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Portable automobile partition

A portable partition for use in an automobile having a seat with a seat bench and a seat backrest.

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Class 414/746.1 - Oscillating or reciprocating elevator


Subclass of Class 414 - Material or article handling
Definition: Apparatus wherein the elevator moves to and fro either along
No. of patents: 28
Last issue date: 03/20/2012


NumberTitleIssue Date
8137049Rebar separator
A rebar separator having a crossbar situated atop one or, preferably, two vibrational insulators which are preferably inflatable cushions. Preferably, there are two or more such crossbars on one or two inflatable cushions. At least one vibrational motor is in contac...
03/20/2012
7819621Method and apparatus for separating rod-shaped bodies
In order to separate rod-shaped bodies from a bundle of bodies, the surface of an uppermost body in the bundle is determined in a separation apparatus by a sensor, which body is then seized laterally of the sensor by a first gripper and is vertically lifted, whereup...
10/26/2010
7744336Rebar separator with inflatable vibrational cushions and torsion bar vibration transferral
A rebar separator having a crossbar situated atop one or, preferably, two vibrational insulators which are preferably inflatable cushions. Preferably, there are two or more such crossbars on one or two inflatable cushions. At least one vibrational motor is in contac...
06/29/2010
7635249Pipe pick-up and laydown apparatus
A self-contained, freestanding, modular, portable pipe pick-up and laydown apparatus. The apparatus includes a movable carriage and carriage rail supported on base frame. The base frame includes means for moving the carriage along the length of base frame. The appar...
12/22/2009
7357616Method and apparatus for transporting oil rig
An oil rig capable of being at least partially disassembled to form at least two portions, such as a top half and bottom half, and an associated structure for transport. An oil rig top portion may be loaded onto a trailer for transport separate from a bottom portion...
04/15/2008
7234911Method and machine for separating profiled elements
A method and machine separates profiled elements from a plurality of profiled elements. The machine includes a structure having opposed first and second ends and opposed sides, the structure receiving profiled elements extending between the first and second ends. A ...
06/26/2007
7163367Multi-position height adjustment system for a pipe handling apparatus
A system for adjusting the height of a boom on a pipe handling apparatus. A cavity is formed in the base between proximal and distal ends. The boom is nestable in said cavity and has a distal end guided along the base. A pivoting member is pivotally coupled to said ...
01/16/2007
7024757Device and method for positioning flexible tubes into a core and articles made therefrom
This invention relates to fabrication of tube bank style heat exchangers and similar assemblies. It provides a novel device and a method for presenting and feeding multiple relatively flexible tubes in a predetermined spaced apart manner, and subsequently threading ...
04/11/2006
6763926Method and apparatus for automatic feeding of bar form metal profiles in profile working machines
A method for feeding automatically metal profiles in bar form entails gripping a group of the metal profiles from a magazine for collecting the profiles and transferring the group of metal profiles or their end to a raised position. The raised metal profiles are arr...
07/20/2004
6637581Vertical log singulator with profiled surface
This invention provides log singulators which allow for the vertical singulation of piles of logs fed from typical in-feed log decks, so that these logs may be fed individually to typical out-feed conveyors. Devices provided by this invention may be high-...
10/28/2003
6554559Device for supplying to a machine-tool bars to be machined
The invention concerns a device wherein the bars (13) are arranged in bulk in the container (5). The mobile frame (17) of the grasping mechanism (14) moves forward such that the jaw (24) can seize a bar by its middle part and remove it in position (13a) w...
04/29/2003
6485251Pipe lifter
A lift system particularly designed for transport of pipes from a first to a second elevated location includes first and second storage locations with a lifter component positioned therebetween. The lifter is positioned such that pipes at a first location...
11/26/2002
6409460Rack unloader
A rack unloader apparatus (10) is used for unloading bars (150) having a plurality of pepperoni sticks (160) from a drying rack (140). The apparatus (10) includes a rail (23) operatively connected to a support frame (20). A motor (62) is operatively conne...
06/25/2002
6357995Device for handling rod-like articles, such as rebar and the like
