Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
414540000 | Raising or lowering of load or load holder includes vertical, rectilinear movement | 70 |
20080273956 | COUNTERBALANCE ASSEMBLY FOR A FOLD OUT RAMP - A counterbalance for a ramp assembly includes a chain assembly and a spring assembly. The spring assembly includes a spring and first and second spring fittings. The first spring fitting restrains a first end of the spring when the ramp portion is between a neutral position and the stowed position and moves the first end of the spring toward a second end of the spring when the ramp portion moves from the neutral position toward the deployed position. The second spring fitting is spaced from the first spring fitting and restrains the second end of the spring when the ramp portion is between the neutral position and the deployed position. The second spring fitting moves the second end of the spring toward the first end of the spring when the ramp portion moves from the neutral position toward the stowed position. | 11-06-2008 |
20090074548 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING ON A VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE - A device for mounting on a vehicle is shiftable between at least a first active position, in which it constitutes an underrun protection, and a second active position, in which it constitutes a vehicle support. Hereby, the functions of an underrun protection and vehicle support may be provided in a combined device. | 03-19-2009 |
20090202329 | TRANSPORTER FOR RIDE-ON POWER TROWEL - A vehicle for transporting a ride-on trowel includes a vehicle frame forming a bay sized to receive the ride-on trowel and a system for supporting the ride-on trowel from the vehicle frame. The vehicle frame includes a lower frame that surrounds the bay on three sides. The lower frame has an open rear end and a tapered front end and is configured to closely match the shape of the ride-on trowel outer frame. | 08-13-2009 |
20090257855 | ELEVATABLE AND SELECTIVELY PIVOTABLE FRAME STRUCTURE FOR USE SUCH AS BY HAIR CARE PROFESSIONALS WITH INDIVIDUALS SEATED WITHIN A WHEELCHAIR - An assembly providing such as a hair care professional the ability to secure and elevate a physically challenged individual seated upon a wheelchair. A frame includes first and second spaced apart and crosswise-reinforced channels defining travel locations for receiving forward and rearward pairs of wheelchair wheels. A pair of crosswise extending locks associated with intermediate locations of the channels define spaced distances from end locations thereof to prevent relative movement of the wheelchair wheels when supported thereupon. First and second supports secure to the frame and extend upwardly relative to an open area between the channels. A pedestal includes a floor base from which vertically actuates a cylinder arranged to extend through the frame open area and between the supports, the supports mounting to the cylinder in order to secure the frame in balanced and vertically displaceable fashion upon the pedestal. | 10-15-2009 |
20100047048 | LIFTING LOADING PLATFORM - Loading platforms ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100215467 | Cargo Transport System and Method for Loading and Transporting Goods - A system and method of loading and delivering goods which may include rolling trays adapted to roll into a truck trailer. The truck trailer may have rails at different heights allowing for the high density packing of trays within the trailer. The trailer may have a lift mechanism with rails which allows rolling trays to be placed onto the rails, or to be rolled onto elevated rails off of mating rails. The lift mechanism may be adapted to raise the rolling trays to different heights associated with the rails within the trailer. | 08-26-2010 |
20100232917 | Cement Truck Lift Elevator - A cement truck lift elevator for assisting an individual with lifting items up to the mouth of a cement truck's mixing drum to reduce the risk of injury to the individual and any bystanders. The elevator includes an elongated, tubular housing that extends from approximately waist-high upwardly to a point adjacent the mouth of the mixing drum. A lift carriage is located within the housing and is vertically moveable, and axially rotatable at points, relative to the housing. A conveyor platform for holding items is connected to the lift carriage by a mounting arm that extends through a vertically-elongated guide slot in the housing. A lift cable extends from a drive winch, through the frame, to the lift carriage. By operating the drive winch, the lift carriage and the attached conveyor platform are moved vertically along the housing to lift items placed thereon. | 09-16-2010 |
20110176898 | SHIPPING CONTAINER LIFTING AND MANEUVERING DOLLY - A dolly is particularly adapted to lift, support and maneuver a 20-foot shipping container. A shipping container support frame also supports a shipping container capture assembly. The capture assembly includes a pair of parallel, opposing shipping container capture slides. A pair of hydraulic jacks is attached to each capture slide. The jacks move shipping container engagements pins vertically. The slides move the shipping container laterally and the jacks move it vertically to pick it up and allow the support frame to move under the container. The support frame has steerable wheels for movement. Counterweights or auxiliary container stabilizers are unnecessary. | 07-21-2011 |
20110280700 | TRANSFER DEVICE - A transfer device to assist a user in moving between vertically displaced locations has a storage enclosure mounted or mountable to the exterior of a motor vehicle. The storage enclosure protects components from external conditions, weather, etc., and typically is made of steel, plastic, etc. A user platform is supported on a drawer assembly that can be completely encased in the storage enclosure. Movement of the drawer assembly is controlled by a drawer extension mechanism that selectively extends and retracts the drawer assembly into and out of the storage enclosure between a stored position completely inside the storage enclosure and an operative position outside the storage enclosure. When the drawer assembly is in an operative position outside the storage enclosure, a platform elevating mechanism can raise and lower the user platform between a lower, compacted storage position and an elevated position using a scissors linkage that links the user platform to a drawer assembly support such as a tray. The elevating mechanism can be an actuator having a cylinder pivotably mounted to the tray and a slidable rod pivotably mounted to the scissors linkage in a manner that permits raising the seat as the rod is extended outwardly from the actuator cylinder. A control system monitors the position of the drawer assembly and the vertical position of the user platform and can prevent undesired operation such as when a motor vehicle engine is still running or a motor vehicle door is closed. | 11-17-2011 |
