Vertically Elongated Rectangular Object Support Body Patents (Class 280/79.7)
  • Patent number: 11603151
    Abstract: A system for removing, storing and precisely re-installing removable automobile doors. This system includes a mobile base for positioning near the vehicle and moving stored doors to their storage location. The base of this system provides mounting positions for 2 or more lifting/storing/re-installation devices, accommodating full service (removal, storage and re-installation) of up to 4 doors at once. The lifting/storage/re-installation devices contain full 3 axis precise adjustment and rigid coupling to each of the vehicle's doors. Without this precision, the weight and non-balance of removing/re-installing the doors can cause the door to tilt into or away from the vehicle, possibly crushing a human body part (finger, hand) and/or damaging the vehicle or door. By rigidly coupling the door to the precisely adjusted device, precise vertical lifting and lowering may be used to remove and re-install the doors, including accommodating surface variations encountered from removal to re-installation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventor: James Stephen Brown
  • Patent number: 11407484
    Abstract: A sub-structure for an aircraft cabin monument is disclosed. The sub-structure includes a plurality of mounting attachment points for supporting a mount to engage with a corresponding mounting attachment point on a lattice structure of a load carrying partition wall. The aircraft cabin monument is supported by the load carrying partition wall through the sub-structure, supporting a substantial weight of the monument, and relieving the cabin floor from supporting the load and weight of the aircraft cabin monument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC.
    Inventor: Iwan Pangalila
  • Patent number: 11020841
    Abstract: The inventive technology, in at least one embodiment, may be described as a door leaf handler comprising: a stationary support; a rotatable frame established substantially above [ said ] the stationary support; and wheels configured to allow rotation of [ said ] the rotatable frame about a frame rotation axis, wherein [ said ] the rotatable frame comprises at least one hinge, and door leaf securement rails, and is openable and closeable at [ said ] the at least one hinge along a rotatable frame opening axis. An installer can install hardware on a door leaf secured in the rotatable frame when the installer is in a first position, and then, in order for that installer to be able to install door hardware on an 10 opposite side of the door from that same position, the installer can rotate the rotatable frame, with door secured in it, 180° . Locks and rotational stops, inter alia, can facilitate operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Plains Specialty Equipment, LLC
    Inventor: James S. Parks
  • Patent number: 10494103
    Abstract: An aircraft monument for installation in an aircraft cabin. The aircraft monument comprises a movable side wall that is configured for separating the aircraft monument from a passenger area of the aircraft cabin, and that is configured for being moved. The aircraft monument further comprises at least one seat that is fastened to the movable side wall. Also disclosed is an aircraft area having a main aisle that extends along a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin, and having an aircraft monument situated next to the main aisle. Also disclosed is an aircraft that includes at least one aircraft area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Ingo Roth, Thomas Vogt
  • Patent number: 9150232
    Abstract: A slab handling device for facilitating movement of slabs around a facility is presented. The slab handling device includes a base frame disposed horizontally in parallel to a floor surface, wherein a first end of the base frame comprises a projection extending from the base frame. The base frame hosts a second frame disposed vertically on the base frame to form a viewing side and a stacking side. Pluralities of side wheels are coupled to the base frame, wherein the diameter of the plurality of track wheels is greater than the diameter of the plurality of side wheels. A first set of end stoppers are disposed on the base frame and configured to hold a slab in position on the viewing side and a second set of end stoppers are disposed on the base frame and configured to hold multiple slabs in place on the stacking side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Inventor: Weng Seong Chan
  • Patent number: 9016701
    Abstract: The retractable stand device may include an upper device 161, a top device 171, and a lower device 181 that may hold a musical instrument such as a guitar. In addition, the retractable stand device may be in combination with a utility case 100 or it may be a kit with installation hardware. The utility case 100 may include a hinged lid 122 for access to an upper compartment 120, a base 140 for amplifiers, fixed compartments 130, movable compartments 128, handles 118, and wheels 142. Numerous combinations of stand devices and utility case options are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Inventor: Paul Elijah Allen
  • Patent number: 9004509
    Abstract: A transport cart includes a cart frame with wheels. A load carrier has bottom and side walls and an end wall structure at a first end, opposite a second end. A pivot axle is arranged between the cart frame and the load carrier so the load carrier pivots about a single axis. An interfering stop structure on the cart frame and the load carrier prevents pivotal movement of the load carrier beyond a predetermined angle. The pivot axle is arranged offset relative to a center of gravity of the load carrier. A force applying device provides a pulling force on the load carrier to pivot the load carrier relative to the cart frame. An arrest mechanism may be provided to arrest pivotal movement of the load carrier in a direction opposite of the pulling force, unless the arrest mechanism is released by a user of the transport cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Cartovators, LLC.
