks, containers and the like having a simple, effective design while enabling efficient operation in a wide variety of recovery operations. This multi-function loading ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5921742 | Articulating roll-off trailer A roll-off trailer includes an articulating hinge and at least one hydraulic cylinder associated therewith to control the relative movement of fore and aft sections between a first position wherein the fore and aft sections lie substantially in the same h... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5868544 | Airborne cargo loader An aircraft cargo loader is provided including a platform having a plurality of rollers for supporting cargo thereon. A base member is disposed below the platform and a plurality of telescoping jacks are disposed between the platform and the base member f... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5785485 | Shiftable cargo container for truck tractor A cargo container is fitted to the chassis of a truck tractor so as to be shiftable on rollers between first and second positions. The first position is adjacent the rear of the tractor cab, and the second position is adjacent a rear end of the tractor ch... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5762464 | Railroad car for loading and unloading rails A car for loading and unloading elongated rails comprises a frame supported on a track by undercarriages, the frame defining at least one clearance between the undercarriages for permitting the elongated rails to be guided therethrough, a guiding roller a... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5735661 | Transporter for storing and carrying multiple articles, such as coin collection boxes A mobile article transporter for carrying and storing a plurality of similar articles in a compact configuration. The transporter comprises a plurality of relatively friction-free conveyors located one above the other. Each conveyor includes a set of roll... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5730252 | Order preparation method, an order picking cart and order preparation system An order preparation method includes assembling, in a receptacle placed on an autonomous cart, articles listed in an order from a customer and stored in a warehouse. The unit weight of each article in stock is associated with an identification of this art... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5722809 | Trailer-dolly combination for small or personal watercraft A trailer adapted to carry in piggy-back fashion, a removable, replaceable dolly onto which small or personal watercraft is to be loaded or off-loaded. The trailer is provided with higher pressure tires capable of withstanding such impacts and jarring as ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5683220 | Truck for use in an auto tray changer A truck for use in an auto tray changer capable of supplying and discharging a plurality of trays into and from the auto tray changer all at once, respectively, includes a loading portion having a bottom plate, in which the trays for loading working piece... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5658120 | Article transport system and carriage for use therewith An article carriage includes a pair of hollow base frames arranged transversely and extending longitudinally thereof. Each base frame has engaging recesses extending longitudinally along outer walls thereof. The engaging recesses are used for assembling d... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5634761 | Weight distributing hull and keel support for boat trailer frames In the present trailer, a pair of cross members are pivoted on the trailer frame about parallel horizontal fulcrum axes and extend transversely across a boat trailer frame. A keel receiver is provided on each cross member, extending to one side of the res... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5595442 | Tumbler loader assembly A tumbler loader assembly is capable of moving a container to be tumbled from a conveyor loading area into a tumbler device using a feed cart while maintaining a low cart profile. The feed cart is capable of moving the container on conveyor rollers along ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5542809 | Self-driven liftup conveyor, vehicular liftup conveyor, truck freight loader/unloader, and truck freight loading system A self-driven liftup conveyor comprises a channel including a bottom plate and two side plates; a roller tray accommodated in the channel and holding a multiplicity of rollers in a rotatable manner; a belt placed all over the length of the rollers; a driv... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5525025 | Loading/unloading apparatus on a vehicle and method therefor A loading/unloading apparatus used in conjunction with stations from which or to which objects are loaded or unloaded. The loading/unloading apparatus includes a pickup/receiving member which is used in the transfer of objects to and from the stations. Th... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5520497 | Rail loading train for transporting as well as loading and unloading long rails A rail loading train for transporting as well as loading and unloading long rails includes a loading car with a frame which is supported on undercarriages for movement in an operating direction. Mounted on the frame of each loading car are a plurality of ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5478189 | Lift gate cargo cart Disclosed herein is a lift gate cargo cart made of strong, lightweight material, which includes a pallet structure designed to transport cargo that can be selectively attached to the hydraulic lift gate on a delivery truck. When attached to the lift gate,... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5439209 | Paper stacking apparatus A device for arranging sheets of paper (32) in a stack (33) having a frame (2) to be mounted fixed in place, with an inlet opening (62) for introducing the sheets (32) to be stacked. The arm (4) is pivotably seated at its rear end on the frame (2) and con... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5429383 | Boat trailer with anti-friction skids A boat trailer includes ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene anti-friction plates attached to the top of the skid padding which supports the hull of the boat. The high surface area and cushioning effect of the padding is retained while the friction of ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5395204 | Truck trailer unloading apparatus A truck trailer includes a push plate extensible and retractable relative to a front wall of the trailer structure employing hydraulic ram structure to project the plate along the trailer floor, that in turn includes a row of rollers operative through a d... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5320475 | Retriever and cart for handling heavy containers A retriever and a cart that are detachably secured to one another are used for retrieving and transporting, respectively, heavy containers of the type found in trash compactors. A pair of biased looking bolts hold the retriever and container together when... | 06/14/1994 |