20120121369 | LIFT GATE LOAD ELEVATOR WITH COLUMNAR POWER ASSEMBLIES - A lifting system includes a vertically extending parallel pair of fixedly spaced apart guide surfaces, a linear actuator suspended vertically between said pair of guide surfaces, a vertically elongate runner member having a pivotal connection to a lower end of said linear actuator to be vertically reciprocated by said actuator, a load bearing member at a lower end of said runner member at a location spaced downwardly from said pivotal connection and a vertically spaced apart pair of sliding contact members on said runner member for relatively slidable contact with said pair of guide surfaces during vertical reciprocation of said runner member by said actuator. Each of said contact members comprises a projecting contact pad having a concave surface for slidable contact with one of said guide surfaces. | 05-17-2012 |
20120183381 | Cargo Lift System - A cargo lift system for loading cargo at or near ground level and raising it over a vehicle is described. The cargo lift system may be attached to a variety of vehicles, including but not limited to horse trailers, recreational vehicles, cars and trucks and other vehicles. The cargo lift system can be used to securely transport a wide variety of cargo over a vehicle and safely loading and unloading the cargo from the vehicle. | 07-19-2012 |
20130136566 | LIFT GATE ASSEMBLY WITH PEDAL OPENER - A lift gate assembly for a vehicle that includes a platform assembly with a platform member. The assembly also includes a linkage assembly pivotally connected to the platform member and operably coupled to a vehicle, such that the platform member is pivotally moveable between a storage position and an in-use position. The assembly further includes a pedal opener coupled to the platform member at a location above the first pivot point when the platform member is in the storage position. The pedal opener also has a rearwardly disposed, upwardly facing surface configured to receive a generally downward applied force that assists pivotal movement of the platform member from the storage position to the in-use position. | 05-30-2013 |
20130136567 | LOCKING ARM SYSTEM FOR A RETENTION RAMP OF A LIFT GATE - The present invention provides a locking assembly for a ramp of a lift gate. The locking assembly comprises an elongated locking arm and a spring for spring loading the locking arm. The locking arm is pivotably disposed on a pivot point relative to the ramp. A biasing tension in the spring urges a proximal end of the locking arm to engage with a cam portion of the ramp to maintain the ramp in a selected position. The cam portion has multiple engagement surfaces for individually engaging with the locking arm, wherein selectively engaging the locking arm with each engagement surface of the cam portion maintains the ramp in a corresponding selected position. | 05-30-2013 |
20130343849 | Method and Apparatus for Lifting and Transporting Exercise Equipment - An apparatus and method for lifting and transporting exercise equipment features use of a winch movably supported on a header spanning between a pair of wheeled side frames for adjustment of the winch position in two dimensions to account for varying center of gravity locations on different pieces of equipment to be lifted. The apparatus is rolled into a position straddling the equipment for lifting of same, at which time supports are laid across the space between the side frames for lowering of the equipment onto the supports for stable seated transport of the equipment on the supports by rolling of the wheeled apparatus. A single service technician can easily and safely remove a piece of equipment from the exercise floor to avoid disruption or hazard to gym members. | 12-26-2013 |
20140003896 | TRAILER FOR LIFTING A HEAVY LOAD AND METHOD FOR LIFTING THE HEAVY LOAD USING THE SAME | 01-02-2014 |
20140328659 | CONTROLLED BATTERY BOX - A battery container for battery temperature control comprises a housing including an enclosure for receiving a battery, wherein at least a portion of the housing comprises a thermal insulation material for insulating the interior of the enclosure against ambient temperature. The battery container further comprises a temperature control element disposed within the enclosure, wherein the temperature control element reduces the rate of heat transfer between the ambient and the interior of the enclosure. The temperature control element comprises an active temperature control element. The battery container further comprises a controller that in response to a signal indicating battery temperature, controls the active temperature control element for reducing the rate of heat transfer between the ambient and the interior of the enclosure. | 11-06-2014 |
20150071749 | LIFT GATE AND MOUNTING SYSTEM - A mounting system for mounting a lift gate on a structure is provided, the lift gate having a lift platform supported between a pair of spaced support columns. The mounting system comprises a first mounting member configured for attachment onto said structure, wherein the first mounting member includes a support protrusion for engaging an opening in a wall of a corresponding lift gate support column. The mounting system further comprises a second mounting member configured for attachment onto said structure, wherein the second mounting member includes a support protrusion for engaging an opening in a wall of a corresponding lift gate support column. When the mounting members are attached to the structure and the corresponding lift gate support columns are mounted on the support protrusions, the mounting members support the lift gate on the structure. | 03-12-2015 |
