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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7198136 | Elevator device for a multi-sky-lobby system An elevator system is provided with multiple sky lobbies to reduce the space required for elevator shafts and the space required for the entire elevator system, as well as the required elevator speed and motor capacity. Sky lobbies Ls1–Lsx | 04/03/2007 |
| 7090457 | Portable lift for installing and uninstalling computer-related equipment into a storage cabinet A portable lift (10) for installing and uninstalling computer-related equipment (12) into a storage cabinet (14) broadly comprises a frame (16) operable to be removably secured to the storage cabinet (14); a trolley (18) for... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6460657 | Conveyor apparatus for open-cut mining An inclined elevator for excavating an open cut mine in stopes has a traveling platform and counterweight coupled by cables whose upper and lower passes extend over upper and lower cable pulleys to the drum of a conveyor or drive machine. The cables can p... | 10/08/2002 |
| 5647720 | Hand cart for transporting stacked articles A hand cart for carrying sheets and other stacked objects has a motorized self-leveling platform, so the things being carried are kept at a constant elevation convenient to a worker, whether things are being added or removed from the platform. For carryin... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5505576 | Side loader for curbside refuse container A side loader for picking up curbside refuse containers includes a hydraulic telescopic boom located adjacent a top open refuse compartment of a vehicle. The boom is adapted for inward/outward movement transverse to the forward/rearward axis of the vehicl... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5489181 | Transport apparatus and method of using same A new and improved transport apparatus which can be used to transport a load between different level surfaces according to a novel method of use of the present invention. The transport apparatus includes an undercarriage including a front and rear trucks ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5460469 | Panel apparatus The invention comprises a panel lifting apparatus having a U shaped horizontal frame with rollers mounted along the bottom for transporting the frame from place to place. A pair of inclined channels are mounted in spaced relation along the apex of the fra... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5342161 | Holder changer A holder changer includes a robot fixed to front or rear faces of a press, and an oblique elevator which obliquely moves a plurality of holders to a work moving level from a lower level in a direction crossing a work moving direction. A fixing portion at ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5131502 | Hoisting apparatus for ships Hoisting apparatus, comprising a side loader, passenger or freight elevator for ships, having a cage which moves along a path at least partially curved. The hoisting apparatus include an elevator shaft mounted on the ship broadside provided with one or mo... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5083893 | Lifting device for water container A lifting device operated by a hand crank is described to hoist a weighted container, such as a bottle of drinking water, to the upper level of a water dispenser. When a container of water is placed on the device for upward movement, the device will preve... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5013209 | Wheel lift towing dolly A towable dolly having a wheel lift mechanism for towing a vehicle by lifting the towed vehicle by its wheels so that contact with the vehicle's bumper, undercarriage, or axle is avoided and the vehicle rides on its own suspension system. The towing dolly... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4957189 | Lifting device A lifting device which includes an outer rail composed of an outer vertical section, and an outer inclined section, an outer horizontal section; an inner rail composed of an inner vertical section, an inner inclined section, and an inner horizontal sectio... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4693661 | Connecting elevator A connecting elevator for serving, handling or working units which operate on mine benches of different level, comprises a supporting structure carrying a hoisting equipment and being supported, at least at its upper end for travelling on a bench, with th... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4681205 | Displaceable inclined hoist A displaceable inclined hoist has conveyor cars which can be moved up and down along two tracks by cable lines driven by windlasses, where the tracks together with the windlasses are located on a support construction, which is mounted in the region of its... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4627517 | Stairlift The invention deals with a stairlift. An endless tubular guide track 1, 2, 3 comprises two parallel rails 1, 2 one above the other and two connecting parts 3. A series of transmission elements 5 may move inside the guide track and a toothed wheel 12, driv... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4403898 | Pipe pick-up and laydown machine A pipe pick-up and laydown machine for lifting a joint of pipe from a generally horizontal position on a pipe rack to an inclined and elevated position relative to an elevated rig floor for connection to rig elevators by the drilling crew. The apparatus i... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4282969 | Material moving apparatus for a bale wagon A bale wagon for picking up bales of crop material from the field and forming them into a generally symmetrical pyramidal stack for deposit at a selected location is provided. The bale wagon includes a mobile frame pivotally supporting a stack forming loa... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4256426 | Tractor front mounted round bale carrier A frame for attachment to the forward end of a farm tractor and defining upstanding guide structure thereon including a substantially vertical lower portion and an upwardly and rearwardly inclined upper portion. A follower is supported from the guide stru... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4249848 | Transportable, collapsible vehicle loading hopper A loading bin is carried on a wheel-supported transportable frame in a collapsed condition in which the upper filling end of the loading bin is below vertical height road clearances for highways. The bin can be elevated at the construction site so that it... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4165810 | Rolling-cargo loading/unloading ramp having a stowable lift for palletized cargo An inclined ramp, for loading and unloading rolling cargo between ground level and a cargo bay of an air transport, incorporates a stowable lift for handling palletized cargo which is deployable into an operative position providing a horizontal pallet rec... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4032185 | Internal gripper apparatus Internal gripper apparatus for use in uncasers and the like, for controllably gripping bottles or other containers from within for transport and release as desired. The internal grippers are spring-loaded to an outer position though automatically retract ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3973686 | Plural contacting elevators with inclined platforms A loader comprising an upright frame having only two elevators or rams for transferring parts from one to the other and raising them to a point where they may be discharged. One ram moves up while the other moves down. They meet at a midpoint where parts ... | 08/10/1976 |