    Inventors: Timothy Smith, James M. Hill
  • Patent number: 8985601
    Abstract: A dolly includes a flat, horizontally disposed base supported at its corners by wheels. First and second vertical support walls are mounted to opposite ends of the base in transversely disposed relation to a longitudinal axis of the base. Both support walls have a vertical back edge that extends a first predetermined height and a vertical front edge, parallel to the vertical back edge, that extends to a second predetermined height less than the first predetermined height. Each support wall includes a horizontal step extending a predetermined distance from an uppermost end of the vertical front edge towards the vertical back edge. Each support wall includes a slab-supporting inclined edge that extends from an inboard end of its horizontal step to an uppermost end of its vertical back edge. A single individual rotates a slab from the dolly onto a countertop without lifting the slab from the dolly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventors: Carlos L. Martinez, Charles R. Figueroa
  • Patent number: 8967592
    Abstract: A lifting system for shelves and store gondolas which provides for a deflective contact engagement of the upright posts of the frame of the shelving which supports the load on engaged shelves and products. The device features a dolly and extending members having an opening on distal ends to contact the post in a removable engagement. Tapers on the members provide for deflection of any kickplates blocking the members from engagement to the posts. The dollies may be employed in a plurality around the shelf and engaged with connector bars between them for a unified movement of the dollies elevating the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventors: Frank Charles Cozza, Gerry Taylor
  • Patent number: 8960693
    Abstract: A door transporting and positioning system for enabling a single user to safely transport or position a door for installation has a door cradle to hold a door. A cradle floor has a general shape of a “U”. The door cradle has a generally planar first side surface interface component, second side surface interface component, and a floor surface interface component each constructed from compressible, non-marring material. The system has a clamping device located close to a cradle anterior end on a cradle bottom with a spanning bar. A spanning bar first end has a first side clamping member and a spanning bar second end has a second side clamping member. The system has a first axle perpendicularly located on the cradle first side with a first wheel, and a second axle perpendicularly located on the cradle second side with a second wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventor: Stuart Cotner
  • Patent number: 8955857
    Abstract: A carcass transportation cart is provided for moving a dead pig from a confinement area to a disposal location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Inventor: Joseph D. Kunkel
  • Patent number: 8794645
    Abstract: The present invention provides a moving device for LCTV, which includes: a base, disposed with a plurality of rollers; two support racks, disposed on the base; each support rack being disposed with a support base, the support base at least extending partially into the enhanced beam of the backplane of the LCTV to be moved. The present invention also provides an LCTV disposed with enhanced beams on the backplane. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the moving device is easy to operate and low cost for moving large-size LCTV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Guofu Tang, Yuchun Hsiao, Weifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 8746712
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device for moving objects is provided that includes a carriage having a first planer bearing member coupled to a second planer bearing member therewith forming a recess, each of the bearing members having a plurality of holes therein opposite an intersection of the bearing members; at least one wheel coupled to the carriage member, the wheel having an axis parallel with the intersection of the bearing members; and a first and a second strap having ends removably attachable to each other, each of the straps passing through one of the bearing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Inventor: Victor D. Dobyns
  • Patent number: 8708350
    Abstract: The wheeled structure includes two connected sub-assemblies articulated relative to each other, with conversion capability between three wheels in a single plane for ground running operations, two main wheels for conveyance like a hand truck, or two secondary wheels for transverse positioning when fitting panels vertically. The first sub-assembly accommodates main wheels and secondary wheels and the second sub-assembly accommodates a pole, telescopic column assembly and support frame for the plates. The two sub-assemblies are rigidly connected by an assembly unit having an arm ending in a caster. The sub-assemblies, depending on their relative angular position, fulfill various vertical and horizontal panel fitting functions. The pole is mobile vertically relative to the main wheels, to the rear thereof when running on the ground, and to the fore thereof when fitting the panels vertically by lifting action on the first sub-assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: M.B.H. Development
    Inventor: Marc Bottazzi
  • Patent number: 8695997
