| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6640984 |
Adjustable vehicle-carrying frame |
November 4, 2003 |
| An adjustable frame for carrying vehicles between elongate upright sides includes, on each side, a forward end and a rearward end, each end including an upper and lower rail section joined by elongate brace members, where the respective ends are separated from one another and a lengt |
| 6497328 |
Adjustable vehicle-carrying frame |
December 24, 2002 |
| An adjustable frame for carrying vehicles between elongate upright sides includes, on each side, a forward end and a rearward end, each end including an upper and lower rail section joined by elongate brace members, where the respective ends are separated from one another and a lengt |
| 6378708 |
Adjustable vehicle-carrying frame |
April 30, 2002 |
| An adjustable frame for carrying vehicles between elongate upright sides includes, on each side, a forward end and a rearward end, each end including an upper and lower rail section joined by elongate brace members, where the respective ends are separated from one another and a lengt |
| 6260718 |
Adjustable vehicle-carrying frame |
July 17, 2001 |
| An adjustable frame for carrying vehicles between elongate upright sides includes, on each side, a forward end and a rearward end, each end including an upper and lower rail section joined by elongate brace members, where the respective ends are separated from one another and a lengt |
| 6119877 |
Adjustable vehicle-carrying frame |
September 19, 2000 |
| An adjustable frame for carrying vehicles between elongate upright sides includes, on each side, a forward end and a rearward end, each end including an upper and lower rail section joined by elongate brace members, where the respective ends are separated from one another and a lengt |
| 5909816 |
Adjustable vehicle-carrying frame |
June 8, 1999 |
| An adjustable frame for carrying vehicles between elongate upright sides includes, on each side, a forward end and a rearward end, each end including an upper and lower rail section joined by elongate brace members, where the respective ends are separated from one another and a lengt |
| 5797712 |
Automobile transporting system including insertable tilt-up rack |
August 25, 1998 |
| Apparatus for supporting automobiles, including racks each capable of carrying two automobiles, one above the other, particularly in intermodal cargo containers, and a method for use of the apparatus. Each rack includes wheels on which the rack is supported for movement when it is in |
| 5765701 |
Adjustable vehicle-carrying frame |
June 16, 1998 |
| An adjustable frame for carrying vehicles between elongate upright sides includes, on each side, a forward end and a rearward end, each end including an upper and lower rail section joined by elongate brace members, where the respective ends are separated from one another and a lengt |
| 5630515 |
Adjustable vehicle-carrying frame |
May 20, 1997 |
| An adjustable frame for carrying vehicles between elongate upright sides includes, on each side, a forward end and a rearward end, each end including an upper and lower rail section joined by elongate brace members, where the respective ends are separated from one another and a lengt |
| 5628596 |
Vehicle-carrying frame |
May 13, 1997 |
| An exemplary frame for carrying two or more tiers of vehicles within a standard cargo-carrying container includes frame-supporting wheels rotatably supported in interposed relation between the sides of the lower rail of the frame for streamlined operation. Installing structure included |
| 5567111 |
Method for handling and transporting wheeled vehicles |
October 22, 1996 |
| Apparatus for supporting automobiles, including racks each capable of carrying two automobiles, one above the other, particularly in intermodal cargo containers, and a method for use of the apparatus. Each rack includes wheels on which the rack is supported for movement when it is in |
| 5505581 |
Loading and unloading system for motor vehicle transporter |
April 9, 1996 |
| A system for loading motor vehicles onto, and unloading motor vehicles from, a transporting vehicle enables motor vehicles to be supported one above the other on a frame, after which the frame with its supported motor vehicles is moved as a unit onto a transporting vehicle at a loading |
| 5482167 |
Adjustable vehicle-carrying frame |
January 9, 1996 |
| An adjustable frame for carrying vehicles between elongate upright sides includes, on each side, a forward end and a rearward end, each end including an upper and lower rail section joined by elongate brace members, where the respective ends are separated from one another and a lengt |
| 5478187 |
Handling apparatus for collapsible lightweight cargo carrying sleeves |
December 26, 1995 |
| A handling apparatus pulls a group of lightweight cargo carrying sleeves out of a container in which they have been transported onto a storage bed. The collapsed sleeves are individually supported in an upright orientation on the bed by fingers which can be selectively withdrawn from a s |
| 5470490 |
Adjustable vehicle-carrying frame |
November 28, 1995 |