A device (20) is adapted to move an elongated object (21), such as rebar, from a first location (22) to a second location (23). The device includes an object-supporting surface (24), such as a conveyor; a plurality of stops (25) extending in a direction a...
03/19/2002
5769597Apparatus for loading elongated workpieces
Apparatus for loading elongated workpieces that have a circular cross-section, including: (i) a horizontal work transfer section having horizontal rollers for longitudinally movably supporting workpieces; (ii) a plurality of sloping rails for downwardly r...
06/23/1998
5551827Device for loading and unloading cops in textile winding apparatus
Device for loading and unloading cops in textile apparatus for winding yarn of the type comprising a cop-holder arm suitable for picking up a cop, supporting it during the yarn winding operation and transferring it at the end of the operation of yarn wind...
09/03/1996
5326210Machine for automatically loading bar stock
A machine for automatically loading elongated bars into an automatic screw machine. Each bar initially is advanced at a rapid rate and with relatively low force by a first fluid-operated actuator. When the leading end of the bar reaches the feed finger of...
07/05/1994
5017074Bar loader for a multi-chuck machine
Bar loader for a multi-chuck machine including a star-shaped structure for supporting a plurality of bar guides, equal in number to the chucks of the machine and openable to receive a bar at a loading position arranged laterally to the structure. One the ...
05/21/1991
4936736Apparatus for transfer of rods or rails between a holder cassette and storage racks
Transfer between a cassette (8) and a storage region formed by bar elements (10, 10') is obtained by an automatic apparatus which includes lifting blades (4, 5) passing through an interrupted bottom of the cassette, and having inclined upper edges (36, 35...
06/26/1990
4895246Device for the random selection of segments of a movable wall on a roller conveyor
Device for the random selection of segments of a movable wall (11) on roller conveyors (10) which discharge rolled bars (23) laterally, whereby the movable wall (11) can descend and ascend in relationship with the roller conveyor (10) and a cooling plate ...
01/23/1990
4815922Method and apparatus for storing/taking out rod-like stored article
A method and an apparatus for storing/taking-out a rod-like stored article enables the article such as a printing-plate cylinder, which must be kept out of contact with other thing in its barrel surface in storing, to keep out of contact with other thing ...
03/28/1989
4732522Installation for loading and unloading parts into and from a container
An installation for handling parts between a container in which they are placed in layers and piles and a table which cooperates with a chute joining the installation to a service machine. The installation comprises a table mobile horizontally relative to...
03/22/1988
4696616Apparatus for unloading cylindrical articles from pallets
An apparatus for removing cylindrical articles such as kegs from a pallet on which the articles lie on their sides in a plurality of rows, has a pusher member which moves behind each row of articles in turn and pushes the row from the pallet to an adjacen...
09/29/1987
4684314Pipe handling apparatus
A pipe handling apparatus is adapted for transferring oil well pipe to and from a drilling rig. The apparatus includes a transportable chassis having tracks for supporting and guiding a reciprocable and rotatable table. A first scissors lift mounted to th...
08/04/1987
4632633Apparatus for loading cylindrical articles onto pallets
An apparatus for loading cylindrical articles, such as kegs, onto a pallet so that the articles lie on their sides in a plurality of rows, has an assembly station at which rows of the articles are assembled at a level higher than the surface of a pallet a...
12/30/1986
4574942Pipe transporting machine
A pipe transporting machine is provided to move discrete lengths of pipe across the machine in incremental steps. A spaced pair of first and second indexing members are simultaneously reciprocal between a lower position and an upper position to alternatel...
03/11/1986
4505374Approach roller feed bed for cooling beds for the retardation and transverse conveyance of product lengths
Rolled stock running out of a rolling mill is parted into lengths suitable for the cooling bed. Rolled stock cross sections of various sizes are retarded both at approach speeds of more than approximately 20 m/sec and slower, alongside the cooling bed in ...
03/19/1985
3989144Apparatus for transferring a mold
This invention relates to an apparatus for transferring a mold from a centrifugal compacting device to the next place in the process of manufacturing a concrete pole or pile, by using many jacks to raise a mold from on the centrifugal compacting device fo...
11/02/1976
 
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