20150147145 | WIRELESSLY OPERATED HYDRAULIC TAIL GATE SYSTEM - A truck having a truck body with lift track and a battery electrically connected to the body and a platform for moving along the lift track. A box holding a hydraulic unit with solenoid valves for moving the platform is attached to the truck body. A movable wireless switch having an internal power source is on the platform. When a user operates a switch the movable wireless switch emits a movement signal from a movable antenna electrically connected to the truck body. A fixed wireless switch is on the truck body. When a user operates a switch the fixed wireless switch emits a movement signal from an antenna electrically connected to the body. A wireless receiver receives the movement signal and then applies control signals to the hydraulic unit. The wireless receiver also receives a sensor signal and emits an alert if the hydraulic unit has a problem. | 05-28-2015 |
20160075270 | LIFT GATE LOADING RAMP - A lift gate for loading and unloading cargo from a vehicle. The lift gate includes a moveable load platform and a ramp. The ramp is coupled to the load platform such that the ramp rotates between various positions at the selection of a user. | 03-17-2016 |
20160107559 | RECEIVER-MOUNTED LIFT GATE - A lift gate system having a first upright including a first track; a second upright including a second track, wherein the second upright is parallel to the first upright; a cross member coupled to the first upright and coupled to the second upright; a receiver bar coupled to the cross member, wherein the receiver bar is configured for detachable coupling to a receiver tube; a first carrier coupled to the first upright, wherein the first carrier is coupled to the first upright, wherein the first carrier is configured to move along the first track; a second carrier coupled to the second upright, wherein the second carrier is coupled to the second upright, wherein the second carrier is configured to move along the second track; a platform coupled to the first carrier and the second carrier; and a drive mechanism coupled to the first carrier and to the second carrier, wherein the first carrier and the second carrier move at a same velocity when the drive mechanism is activated, whereby the platform is raised and lowered uniformly when the drive mechanism is activated. | 04-21-2016 |
20190142658 | LIFTING DEVICE FOR A WHEELCHAIR, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | 05-16-2019 |
414541000 | And carrier or mover includes means enabling additional movement having horizontal component | 39 |
20080304948 | AIRCRAFT 400 HZ CABLE HOIST - A hoist system for handling a 400 Hz cable used for aircraft electrical servicing, that utilizes electrical circuitry where wire rope position sensing is accomplished using a grounding circuitry. The system employs an AC drive that relies on circuit completion through “sinking logic.” Electrically connected are wire rope guide rollers, a control pendant, a bridge horizontal control relay, which is in electrical communication with a horizontal bridge lock-out bar. The wire rope is used as an electrical conductor for control voltage only. A lower limit contact bar extends above a plane between the wire rope guide rollers and the take-up spool, as serves to prevent the wire rope from rewinding in a reverse manner on the take-up spool. A horizontal bridge lock-out bar extends above a plane between the wire rope guide rollers and the take-up spool and is used to allow or inhibit horizontal bridge movement. | 12-11-2008 |
20080317571 | Seated lift for recreational vehicles - A lift apparatus for a motor home or recreational vehicle is provided having a generally vertical slide rail attached to the cabin floor and interior wall adjacent the doorway to the motor home. A trolley is slidably engaged with the slide rail and is configured for vertical movement through the selectively motorized rotation of pulleys about which is engaged a line attached at each end to the trolley. A riser is hingedly connected to the trolley, and a swing arm is hingedly connected to the riser. The distal end of the swing arm is configured to have a chair removably mounted to it. | 12-25-2008 |
20090016866 | Manual Wheelchair Loader - A manual wheelchair loader design to lift and place an article, such as a collapsible wheelchair, into the cargo area of a vehicle. The loader includes a base adapted to rest on a substantially flat surface within the vehicle. At least one support arm is connected to the base to hold a carriage. The carriage is adapted to rotate between a first position and a second position. The carriage further has a lower support surface adapted to support the article being loaded when the frame is in a first position. The carriage also has a lateral support surface adapted to support the article being loaded when the carriage is in a second position. A ramp is hingedly connected to lower support surface for wheeling the article thereto. | 01-15-2009 |
20090317220 | RETRACTABLE CRANE BUILT INTO HYBRID TRAILER LOAD BED - A hybrid trailer with a built in retractable hydraulic crane to handle different configurations of platform surface bodies. It will raise the platform surface body vertically away from the chassis frame placing the platform surface body in the desired location. Two telescoping arms extend out to lift and retract into a recessed area in the bed of the trailer for storage. It is operated by remote voice control. A solar collector enables operation in remote locations and use of the crane for external lifting operations. | 12-24-2009 |
20100054900 | Lifting apparatus for use in a vehicle - The invention relates to a lifting apparatus for use in a transport vehicle to lift a load at a height of a loading space of the vehicle, wherein the lifting apparatus comprises:
| 03-04-2010 |