    Abstract: A dolly includes a horizontal base plate supported by wheels and first and second upstanding support walls supported by the base plate. In a first embodiment, a horizontal step is formed in each support wall above the plane of the base plate and an item of sheet material is supported on its edge by the step. This enables a single individual to rotate the sheet material onto a countertop without lifting the sheet material from the dolly. In a second embodiment, an adjustable support bracket is movably mounted to each support wall to replace the steps so that the sheet material can be supported on edge at various heights. A third embodiment adds a foldable table with legs so that the sheet material can be rotated onto the table and slid from the table onto a surface to be covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Inventors: Carlos L. Martinez, Charles R. Figueroa
  • Patent number: 8684412
    Abstract: A Collapsible Trailer. The trailer is lightweight, but durable, and includes a set of detachable deck segments that can be assembled into a deck. The trailer further includes a suspension assembly that attaches to the deck once the deck is assembled or, alternatively, is permanently attached to one deck segment. Intra-deck segment support is provided by slidable rods that are extendable to bridge between a pair of adjacent segments. Each deck segment has a male edge to be inserted into a female edge to create an exceedingly strong, interlocking hinge-like structure. The deck and trailer can be assembled without the need for any tools. The deck segments, when disassembled, are stackable into a condensed deck stack. A foldable suspension facilitates the stackable storage and transportation of the trailer. The trailer is convertible into a cargo platform that can be attached directly to a conventional trailer hitch receiver on a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Inventor: Karl M. Steins
  • Patent number: 8662536
    Abstract: This invention is designed to provide a device for sideways movement which will permit an element to move laterally, such as a set of portable x-ray equipment which is affixed to said device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sociedad Espanola de Electromedicina y Calidad, S.A.
    Inventors: Ildefonso Moreno Vallejo, Simón Pedro González Muñoz
  • Patent number: 8641061
    Abstract: A portable collapsible cart for building materials comprises a wheeled platform with selectable hinged upright supports that are collapsible, thereby forming a compact unit for storage of the device. The cart will support and transport various bulky building materials. The cart is easily maneuverable by a single person due to swivel casters and a narrow upright design. The cart collapses to a low profile for storage and also provides removably attachable racks for transportation of long linear objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventor: Dale W. Sims
  • Publication number: 20140015211
    Abstract: This patent is for a clamping mechanism for a two wheel panel dolly which is operated by turning a handle attached to the wheel axle. A threaded section of the axle is engaged with a threaded base clamp so that axle rotation drives the clamp along the axle to firmly grip a panel between the driven clamp and a the face of second clamp. Clamps are configured with different spacing between faces on opposite sides of the axle so that a wide range of panel widths can be accommodated with a relatively short clamping travel distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Bruce Joseph Whitefield
  • Publication number: 20140015210
    Abstract: The invention comprises a rolling device that allows one person to easily transport sheet material goods commonly used in construction and remodeling. While there are carts now used for this purpose they are usually wide and unstable. This device is very narrow and is designed to transport one or two sheets of material at a time. Another feature of the cart is that it uses large wheels and tires which allows ease of travel over irregular surfaces as found on many construction sites. The wheels are mounted in a fashion that allows the material to be carried below the center of gravity which greatly enhances the stability of the load. The handles are easily removed so this device can easily be transported in even the smallest of cars. This cart solves the problem of handling large, heavy, cumbersome sheets of construction material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Mark E. Pasek
  • Patent number: 8628059
    Abstract: A caster assembly for a frame is described that permits a frame to be easily moved and placed. The caster assembly, which may lift a leg of the frame, can be placed or removed without picking up the frame. The caster assembly further includes a handle that moves a cam for engaging the caster assembly with the leg. A frame having at least one caster assembly is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Fitness Anywhere, LLC
    Inventors: Randal Hetrick, Tae Kim, Christine Marcelino, Stephanie Russo
  • Patent number: 8590921
