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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7007790 | Loading platform with twin roller conveyors A load transfer platform adapted for attachment to a lift has a pair of laterally extending roller conveyor which are space in a front to rear direction thereby providing a pathway there between for a workman loading and unloading merchandise. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 5984615 | Roller drive unit A roller drive unit with a roller, a motor to drive the roller, a drive shaft coupled to the motor, and a gear system to couple the roller to the drive shaft. The gear system has a drive gear coupled in a non-rotating manner to the drive shaft, and a driv... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5605427 | Level gravity conveyor with gravity return of transfer units A level gravity conveyor provides a plurality of individual load-engaging support pads aligned longitudinally along the conveyor. The pads are movably supported on runway segments which extend longitudinally. Each runway segment defines an upper raceway s... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5518355 | Automated container transferring and loading system and a method therefor An automated container transferring and loading system having a large number of carriage retracting lanes disposed orthogonally with respect to a row of stage conveyors of a cargo sorting yard, a carriage tow device for retracting a plurality of connected... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5467827 | Modular fire truck A fire truck having a flat bed includes a conveyor system for loading a number of interchangeable firefighting modules onto the bed. The conveyor system comprises a frame carrying a number of rollers or casters which allow the units to be easily slid on a... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5156514 | Shelf-type storage, retrieval and transfer system for material contained in self-supporting storing pallet boxes or magazines In a shelf-type store for magazines with material in rod or plate form, an apparatus is described for putting the material, contained in the magazines, into and out of store and for selecting it. For this purpose the magazines are moved with the aid of a ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5082417 | Accessory for a vehicle having a hydraulic loader The difficulty in loading a load carrying body (26) onto or removing it from an elevated surface (48) with a standard hydraulic loader arm (30) is avoided through the use of a lifting frame (70) adapted to be mounted to the bed (20) or frame (10) of a veh... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4966515 | Load handling system The invention provides a load handling system which includes at least one roller guideway arranged to support and guide a load along a predetermined path, and pneumatically operated load support members disposed parallel to the guideway which are movable ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4787808 | Trailer A trailer wherein a body frame supports front and rear wheels rotatably at the left and right side portions thereof; a cargo base member has a plurality of rotors for transferring a cargo, arranged rotatably and in a mutually spaced manner on the cargo ba... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4715766 | Combined distribution apparatus for piece goods A distribution apparatus for the distribution of piece goods to different stations which is equipped with a transporting system for the pick-up and delivery of the piece good and with a chassis adapted to be driven; in order to enable the loading and unlo... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4700624 | Die transfer system A die transfer system comprises a pair of elongated, horizontally extending vertically movable rails having a plurality of rollers thereon. A pair of elastomeric elements have a vertical dimension and elastic coefficient such that the rolls on said rails ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4498384 | Die transfer system The disclosure relates to a die transfer system for a press having a bolster for the support of a die. The system comprises a pair of elongated, parallel upwardly opening cavities having horizontally extending vertically movable rails therein. A plurality... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4023222 | Pontoon boat with retractable running gear An elongated mobile structure is provided including a body portion and an intermediate section of the body portion is provided with elongated support arm structure having one end pivotally secured to the body portion for oscillation about a transverse axi... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3974924 | Boat trailer A boat trailer having weight distributing and stabilizing cradles fore and aft for small craft, and cradles fore, aft, and midships for medium to heavy craft. The aft cradle provides mechanical leverage to assist during winching to lift and to lower a boa... | 08/17/1976 |