20100178144 | PENDULAR CARGO DISPLACER - Loading device using a pendular movement for the displacement of cargo. The loading device consists of a pole ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100183412 | Powered hand truck - The powered hand truck has a chassis supported at one end by a single axle with two independently operable drive wheels. A prime mover is provided generally medially on the chassis, driving the drive wheels and powering the forklift mechanism. An operator console extends from the end of the chassis opposite the wheels, with an operator platform extending beyond the base of the operator console. The forklift mechanism has a pantograph arrangement supported by a pivotally mounted column. The forklift mast remains parallel to the column at all times and includes a manually or power actuated upper extension. A storage rack and dolly may be installed upon a suitable transport vehicle for transporting the powered hand truck. The hand truck forks engage the storage rack dolly, with the dolly translating along the rack to allow the truck to be deployed from, or loaded onto, the transport vehicle. | 07-22-2010 |
20110255943 | AUTOMOBILE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT STORAGE DEVICE - A luggage compartment storage device for moving a heavy item from a low easy access point to a high storage surface. A base frame is rigidly mounted to the high storage surface. A slide is connected to the base frame. A sliding frame is connected to the slide. Rear swing arms and front swing arms are pivotally connected to the sliding frame. A damper is connected between the rear swing arms and the sliding frame. A platform support frame is pivotally connected to the front swing arms and the rear swing arms. A platform is supported by the platform support frame. A pull down handle is pivotally connected to the front swing arms. The position of the pull down handle is lockable. A locking device is used for locking the platform support frame in place when the platform is at the high storage surface. The user manipulates the pull down handle to move the heavy item between the high storage surface and the low easy access point. In a preferred embodiment, the heavy item is a cooler and the base frame is rigidly mounted to shelving installed in the luggage compartment of an SUV. In another preferred embodiment, a cutting board is sliding attached to the bottom of the platform support frame. In other preferred embodiments the storage device is utilized for storage assistance in work vehicles, workshops, garages, basements, stock rooms, motor homes, closets and for assisting in disabled access. | 10-20-2011 |
20130259616 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING AND OFFLOADING A STORAGE CONTAINER ONTO AND FROM A BED OF A TRANSPORT TRUCK - An apparatus and method for loading and offloading storage containers such as dumpsters onto and from a bed of a transport truck utilizes a mast mounted in upstanding disposition relative to the bed of the truck, and a container lifting and placement assembly configured for grasping engagement with the storage container. The lifting and placement assembly is supported on the mast for selective movement upwardly and downwardly along the mast axis and for selective movement rotationally about the mast axis between a loading position facing away from the bed and a storage position disposed over the bed to facilitate selective positioning and movement of the assembly relative to the mast and the bed for grasping, lifting, moving, lowering and placing a storage container between a ground surface adjacent the truck and the truck bed. | 10-03-2013 |
20140205410 | DAMPED OFFLOAD SYSTEM - One variation may include a product including a carrier having a doorway constructed and arranged so that a module or second container may be loaded into and out the carrier through the doorway, the carrier being movable, and wherein the carrier is constructed and arranged so that the doorway is in an elevated position, a bracket positioned to receive a module or second container, a lift system connected to the bracket and constructed and arranged to lift the bracket and the module or second container to a position wherein the module or second container may be inserted through the doorway and into a carrier, and to lower the bracket and the module or second container to a position wherein the module or second container is below at least a portion of the doorway and so that the second module or container may be removed from the bracket. | 07-24-2014 |
20140219757 | DOORFRAME GANTRY LIFT SYSTEM - A number of variations of the invention may include a vehicle having a doorframe gantry lift system for raising and lowering a cargo module in the doorframe. A number of variations of the invention may include a cargo module having at least a first lift structure constructed and arranged to mate with a first lift structure of a vehicle doorframe gantry lift system. | 08-07-2014 |
20150117996 | CONTAINER SYSTEM WITH LIFT INTERFACE DEVICE AND VEHICLE - A lift interface device for releasably coupling a vehicle to a container, the vehicle of the type engaging the container through a passage under the container, the lift interface device comprises a base adapted to be secured to the vehicle. A frame is positioned over the vehicle and connected to the base with at least a rotational joint adjacent to a leading end of the lift interface device, such that the frame is movable from a coupling orientation to a raised orientation, the frame comprising at least one support surface for supporting the container when the frame is rotated toward the raised configuration, and a container connector at a trailing end of the lift interface device adapted to be used for releasably connecting the container to the frame when the frame is rotated toward the raised configuration; and an actuation unit to rotate and hold the frame relative to the base at desired orientations between the coupling orientation and the raised orientation. | 04-30-2015 |
20150139766 | ROBOTIC BIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - One embodiment is directed to a personal robotic system, comprising: an electromechanical mobile base defining a cross-sectional envelope when viewed in a plane substantially parallel to a plane of a floor upon which the mobile base is operated; a torso assembly movably coupled to the mobile base; a head assembly movably coupled to the torso; a releasable bin-capturing assembly movably coupled to the torso; and a controller operatively coupled to the mobile base, torso assembly, head assembly, and bin-capturing assembly, and configured to capture a bin with the bin-capturing assembly and move the torso assembly relative to the mobile base so that the captured bin fits as closely as possible within the cross-sectional envelope of the mobile base. | 05-21-2015 |