    Abstract: A band cart storage system and method having a storage cart that defines a storage area for receiving at least one or a plurality of portable and collapsible band carts and also that is capable of providing a platform that is adjustable for supporting instruments, components or even a person, such as a director or drum major, above the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Dulond Tool & Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Wayne Benson, Roy Donald Legrange, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8540254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for the manual transport of objects/goods, preferably tables, beds and the like, which object comprises a flat-shaped part extending in the horizontal or vertical direction during use, wherein the transport of said objects takes place by means of a transport device comprising a platform (1), which at its bottom side is provided with at least three wheels (2) intended to enable movement/transport of the transport device with the platform (1) in a horizontal position, and which platform (1) at its upper side is provided with at least three supports (3, 4), and wherein the method implies that said object is turned, so that its flat-shaped part is positioned in a vertical position on the upper side of the platform (1) before the movement/transport, wherein, before the turning of the object is commenced, said supports (3, 4) are adapted in such a way that the platform (1) may be arranged at the object and thereafter turn said object 90°, wherein the platform (
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventor: Peder Jensen
  • Patent number: 8528919
    Abstract: A stable extendable apparatus is provided which includes top, bottom, front and rear structures coupled together. The top and bottom structures each include at least one extendable member which defines a minimum length in a longitudinal retracted position and a maximum length in a longitudinal extended position. The front and rear structures each includes a first side support, a second side support, and an extendable cross-support to couple the first and second side supports together. Extension or retraction of the extendable cross-support changes an angle of orientation of the first side support relative to the second side support. The first rear side support, the second rear side support, and the extendable rear cross-support correspond to positions of the respective front supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Rustin Webster, Jeremy T. Clark, Ryan Manning
  • Publication number: 20130221631
    Abstract: A transport cart includes a cart frame with wheels. A load carrier has bottom and side walls and an end wall structure at a first end, opposite a second end. A pivot axle is arranged between the cart frame and the load carrier so the load carrier pivots about a single axis. An interfering stop structure on the cart frame and the load carrier prevents pivotal movement of the load carrier beyond a predetermined angle. The pivot axle is arranged offset relative to a center of gravity of the load carrier. A force applying device provides a pulling force on the load carrier to pivot the load carrier relative to the cart frame. An arrest mechanism may be provided to arrest pivotal movement of the load carrier in a direction opposite of the pulling force, unless the arrest mechanism is released by a user of the transport cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: CARTOVATORS, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Smith, James M. Hill
  • Publication number: 20130071225
    Abstract: An assembly system for modular building units having a floor and a plurality of walls is provided. The assembly system includes a floor platform, a plurality of wall platforms, and a plurality of hinge assemblies. Each of the plurality of hinge assemblies may be rotatable to at least a first position and a second position when attached to the floor and the one of the plurality of walls. In the first position, the walls and the floor are generally parallel while in the second position the wall and the floor are generally perpendicular. Methods of use are also provided, in which, during use, the hinge assembly of the system may be rotated from the first position to the second position at least in part by moving the walls in an upwards direction relative to the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Feature Walters
    Inventor: Feature Walters
  • Patent number: 8348287
    Abstract: A slab cart for sheet material which comprises a dolly component. A shelf component receives the sheet material. A mechanism is for coupling the shelf component to the dolly component in a pivotable manner, so that the shelf component will go from a horizontal position to a vertical position. When the shelf component is in the horizontal position the sheet material will be manually slid off of the shelf component onto a support table and be manually slid from the support table onto the shelf component. When the shelf component with the sheet material is in the vertical position, the sheet material will be held on edge to the shelf component and be transported by the dolly component through the confines of narrow places.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Phillip J. Smith
  • Patent number: 8342545
    Abstract: A forward moving powered cart configured to receive a bundle of roof decking sheets, and which cart rides on the each of three spaced adjacent trusses after being crane lifted onto the said roof trusses. The cart has two sets of spaced casters that ride on the 1st and 3rd truss, while a safety truck on the cart designed to prevent slippage from the two trusses upon which its two sets of casters ride, engages the middle truss of the three. Sheets are removed from the rear for placement and post installation, the cart is moved forwardly an incremental amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Inventor: John Leighton Mayo
  • Publication number: 20120228844
