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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7488149 | Movable conveyor for loading a container A container for example for a seeder includes a filling conveyor mounted on one with a bottom hopper and an upper filling spout with the conveyor being movable in a direction inwardly and outwardly relative to the side of the container to different positions relativ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7435047 | Fork-lift loading system with roller driven loading and support surface The invention relates to a loading platform (2,3) for displacing goods, comprising a support frame for goods (8) and at least one double roller device (7,9) arranged in longitudinal direction, wherein the double roller device comprises a number ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7270339 | Wheelbarrow rack A wheelbarrow rack is disclosed generally comprising first and second rack stands, first and second upright posts connected to the first and the second rack stands respectively, multiple wheelbarrow support braces pivotally attached between the upright posts, and mu... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7226266 | Rear loading roof top transporter A roof rack assembly is provided for storing items above a roof of a motor vehicle. The roof rack assembly includes a pair of rails fixedly secured to the roof, parallel to each other. Each of the rails has a channel therealong. A tray includes a first end slidingly... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7063496 | Dolly device for loading containers A dolly device for loading and unloading a container which comprises a control frame that pivots among a plurality of operational positions such that the control frame facilitates the loading or unloading of the container and supports the container while being trans... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7001052 | Vehicle trailer lighting system A trailer for vehicles having trailer lights that are mounted on stanchions present on the left rear and right rear corners of the trailer. An electrical light is mounted at an elevation so that the driver can see the front of the electrical light from the driver's ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6705822 | Loader for mounting a kayak or similar load onto the roof of an automobile A loader for mounting an elongated load onto the roof an automobile includes an axle, a pair of wheels mounted on the ends of the axle, an elongated stabilizer bar, a pair of tie-down straps and a pair of vacuum cups. The stabilizer bar is centrally mounted on the a... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6375402 | Apparatus for unloading rails An apparatus for unloading rails from a freight car on which the rails are arrayed to extend in a longitudinal direction of the freight car comprises a track-bound car, and a rail guiding unit positioned at each car end. Each rail guiding unit comprises a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5927650 | Conversion device for installation in an aircraft deck A conversion device for installation in a recess of an aircraft deck, such that the installed device forms part of the aircraft deck for use in load securement or handling, comprises a turnable member with at least two functional faces. Each functional fa... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5865579 | Adaptor for palletized loading system An adaptor is provided for a vehicle load bed having stake pockets along lateral edges. The adaptor allows pallets having indented peripheries to roll over the bed and to be locked in place on the bed. The adaptor has a base lying on the bed and guides ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5823733 | Vehicle mounted hoist with adjustable container supporting roller assemblies A vehicle mounted hoist includes container supporting roller assemblies configured to support a container for loading, unloading, transporting and/or dumping wherein the roller assemblies are vertically adjustable to provide for a variety of differently s... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5172928 | Boat bow stop mechanism An improved boat trailer bow stop assembly which allows the boat operator to use the bow stop bumpers as a point of reference to ease in the loading and unloading of a boat from a trailer frame. The bow stop assembly has steps built into the structural me... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5133570 | Pivotal bunk unit for boat trailer A boat trailer having elongated bunk units for engagement with a portion of the hull of a boat, the bunk members rockable about a normally horizontal axis longitudinally of the boat for automatic nesting engagement with the boat hull, accommodating the im... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5066033 | Method and apparatus for launching a small boat using rope retention guided A boat situated on a boat trailer is fitted with a launching rope, attached at one end to a bow eye on the boat and at another end to an eye bolt attached to the rear of the trailer. The rope is supported between its ends by one or more rope retention gui... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4971234 | Pivotable storage unit for vehicles A storage unit for mounting in the box of a pickup truck. The storage unit has a base which is anchorable to the bed of the pickup truck box. A substantially vertical support stanchion is mounted to the base. Storage shelves are pivotably mounted to the s... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4934895 | Combination truck and boat trailer apparatus The apparatus includes a truck body having a forward cab section and a rear bed section, the bed section adapted to further provide a plurality of horizontal members, comprising a truck bed, the members positioned atop a rear axle for defining a bed porti... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4932830 | Motor vehicle and boat trailer An automobile/boat trailer for transporting an automobile with a boat supported above the automobile. Four corner vertical support columns are mounted on a trailer having standard rails for supporting an automobile. A boat trailer cradle is mounted so as ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4875645 | Modular cargo conveyor and restraint system for aircraft Modules (30) include lateral bearing beams (32) for distributing cargo loads over a cargo compartment floor (4). Roller trays (34, 34', 34") are secured to and extend longitudinally between the beams (32). A tie-down support beam (38) is secured to and ex... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4860973 | Cargo conveying system A cargo conveyor system (10) having a receiving platform (20) for receiving cargo containers (138) conveyed through a loading door (16) in an aircraft fuselage (14), and movable between a lower inclined position and a vertically raised, horizontally level... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4830166 | Collapsible roll conveyor A roller conveyor comprises rollers (10) journalled on through shafts (13), which are linked together by means of alternatingly arranged links (11, 11a). Links (11a) mounted between adjacent rollers (10) on a mutual shaft (13) have support surfaces (12) o... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4780043 | Modular cargo loading and unloading system A modular cargo loading and unloading system for installation in the lower lobe compartment of an aircraft is disclosed. The system includes a doorway transfer unit (17) and a plurality of longitudinal units (19). Each of the units includes conveyor belts... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4697976 | Boat trailer A boat trailer including a triangular frame comprised of a pair of identical, integrally formed frame sections connected by threaded fasteners. The running gear assembly and boat supporting structure is attached to the frame by fasteners to form a durable... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4636130 | Railroad track trailer A railroad track trailer for carrying replacement rail sections along a railroad track, which reduces the problems of having a trailer which will tend to jump off the track, when going around curves, and which includes support systems that ease the abilit... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4618308 | Carpet handling device A loader device for loading carpet rolls onto small trucks comprising a frame with a plurality of rollers mounted transversely thereon at spaced intervals along the length of the frame, the rollers being coupled together to be driven simultaneously in the... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4586725 | Trailer for taking a boat out of the water and transporting it The trailer of the invention comprises a chassis comprising two vertical pivots (14a, 14b) disposed symmetrically with respect to its longitudinal axis (15), two retainer arms (13a, 13b) mounted for pivoting on the pivots (14a, 14b) and intended to receiv... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4544319 | Cargo transfer system A cargo transfer system (10) for loading a unit-load (26) into and unloading the unit-load from the lower hold (12) of an aircraft fuselage (14) and for transferring the unit-load into and out of storage position along the fuselage, includes a tiltable pl... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4462493 | Roller rail assembly for cargo loading system A roller rail assembly for a cargo loading system for loading cargo-loaded pallets into a vehicle, such as an aircraft. The roller rail assembly is removably mounted in a track or channel assembly having alternate cutout portions and lip portions. The rol... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4411349 | Conveyor device usable as bulkhead A conveyor device useful also as a bulkhead in a storage compartment for trucks, railroad cars and cargo holds in airplanes, boats and the like. The conveyor device comprises a frame having adjustable bar means carried by the frame, to be pressed against ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4304518 | Aircraft loader An aircraft loader having bridge and main elevators is provided with pivotally mounted trays at the rearward end of the bridge elevator. The trays serve as transit means for the passage of load units between the two elevators both when the two elevators a... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4268211 | Guide device for boat trailers A guide device for boat trailers includes a pair of guide devices each being mounted on one of the rear frame members of the boat trailer and each guide device including a vertically oriented guide roller. Each guide device also includes an obliquely orie... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4193729 | Roller attachment for a vehicle A roller assembly including a plurality of rollers mounted on a base plate. A support assembly having a reinforcement structure is provided. A clamp assembly joins the roller and support assemblies, the support assembly being pivotally attached to the cla... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4077590 | Integrated treadway cargo handling system An integrated treadway cargo handling system comprising a plurality of treadway panels suitable for converting an aircraft from passenger use to cargo use is disclosed. The treadway panels include inboard and outboard panels arrayed in spaced rows and col... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4005784 | Transport vehicle A transport vehicle comprises a rigid rectangular frame which is open at one end, a vertically movable load supporting floor and a longitudinally extending conveyor supported on and near the top of a side wall of the frame. A transverse conveyor extends a... | 02/01/1977 |