414542000 | Hoist having traversing (i.e., horizontal) movement | 19 |
20080279665 | Method for the placement and transport of heavy equipment onto the cargo area of a cargo-bearing vehicle and apparatus therefor - A method and apparatus for the placement and transport of heavy equipment into the cargo area of a cargo-bearing vehicle wherein a collapsible cargo cart designed to hold heavy equipment up to 1000 pounds that has a frame portion, a releasable cargo-holding planar base portion, a removable handle, a first set of legs attached to the frame portion, a second set of legs attached frame portion and a means for allowing the frame to slide into the cargo area of a cargo-bearing vehicle. A crane support can optionally be attached the frame to allow a crane to lift heavy equipment situated beneath the frame portion when the base portion is released creating a space therebetween. One or more braking mechanisms can be added to the frame to prevent the cart from moving once put in place in the cargo area of the cargo-bearing vehicle. | 11-13-2008 |
20090067967 | BATTERY-CHANGING VEHICLE WITH CANTILEVERED BOOM - A battery-changing vehicle includes a mobile carriage, a frame disposed above the mobile carriage, and a boom assembly connected to the frame. The mobile carriage defines a loading deck for receiving and transporting a battery. The boom assembly includes a lift hoist that lifts a battery to and from the loading deck. The lift hoist is capable of lateral movement between an extended disposition, at which the lift hoist is cantilevered away from the loading deck, and a withdrawn disposition, at which the lift hoist is disposed above the loading deck. The battery-changing vehicle may also include a transfer arm capable of transferring a battery to and from the loading deck. | 03-12-2009 |
20100183413 | POSITIONABLE LOADING RACK AND METHOD FOR SAFELY MOVING A LOAD - Embodiments include a loading rack apparatus mountable on a vehicle having a hoist motor, an extendable horizontal trolley to permit a load to be lifted with the hoist, moved horizontally into a vehicle, and lowered. A variety of embodiment trolley drive mechanisms are disclosed including but not limited to a rack-and-pinion means, belt drive means, and a lead screw means. A control means prevents trolley and hoist motor overcurrent. The control means includes a plurality of safety features including a tilt detection means to avoid loading under unsafe conditions and a pressure sensitive switch to halt trolley movement if the trolley contacts an object or person. A DC motor control means provides button control for trolley and hoist motors and emergency cut off. The top surface is shaped to define a surface for items. An arcuate embodiment crossbar member permits more stable positioning of items on the apparatus's topmost surface. A method for safely moving a load is disclosed. | 07-22-2010 |
20110170996 | UNIVERSAL LIFT FOR TRANSPORTING A LOAD INTO AND OUT OF A VEHICLE - A universal lift for transporting a load into and out of a vehicle ( | 07-14-2011 |
20120275890 | PALLET ACCESSORY FOR TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE - A sling for lifting pallet-mounted cargo includes: an upper pair of telescopic beams; a yoke connecting the upper beams; a lower pair of telescopic beams; and load lines connecting each of the upper beams to a respective lower beam. The sling may further include adjustable hangers connecting the load lines to the upper beams. | 11-01-2012 |
20120288349 | Container Handling Device, Use of Such a One, and Methods in Unloading and Loading - The invention concerns a container handling device for the temporary storage of containers in unloading and loading. The container handling device is arranged to be able to receive at least one pair of container units with one unit in the pair being situated above the other one. The device has a support structure having a loading platform and a transfer device connected with support structure. The transfer device has a grip frame to surround the container unit, which grip frame has inside dimensions so that a movement of a container unit through the same is possible. The invention also concerns a use of the container handling device as well as a method for unloading and loading by the invented container handling device. | 11-15-2012 |
20130078067 | Positionable Loading Rack and Method for Safely Moving a Load - Embodiments include a loading rack apparatus mountable on a vehicle having a hoist motor, an extendable horizontal trolley to permit a load to be lifted with the hoist, moved horizontally into a vehicle, and lowered. A variety of embodiment trolley drive mechanisms are disclosed including but not limited to a rack-and-pinion means, belt drive means, and a lead screw means. A control means prevents trolley and hoist motor overcurrent. The control means includes a plurality of safety features including a tilt detection means to avoid loading under unsafe conditions and a pressure sensitive switch to halt trolley movement if the trolley contacts an object or person. A DC motor control means provides button control for trolley and hoist motors and emergency cut off. The top surface is shaped to define a surface for items. An arcuate embodiment crossbar member permits more stable positioning of items on the apparatus's topmost surface. A method for safely moving a load is disclosed. | 03-28-2013 |
20130183126 | Flatbed truck method with a pickup truck - A specially designed crane, lift or hoist is utilized in converting a pickup truck into a flatbed type of vehicle. The crane is specially built in that it may fold down into a horizontal position wherein the drive and driven portions of the crane are parallel to each other in the rest position. A first crane WL | 07-18-2013 |
20140314532 | Van slideout and lift - A system and method for loading and unloading a large or small van. The method includes providing two or three support units in the form of a generally upsidedown U-shape. The top of each support includes a tube with a slot in the bottom thereof. Inside this tube is another tube which carries a hoist. The second tube is pushed out via an electric actuator so that a load may be picked up by the hoist and loaded into a van. | 10-23-2014 |