    Abstract: A forward moving powered cart configured to receive a bundle of roof decking sheets, and which cart rides on the each of three spaced adjacent trusses after being crane lifted onto the said roof trusses. The cart has two sets of spaced casters that ride on the 1st and 3rd truss, while a safety truck on the cart designed to prevent slippage from the two trusses upon which its two sets of casters ride, engages the middle truss of the three. Sheets are removed from the rear for placement and post installation, the cart is moved forwardly an incremental amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventor: John Leighton Mayo
  • Patent number: 8262106
    Abstract: An oxygen tank holder that is mobile and could be wheeled around by a patient as needed or when attached to a wheelchair. The oxygen tank holder includes a base mounted on a skeletal framework, with the framework including a pair of wheels that are connected by a central axle. The oxygen tank is held on the base by a pair of straps, with the oxygen tank holder being moved around with the help of a handle attached to the framework or propelled when attached to a wheelchair. A band and a stabilizer bar with a pair of mounting bolts at each end secure the holder to a wheelchair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventor: Karol T. Suszynsky
  • Patent number: 8220764
    Abstract: A tank holding bracket mechanism positionable within a seat back of an emergency vehicle for holding therein of an air tank usable for emergency breathing situations which is attachable to the back of emergency personnel such as firefighters while sitting on the vehicle seats during transport. The holding bracket includes a pivoting head movable between an opened position allow entry of removal of a tank from the bracket mechanism and a closed position retaining a tank with respect to the bracket mechanism. A locking mechanism is adapted to selectively lock the head in the closed position to prevent release of the tank responsive to certain vehicle parameters, such as disengagement of an emergency brake or movement of the vehicle transmission from the park mode. The locking mechanism can be externally activated manually or electrically such as with a powered solenoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Inventor: Michael P. Ziaylek
  • Patent number: 8162329
    Abstract: An apparatus to aid in the moving and transportation of heavy doors or large sheet-type materials comprises a pair of joined “L”-shaped brackets mounted upon a folding hinge. The hinge allows the weight of the carried material to fold the apparatus inwardly thus securely gripping the loaded items within. Each “L”-shaped bracket comprises a front plate which secures the load in a lower corner area while allowing the user to lift and support the other bottom corner. The apparatus is supported via two (2) wheel assemblies each supported by separate axles. To use the apparatus, a door is placed with its forward corner in the apparatus. The rear portion of the door is then lifted and balanced by the user while being pushed where the door is needed. The low profile design of the apparatus allows the load to be transported through narrow hallways or doorways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Inventor: Paul Openshaw
  • Patent number: 8141905
    Abstract: A transporting assembly having a housing with an open end, an opposite closed end, and a sidewall for receiving ski equipment that is mounted on wheels where a swing door is pivotally connected to the housing and can be secured to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Inventor: William T. Ball
  • Patent number: 8141888
    Abstract: A surfboard transportation device for allowing a user to transport a surfboard comprising a first vertical support component connected to a second vertical support component via a first telescopic center support bar and a second telescopic center support bar. Attachment ropes can be attached to the first and second vertical support components to secure the surfboard in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Inventors: Chevalier Z. Levasa, Edward M. Levasa
  • Patent number: 8104787
    Abstract: A material handling cart to assist one person in handling large sheets of material such as sheets of plywood and easily transport said sheets to a machine for machining or other operations. With the tilting table feature in the vertical position it will easily transport a large sheet of material through a walkthrough door 32 inches or wider. Arriving at said machine or workbench, two of the four casters can be locked, the table tilted flat and said material can be slid off the cart into the machine or onto the bench. It was designed for the home workshop or small cabinet shop, but obviously would work well in many other applications. It is also convenient for unloading materials from a pickup truck and transporting to a storage rack or other storage units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Chris Lyman Haley
  • Patent number: 8100419
    Abstract: An adjustable door and panel carrier has an adjustable gripping cradle mounted on two large pneumatic wheels. A single control lever positioned on an outside face of one of the outside walls moves both gripping panels simultaneously and smoothly to secure large planar objects on a cushioned, non-slip platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Inventor: Jacques R Morisset
  • Patent number: 8002291