| An adjustable frame for carrying vehicles between elongate upright sides includes, on each side, a forward end and a rearward end, each end including an upper and lower rail section joined by elongate brace members, where the respective ends are separated from one another and a lengt |
| 5454686 |
Loading and unloading system for motor vehicle transporter |
October 3, 1995 |
| A system for loading motor vehicles onto, and unloading motor vehicles from, a transporting vehicle enables motor vehicles to be supported one above the other on a frame, after which the frame with its supported motor vehicles is moved as a unit onto a transporting vehicle at a loading |
| 5454672 |
Adjustable load-carrying frame for fully utilizing transport enclosure space |
October 3, 1995 |
| An elongate frame such as for carrying vehicles includes length-adjusting and width-adjusting assemblies that enable the frame to fully occupy differently-sized enclosures. Pivotably extensible and retractable length-adjusting sections form the length-adjusting assembly. Several leng |
| 5445278 |
Adjustable vehicle-carrying frame for insertion into differently-sized containers |
August 29, 1995 |
| An adjustable frame for carrying vehicles between elongate upright sides preferably includes a length-adjusting mechanism for expanding the length of the frame to fit transport containers of different sizes, a friction-reducing mechanism for smoother, safer and faster lengthwise adju |
| 5417332 |
Adjustable vehicle-carrying frame |
May 23, 1995 |
| An adjustable frame for carrying vehicles between elongate upright sides includes, on each side, a forward end and a rearward end, each end including an upper and lower rail section joined by elongate brace members, where the respective ends are separated from one another and a lengt |
| 5415505 |
Vehicle-carrying frame |
May 16, 1995 |
| An exemplary frame for carrying two or more tiers of vehicles within a standard cargo-carrying container includes frame-supporting wheels rotatably supported in interposed relation between the sides of the lower rail of the frame for streamlined operation. Installing structure included |
| 5215424 |
Handling apparatus for collapsible lightweight cargo carrying sleeves |
June 1, 1993 |
| A handling apparatus pulls a group of lightweight cargo carrying sleeves out of a container in which they have been transported onto a storage bed. The collapsed sleeves are individually supported in an upright orientation on the bed by fingers which can be selectively withdrawn from a s |
| 5105951 |
Frame for transporting wheeled vehicles |
April 21, 1992 |
| A system for loading and transporting wheeled vehicles on a transporting vehicle, such as a ship or rail car, comprises supporting a plurality of wheeled vehicles on each of a plurality of frames in vertically-spaced relation to each other and then inserting the respective frames and the |
| 5040938 |
Loading and transporting system |
August 20, 1991 |
| A system for loading and transporting wheeled vehicles on a transporting vehicle, such as a ship or rail car, comprises supporting a plurality of wheeled vehicles on each of a plurality of frames in vertically-spaced relation to each other and then inserting the respective frames and the |
| 5040935 |
System for loading and transporting wheeled vehicles |
August 20, 1991 |
| A system for loading and transporting wheeled vehicles on a transporting vehicle, such as a ship or rail car, comprises supporting a plurality of wheeled vehicles on each of a plurality of frames in vertically-spaced relation to each other and then inserting the respective frames and the |
| 4963067 |
System for loading and transporting wheeled vehicles |
October 16, 1990 |
| A system for loading and transporting wheeled vehicles on a transporting vehicle, such as a ship or rail car, comprises supporting a plurality of wheeled vehicles on each of a plurality of frames in vertically-spaced relation to each other and then inserting the respective frames and the |
| 4957407 |
Method and apparatus for loading and unloading motor vehicles from lightweight sleeves which are |
September 18, 1990 |
| A method and apparatus are provided for loading motor vehicles into an open-centered, light-weight sleeve which carries a plurality of the vehicles and is inserted into a standard cargo-carrying container. A sled, which is arranged to carry at least one vehicle, is movable on tracks |
| 4797049 |
System for loading motor vehicles into standard cargo-carrying enclosures |
January 10, 1989 |
| A method and apparatus are provided for loading motor vehicles into a standard cargo-carrying enclosure, such as a container or van, for transport therein. The vehicles are loaded onto a frame exterior of the enclosure so as to be supported thereby in multiple columns of vertically-s |
| 4768916 |
Collapsible frame system for loading motor vehicles into standard cargo-carrying enclosures |
September 6, 1988 |
| A method and apparatus are provided for loading motor vehicles into a standard cargo-carrying enclosure, such as a container or van, for transport therein. The vehicles are loaded onto a frame exterior of the enclosure so as to be supported therby in multiple columns of vertically-sp |