20140314533 | UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE MOUNTED CRANE - A crane includes: a base for being disposed in or on a cargo box of a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) and for fastening to a bed of the cargo box; a boom rotatable relative to the base between a deployed position and a stowed position; a boom hoist operable to swing the boom between the positions; and a load hoist operable to lift cargo located adjacent to a rear end of the UTV when the boom is in the deployed position and operable to carry the cargo toward the UTV as the boom is swung to the stowed position, thereby loading the cargo into the cargo box. | 10-23-2014 |
20150078869 | MOBILE SERVICE TRAILER WITH CRANE - A mobile service trailer having structural support columns extending vertically from a trailer platform and roof support members which are supported by the support columns and span the width of the trailer platform. A first guide track is suspended underneath and extends between the roof support members. A first crane is positioned on an elongated trolley which travels along the first guide track between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position, the trolley extends past the rear end of the trailer platform in a cantilever fashion to enable the first crane to reach and lift an object positioned behind the trailer platform. In the retracted positioned, the trolley is retracted to enable the first crane to deposit the object onto the trailer platform. | 03-19-2015 |
20160039325 | Vehicle Crane - A crane system for loading and unloading stone slabs comprising: a front support structure including: a pair of vertical legs each secured at a bottom end to the bed or wall of a vehicle; a front horizontal cross beam secured to a top end of the vertical legs; a back support structure including: a pair of vertical legs each secured at a bottom end to the bed or wall of a vehicle; a back horizontal cross beam secured to a top end of the vertical legs; a pair of bracing members secured to the vertical legs and to each other to aid in the stabilization of the system; a horizontal lift beam slideably secured to the front and back horizontal cross beams; a trolley assembly slidably secured to the horizontal lift beam; and a hoist mechanism secured to the trolley assembly. | 02-11-2016 |
414543000 | Having boom pivotable about a vertical axis | 7 |
20090162174 | Drum and container lifting apparatus - A receiver mounted drum lifter which may be mounted utilizing the receiver pocket of a standard tow bar trailer hitch. The receiver pocket is typically the female member of the hitch platform fitted to the vehicle, where the receive pocket normally receives a male member having a hitch ball attached. The disclosed device lifts a drum or similar container from a first position in which the long axis of the drum is oriented in a generally vertical position, with an inlet/outlet also oriented in an upright vertical position, to a second position in which the long axis of the drum is oriented such that the inlet/outlet is in a sufficiently downwardly facing position to allow the contents of the drum to be emptied through the inlet/outlet. Embodiments of the disclosed apparatus comprise a framework adapted to be mounted in the receiver pocket. The framework comprises a drum cradling section and an inertia overcoming section. | 06-25-2009 |
20090304483 | Seated Lift for Recreational Vehicles - A lift apparatus for a motor home or recreational vehicle is provided having a generally vertical slide rail attached to the cabin floor and interior wall adjacent the doorway to the motor home or recreational vehicle. A trolley is slidably engaged with the slide rail and is configured for vertical movement through the selectively motorized rotation of a screw about which is engaged a support coupling at the lower end of the trolley A riser is hingedly connected to the trolley, and a swing arm is hingedly connected to the riser. The distal end of the swing arm is configured to have a chair removably mounted to it. | 12-10-2009 |
20100111661 | VEHICLE LIFT - A lift for loading and unloading a personal mobility vehicle into and out of a motor vehicle includes a base assembly configured for mounting the base assembly to a motor vehicle storage space support surface. A mast assembly is coupled to the base assembly and has a generally vertical post coupled to the base assembly. An offset arm is secured to the upper end of the post. A head assembly having a generally horizontal boom is coupled to the mast assembly and encloses a belt for raising and lowering cargo. Embodiments of the invention can include a multi-configuration positioning apparatus can use a reversible head mount coupled to the vertical post and/or a multi-positional base unit as part of the base assembly. A direct drive apparatus using a mast motor can be used to rotate the mast in some embodiments. A belt compensation apparatus uses a controller to coordinate operation of a belt motor and a boom extension motor to maintain a suitable belt length and vertically belt clearance during extension and retraction of the boom by the boom extension motor. | 05-06-2010 |
20110268545 | VEHICLE MOUNTED LIFT FOR HANDICAPPED ACCESS - An apparatus is provided for lifting and transferring a physically incapacitated person into and out of a vehicle, bed, bathtub, and the like. The apparatus comprises a mounting bracket, a vehicle mounting adaptor, a universal mounting adaptor, which are configured to removably couple to the hinges of a vehicle, a bathroom wall, or a bed frame, a lifting member removably and pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket, configured to pivot vertically and horizontally, pivotally and removably coupled at a proximal end to an extension arm and configured to lift, move and support a disabled person by means of a sling receiving member which is removably and pivotally disposed at a distal end of the lifting member, a jack actuating the lifting member, and a controller whereby the jack is controlled. The provided mounting adaptors expand and facilitate the broad use of the apparatus. | 11-03-2011 |