    Abstract: A heavy panel transport system and method. The system includes a load-bearing horizontal bar for supporting a substantially planar panel placed upon the horizontal bar. The system also includes a lateral support bar attached to the horizontal bar to provide sideways support to the substantially planar panel. The system also includes a wheel system operable without gears. The wheel system includes a wheel disposed between a fork. Here, the horizontal bar and lateral support bar are then mounted over the wheel system for steering and propelling the system in a desired direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Inventor: Avelino A. Sandoval
  • Patent number: 7992883
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a cart for collecting, moving and storing folding tables. The cart is generally comprised of a front panel, back panel and two side members. The two side members connect the front panel to the back panel in a rectangular frame shape. The front panel has a receiving edge that is shorter than the height of a conventional table top. Each side member has an outer table bed runner and a backrest runner that meet at a wedge. The outer table bed runner slopes downward from the receiving edge of the front panel to the wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas K. Brandon
  • Patent number: 7988162
    Abstract: A rolling dolly like apparatus comprising a longitudinal column of predetermined length, having a rotary mechanism at each end, whereby power is transferred to a move a supportive structure in a parallel direction with said column. At the lower end of said column, a small frame having multiple wheels is attached to the said column by means of a swiveling mechanism. The said supportive structure in configured as to receive the attachment of any type of handheld portable power posthole digger, so that the Auger Dolly and the said attached handheld power posthole digger function in concert with each other, thereby increasing the portability and maneuverability of any handheld power posthole digger, and also thereby eliminating the reverse torque and recoil being exerted on the operator, as well as eliminating the physical stress and danger associated with normal use of any handheld power posthole digger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Inventor: Floyd Keith Sands
  • Patent number: 7980570
    Abstract: Trolley for a slidable cantilever gate comprising two L-shaped plates, each provided with a load-bearing wall and a base wall which is extended without interruption from the load-bearing wall by means of a substantially orthogonal fold. The load-bearing walls are rigidly connected by means of screws or rivets with the two base walls oriented in opposite directions so as to form a support base on ground. Each load-bearing wall is provided with two first through openings aligned with respective corresponding first openings of the other load-bearing wall so to jointly define two first seats adapted to house first rotatable support means for two pairs of support wheels; and with a second through opening aligned with that corresponding on the other load-bearing wall so to jointly define a second seat for receiving a guide wheel, rotatably supported by second rotatably support means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Fratelli Comunello S.p.A.
    Inventor: Franco Comunello
  • Patent number: 7942429
    Abstract: A device used in beach-entry scuba dives that both assists the diver to transport scuba tanks and other diving gear to and across the shoreline, and then accompanies the diver and gear underwater. The device holds at least one scuba tank and associated gear such as a buoyancy compensator (BCD), and has a pair of wheels whose rolling position enables the loaded device to be easily transported over natural terrains. Upon reaching or while in the water the wheels may be shifted from the “rolling position” into a streamlined, free-swim position. The means attaching the scuba gear and the scuba tank are easily operated to let the user now don both scuba tank and gear and start their dive, taking the device along for the return cross-shore trip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Inventor: Stacie Hill
  • Publication number: 20110095498
    Abstract: An adjustable door and panel carrier has an adjustable gripping cradle mounted on two large pneumatic wheels. A single control lever positioned on an outside face of one of the outside walls moves both gripping panels simultaneously and smoothly to secure large planar objects on a cushioned, non-slip platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventor: Jacques R. Morisset
  • Patent number: 7914018
    Abstract: A furniture cart for holding and transporting furniture and methods of use. An implementation of a furniture cart comprises an upper surface and a lower surface. A framework assembly is coupled with the upper surface of the furniture platform. The framework assembly comprises opposing vertical side frameworks and at least one upper spanning member coupled with and integral with the opposing vertical side frameworks. Each vertical side framework comprises a front vertical member, a rear vertical member, an upper horizontal member coupled between or integral with the front and rear vertical members, and an auxiliary vertical member between the front and rear vertical members comprising an upper end coupled with or integral with the upper horizontal member. A vertical stop is coupled with the rear vertical members of the framework assembly. At least four wheels are coupled with the lower surface of the furniture platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventor: Patrick Rezler
  • Patent number: 7896367
