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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802958 | Versatile trailer deck The invention relates to versatile cargo trailer decks, and to methods for moving cargo onto such cargo trailer decks. In embodiment, a cargo trailer deck may have first and second moving apparatus attached to a deck member. The first moving apparatus may be adapted... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7267071 | Apparatuses and methods useful for centering watercraft Apparatuses and methods useful for helping to center watercraft—such as personal watercraft, ski boats, fishing boats, luxury boats, and the like—as they are docked (such as on trailers or watercraft-lifting systems), especially in rough waters and/or strong cro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7055449 | Apparatuses and methods useful for centering watercraft Apparatuses and methods useful for helping to center watercraft—such as personal watercraft, ski boats, fishing boats, luxury boats, and the like—as they are docked (such as on trailers or watercraft-lifting systems), especially in rough waters and/or strong cro... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017933 | Lighted guide post assembly for boat trailers A lighted guide assembly for boat trailers used in centering a boat on a trailer during the loading and unloading process. The lighted guide post assembly provides running and braking lights for the trailer that can be seen from the rear of the boat trailer despite ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6966416 | Conveyor system A conveyor system for loading pallets into and out of a vehicle includes an accumulating conveyor and airbag rail. The accumulating conveyor is constituted by a pair of chain rails for supporting and conveying pallets into and out of a vehicle. The airbag rail is po... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6905095 | Multiple platform aircraft cargo loader An aircraft cargo loader includes a first generally horizontal platform structure adjustable in height between ground level and a first elevated position. The loader includes a second generally horizontal platform structure positioned adjacent to the first generally... | 06/14/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6585473 | Mechanical handling apparatus A mechanical handling apparatus comprising a support surface for supporting a load, and a plurality of rollers, each roller being rotatably mounted on an axle for moving a load over the support surface, the support surface comprising an aperture for each ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6537010 | Wafer boat support and method for twin tower wafer boat loader An apparatus for automatically and simultaneously loading/unloading a plurality of wafer boats (24) onto/from a cantilever paddle includes a cantilever paddle (47-1) and a carriage (42-1) supporting the cantilever paddle First and second vertical translat... | 03/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6279730 | Arrangement for the movement of production goods along a production line An arrangement for conveying material to be conveyed along a conveying plane, in particular for freight-loading systems in freight compartments, preferably of aircraft is disclosed. The arrangement provides that driving material to be conveyed along a con... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6139983 | Corrosion-resistant member, wafer-supporting member, and method of manufacturing the same This invention relates to a corrosion-resistant member having a resistance to plasma of a halogen based corrosive gas, which comprises a main body and a corrosion-resistant layer formed on a surface of the main body and containing a fluoride of at least o... | 10/31/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5947676 | High temperature die lift system The disclosure relates to a heat resistant die lift system. The system comprises an upwardly opening cavity in a bolster having a vertically movable rail therein. An airbag extends longitudinally of the cavity under the rail. A plurality of rollers are su... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5846043 | Cart and caddie system for storing and delivering water bottles A cart and caddie system for storing and transporting standard, multi-gallon water bottles, and for inverting each bottle so that its neck is received in an open well at the top of a water dispenser to feed water therein. The wheeled cart includes a lower... | 12/08/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5535964 | Medical transport apparatus The invention comprises a bench and loading lift for supporting a stretcher on an aircraft and for loading the stretcher onto the bench, while the bench is on the aircraft. The bench has a top surface for supporting a stretcher thereon with a slidably adj... | 07/16/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5219259 | Interface for cargo loaders An interface system for cargo loaders which is especially suited for use with aircraft cargo loaders. The interface is secured to a deck structure forming part of the cargo loader. The interface system includes a primary interface member which can be exte... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5213467 | System for transportation of paper rolls A conveyor for large cylindrical bodies such as paper rolls, includes an elongate track defined by a channel member and a beam mounted within the channel member. The beam defines a pair of rolling surfaces upon which a short length carriage runs longitudi... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5184366 | Aircraft cargo handling system An on-board aircraft cargo handling system comprises a plurality of tines which are mounted within a cargo ramp and beneath its surface and are capable of extension aft of the ramp across a truck bed or the like. The tines have a plurality of rollers exte... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5165838 | Vehicle for transporting loads A vehicle having a suspension control system that is especially applicable to an aircargo transport loader which is adapted for storage in a cargo hold of an aircraft. The suspension control system utilizes sensors to monitor the clearance between the veh... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5140716 | Cargo rail system for an aircraft Fixed parallel cargo rails are positioned on the cargo bed floor of an aircraft, spaced sufficiently to fit a pallet snugly therebetween. A plurality of collinear slots arranged along the length of the cargo bed floor are positioned just inboard of each r... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5088585 | Retractable roller ball cargo floor surface Routine hand-labor cargo processing is an integral component of world commerce. The present invention permits the incorporation in one-and-the-same freight floor surface of the capacity for near-instantaneous conversion from the traditional static norm to... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4972917 | Carriage conveying equipment A carriage conveying apparatus has a loaded carriage to be conveyed, and a driving vehicle for coupling, towing and conveying the carriage from below the carriage. Since the vertical load of the carriage is transmitted to the driving vehicle, controlled t... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4930612 | Roller track assembly incorporating a mechanical elevator mechanism An elevating roller track assembly having a base member and a lift bar located in a channel which is formed in the base member. The lift bar is slidably mounted for longitudinal movement relative to the base member. A first elevator ramp is mounted on the... | 06/05/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4875700 | Boat trailers A boat trailer frame has front cross rails spanning the parallel portions of longitudinal rails with forwardly convergent front ends. The cross rails carry sets of boat hull-engaging members arranged to conform to the shape of the hulls of boats to be tra... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4819554 | Transfer and quick change system An die transfer and quick change system comprising at least four T-lift units installed in T-slots formed in the surface of the machine bolster. The T-lift units are installed in the bolsters so that there are at least two systems for positioning the die ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4779887 | Boat trailer boat hull guiding system A pair of opposite side guide members are mounted from opposite side rear portions of a trailer frame for guided shifting along upwardly convergent paths and the upper ends of the guide members include upwardly facing hull undersurface engaging and suppor... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4715768 | Boat trailer guide An improved boat trailer guide-on comprising bracket means that adjustably attaches to a conventional boat trailer and holds a substantially vertical shaft means with telescopically extendable foamed plastic rollers thereon. Such a device allows the rolle... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4690608 | Trailer for transporting large containers A trailer for transporting roll-off containers is disclosed wherein a special trailer is fabricated with longitudinally extending main rails and a plurality of inside rollers and outside rollers rotatively affixed to the main rails. The main rails termina... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4684311 | Load transporting apparatus Load transporting apparatus enables loads to be transported on and off vehicles. The apparatus requires a loading platform to be located adjacent a load receiving surface of a vehicle. The platform and the surface each have channel shaped tracks which are... | 08/04/1987 |