20130280020 | HARD TOP REMOVAL HITCH ATTACHMENT - A hard top removal/placement device permits one person to safely and easily remove or place a hard top off/on a vehicle anywhere the vehicle is located and without requiring additional people for its operation. The device is portable, so it can be carried with the user, in the vehicle, and used anywhere—in a parking lot, at a campsite, at the beach, at the user's home, or the like. The device is compact and lightweight and does not need a structure to be mounted to in order for it to be used. The device can simply attach to their trailer hitch receiver and be ready to use in minutes. | 10-24-2013 |
20130309054 | Wood Hauler - The invention provides an assistive device specially designed to convey heavy logs of wood from the ground into a bed of a pickup truck. The Wood Hauler specifically is configured to mount into a tow hitch and provides multiple embodiments of lever arms, pulleys, winch and cable to attach, lift and maneuver logs into the bed of a pick up truck. | 11-21-2013 |
20140301814 | ON-BOARD GRAPPLE HOIST FOR AGRICULTURE VEHICLE - A grapple hoist system for an agricultural vehicle is disclosed that includes a mast-mounted hoist including a boom arrangement and a winch and adapted to receive a main hoist cable and a grapple assembly including a plurality of radially-spaced, converging hook-shaped claws pivotally mounted about a common bulkhead and including a cable link attached to each of the hook-shaped claws, a plurality of cable link pulleys mounted on the common bulkhead, each cable link pulley adapted to carry an associated cable link, wherein the cable links are joined at the main cable beyond the cable link pulleys; and mounting devices for mounting the mast to an associated container or vehicle in a manner that enables it to rotate. | 10-09-2014 |
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20100086389 | Container transfer system for uploading and downloading mating container relative to a transport vehicle - A container transfer system for a transport vehicle includes a lift assembly which has spaced lift lugs that can extend into spaced recesses in the floor of a mating storage container and attachment straps that respectively extend from opposite ends of a mast to connection elements on the respective sides of the container to connect the container to the lift assembly and enable the lift assembly to lift the container onto the vehicle for transport to another location and thereafter download the container off the vehicle. | 04-08-2010 |
20100215468 | LOADING LIFT - A loading lift for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle and/or to overcome a difference of level in buildings, at public transportation ramps and the like comprising a holding stand ( | 08-26-2010 |
20100329831 | VEHICLE MOUNTABLE LIFT - Disclosed is a lift for use with a vehicle that includes a lifting surface, a telescoping assembly that telescopes horizontally further than the length of the lifting surface, a pair of moving pivots operatively coupled to an actuator and carried by the telescoping assembly, a pair of linkage rods pivotally connected between the lifting surface and the telescoping assembly by fixed pivot points and a second pair of linkage rods pivotally connected between the moving pivots and lifting surface, where the second pair of linkage rods are connected to the lifting surface by fixed pivot points, where the lifting surface is suspended from the telescoping assembly by the first and second pairs of linkage rods, where the lifting surface is raised and lowered by moving the pair of moving pivots with the actuator and where the telescoping assembly allows the lifting surface to move into and out of the vehicle. | 12-30-2010 |
20110070057 | VEHICLE WHEELCHAIR LIFT - The present invention provides a compact wheelchair lift mechanism useable within a relatively small vehicle cabin space, such as a pickup truck with an extended cabin. The wheelchair lift includes a lateral actuator and a vertical actuator that cooperate to move a wheelchair support laterally in and out of a vehicle cabin and vertically between the cabin floor and the ground. The vehicle includes a lowered floor for expanding the vertical opening available to the lift, wheelchair, and vehicle occupant. The lift is positioned within the vehicle cabin such that no loss of seating capacity results from the installation of the lift. | 03-24-2011 |
20140044513 | LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An loading and unloading system is described that allows a load to be loaded and unloaded to and from the bed of a vehicle on which the loading and unloading system is mounted. The loading and unloading system is affixed to a vehicle bed and includes an enclosure providing structural support for the lifting mechanism and shelter for cargo security and protection. The lifting mechanism, in conjunction with the enclosure structure, loads or unloads cargo that is secured to a lifting platform using vertical linear motion as well as horizontal linear motion. | 02-13-2014 |
20160159264 | MOTORCYCLE LIFT - A lift system comprising a chassis having a frame. The frame including a first extension member and a second extension member opposite thereof. Each of the first extension member and the second extension member being extendable and coupled to the frame. A first scissor support is coupled to the first extension member. A second scissor support is coupled to the second extension member. The first and second scissor supports are configured rigid and extendable from each of the first and second extension members. A platform is coupled to each of the first and second scissor support. The platform is configured to rigidly support an object coupled thereto. An actuator is coupled to the scissor lift. The actuator is configured to move the platform. | 06-09-2016 |
414545000 | Carrier comprises movable component of load-receiving portion (e.g., tailgate, section of floor, etc.) | 10 |
20080247853 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL BUSHING CONNECTION BETWEEN LIFTGATE PLATFORM AND LOAD TRANSFER MEMBERS - A liftgate platform assembly has increased degrees of freedom with the use of a pivoting ball joint connection. | 10-09-2008 |