    Abstract: A device for transporting and positioning a panel comprising an elongated support member and a base to carry the panel. An upright handle is attached to the support member providing support for the panel. An axle is secured to the support member with at least two wheels rotationally mounted on the axle permitting the support member to pivot about the axle for raising and lowering the support member ends. A lifting lip is attached to one end of the support member and a foot pedal attached to the other end. The panel is carried on the support member base and transported to a desired location. After removing the panel from the base and placing it on the lip, the wheels move the panel toward and away from the desired location. The foot pedal is depressed to pivot the support member about the axle lifting the panel to a desired height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Inventor: Kurt M. Suprono
  • Publication number: 20100310346
    Abstract: A table truck 10 for carrying multiple roller-carrying tables 12, the table truck 10 comprises a base 22 with ground wheels or castors 24. A frame 26 on the base 22 defines a storage space for multiple roller-carrying tables 12 standing generally upright on the base 22. A ramp 40 is mounted to the base 22 or frame 26, reconfigurable between a transport condition clear of the ground and an operative condition contacting or almost contacting the ground for rolling the tables in turn, in a tilted position with said rollers engaging the ramp to roll therealong, up the ramp 40 onto the base 22 or down the ramp 40 from the base 22. There is provided means 50 on the frame 26 capable of projecting into said storage space for defining respective rest locations for the respective tables when they are standing generally upright on the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventor: Nicholas Polidoros
  • Patent number: 7815202
    Abstract: An improved utility cart for use in auto body repair facilities. The cart includes an upright frame from which one or more shelf or basket members extend generally horizontally. Extensions on the spaced apart legs of the cart include at least two elongate upright posts which are spaced apart sufficiently to receive a thin auto body part such as a hood panel or windshield. Elongate support arms may be attached to the upright members of the frame by inserting tabs of the arms into slots in the upright members. The shelf and basket members are supported on a pair of side brackets which have tabs which are received in slots in the upright members. The legs may be adjusted from a parallel position to one which has the legs diverging. The legs are supported by casters mounted at the ends of the legs and at the ends of the leg extensions. A small parts drawer may be carried in a drawer support which can be suspended from either a shelf or a basket member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Collision Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Richards, Don G. Kobriger
  • Publication number: 20100237577
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for moving store fixtures and gondolas without de-merchandising the units. The device having a cross member (24) connected to a tongue (34) that raise and lower the units by themselves or by a set of attachments comprised of left arm (20) and a right arm (22) here to connected to attachment left (50) and attachment right (52) and having a set of casters (26) to transport the units. The attachments having a plurality of lower fingers (54), upper fingers (56) and a mouth (58) that universally connect with store fixtures and gondolas to assist in transporting them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventor: Wahn Russell Bolster
  • Patent number: 7784802
    Abstract: A transport carriage for the installation and removal of doors, allows the door to be raised or lowered and aligned before removal from the device. The device is capable of installing standard and pre-hung doors at both the finish and sub-floor stage of construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Inventor: Daniel Mark White
  • Patent number: 7780389
    Abstract: A door installation system for safely installing or removing a heavy door by a single person. The door installation system generally includes a base, a vertical member extending from the base in an upward manner, a brace member extending between the base and the vertical member, a guide structure attached to the upper portion of the vertical member for guiding an upper portion of a door, and a carriage removably attachable to the base. The carriage is capable of adjusting the attitude of a door being installed to fit within a door jamb. The vertical member and the base are pivotally connected to one another to allow for folding into a compact structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Telpro, Inc.
    Inventor: Roland O. Young
  • Patent number: 7762566
    Abstract: A computer cart includes a chassis, which is formed of a first chassis member and a second chassis member that are coupled to each other and movable relative to each other to adjust the width of the chassis, a locking mechanism for locking the first chassis member and the second chassis member, a first retaining panel affixed to the first chassis member in vertical for supporting a computer on the chassis, and a second retaining panel affixed to the second chassis member in vertical for supporting a computer on the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Sallas Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Ming Wang