20080298942 | TAB AND SLOT LIFTGATE PLATFORM - A liftgate platform assembly may include: (a) a platform support structure having a plurality of non-tube brace members each having a first and a second tab; and, (b) a platform including a plurality of slots. The tabs of the non-tube brace members are received within the slots in order to attach the platform to the platform support structure. | 12-04-2008 |
20090041567 | Cargo Lifting Platform - The present invention is a lifting mechanism designed to be releasably attachable to a support, such as a hitch on the rear of a vehicle. The mechanism includes a housing that is securable to the hitch and encloses an operating mechanism having a pair of openings in which lift arms can be connected to be rotated by the operating mechanism. Each lift arm is movably and releasably connected to a platform which can be raised from a lowered position to a raised position by the operating mechanism and the lift arms in order to enable an item placed on the platform to be elevated from a position adjacent the ground to a position generally level with the cargo space of a vehicle, such as the bed of a pickup truck. The components of the mechanism are detachable from one another in order to easily store the mechanism when not in use. | 02-12-2009 |
20090162175 | VEHICLE ENTRY APPARATUS - A vehicle entry apparatus for a vehicle having a door opening and a sill, the apparatus comprising a platform and rotatable mounting means for mounting the platform adjacent the door opening, the platform having a surface for supporting a wheelchair thereon, wherein the platform is rotatable, in use, between a stowed position, in which the surface is positioned or positionable below at least part of the sill, and a loading position, in which the platform extends or is extendable through the door opening, and various embodiments. | 06-25-2009 |
20090208315 | VEHICLE WITH LOADING BOXES OR LOADING SURFACES - A vehicle provided with at least one front axis and at least one rear axis, one vehicle frame and at least one loading box or loading surface which can be raised or lowered in a vertical direction by way of lifting devices, in addition to a loading ramp located in the rear area of the vehicle. At least one loading box or loading surface is arranged behind at least one rear axis such that it forms an inner loading ramp ( | 08-20-2009 |
20090285661 | Cargo Handling Apparatus And Underride Combination - A goods handling' apparatus for a cargo storage and transport vehicle includes a movable cargo platform continuous with a portion of cargo enclosure floor, when the cargo platform is in an upper position. Cargo may be slid between the trailer floor and the cargo platform. A vertical actuator raises and lowers the cargo platform between the upper position and a lower position atop the ground or other vehicle support surface whereupon cargo may be slid between the cargo platform and the ground or other positions. The cargo platform is disposed substantially within the plan perimeter of the floor of the cargo module during raising and lowering. A modular system may be integrated into the cargo enclosure, or may be incorporated into a modular enclosure for appending to a cargo box of the prior art. An underride is disposed in vertically adjusting communication with the cargo platform. | 11-19-2009 |
20090297313 | CART STOP - A cart stop suitable for use with a lift platform is described. The cart stop has a closed position which allows a cart or other wheeled device to move over it. The cart stop also has an open position which prevents the cart or other wheeled device from rolling off of the lift platform. | 12-03-2009 |
20120020764 | CARGO HANDLING APPARATUS MODULE - A goods handling' apparatus for a cargo storage and transport vehicle includes a movable cargo platform continuous with a portion of cargo enclosure floor, when the cargo platform is in an upper position. Cargo may be slid between the trailer floor and the cargo platform. A vertical actuator raises and lowers the cargo platform between the upper position and a lower position atop the ground or other vehicle support surface whereupon cargo may be slid between the cargo platform and the ground or other positions. The cargo platform is disposed substantially within the plan perimeter of the floor of the cargo module during raising and lowering. A modular system may be integrated into the cargo enclosure, or may be incorporated into a modular enclosure for appending to a cargo box of the prior art. An underside is disposed in vertically adjusting communication with the cargo platform. | 01-26-2012 |
20120070259 | Three Point Linkage Systems - A three-point linkage system includes a frame, an upper lift arm assembly pivotally mounted to the frame and a lower lift arm assembly pivotally mounted to the frame. The lower lift arm assembly is linked to the upper lift arm assembly for movement therewith. An actuator is connected to the frame and the upper lift arm assembly to move the upper lift arm assembly and the lower lift arm assembly linked to the upper lift arm assembly relative to the frame. A top link arm is pivotally connected to the upper lift arm assembly such that the top link arm moves with the upper lift arm assembly as the upper lift arm assembly is moved by the actuator. The top link arm including connecting structure for connecting the top link arm to an implement. | 03-22-2012 |
20140314534 | LIFT GATE LOAD ELEVATOR WITH COLUMNAR POWER ASSEMBLIES - A lifting system includes a vertically extending parallel pair of fixedly spaced apart guide surfaces, a linear actuator suspended vertically between said pair of guide surfaces, a vertically elongate runner member having a pivotal connection to a lower end of said linear actuator to be vertically reciprocated by said actuator, a load bearing member at a lower end of said runner member at a location spaced downwardly from said pivotal connection and a vertically spaced apart pair of sliding contact members on said runner member for relatively slidable contact with said pair of guide surfaces during vertical reciprocation of said runner member by said actuator. Each of said contact members comprises a projecting contact pad having a concave surface for slidable contact with one of said guide surfaces. | 10-23-2014 |