Abstract: A coil deployment system and one or more methods of manipulating a coil deployment system, is provided. The coil deployment system has a trailer frame of one or more frame components including a pair of support brackets, a first pair of lower support arms, a second pair of lower support arms, a first pair of upper support arms, and a second pair of upper support arms. The trailer frame is adjustable such that the width and height of the trailer can be adjusted to manipulate and accommodate various sizes of coil drums of spoolable pipe deploy, collect, transport or store the spoolable pipe.

Abstract: A cable grappling assembly for lifting, dragging or otherwise manipulating a cable lying on the ground includes a handle that is elongated to a length of at least 36.0 inches to extend approximately from a user's waist to the ground when the handle is gripped. A grapple is coupled to the handle for engaging a cable lying on the ground without requiring the user to bend over. Moreover, the grapple is curved to engage the cable for lifting and dragging the cable.

Abstract: A chiminea cart apparatus for moving chimineas includes a base ring. A handle has a pair of arms extending from a base top side and a grip portion joining the pair of arms. Each of the pair of arms has a curved portion proximal the base ring and a straight portion extending from the curved portion to the grip portion. The curved portion is configured to accommodate a bulbous portion of a chiminea. A set of legs comprises a pair of back legs coupled to a base bottom side proximal the handle and a front leg coupled to the base bottom side opposite the handle. A pair of wheels is coupled to the pair of back legs and a support is coupled to the front leg.

Abstract: A golf cart is provided with an adjustable golf bag hoop. The hoop is provided with a rod and a cam-locked collar. The collar is moveable along the length of the rod to adjust to varying heights of golf bags.

Abstract: A barrel truck has a handle structure; a wheeled support, the wheels spaced apart such that the wheels can slide under a barrel when the barrel is pivoted; a cradling member pivotally coupled to the support for engaging the perimeter of the barrel but not extending past the center line of the barrel; and an upright structure having a gripping mechanism for gripping the top of the barrel adapted to have a force applied thereto to exert an upward force on the barrel to pivot the barrel off the ground causing the wheeled support to move forward and pivot with respect to the cradling member, allowing the wheels on the wheeled support to move underneath the barrel, with further force on the handle structure lifting the barrel off the ground balanced over the wheels.

Abstract: A dolly for supporting an end of a dock and translationally shifting the dock, the dock having side frame members and being supported proximate a first end by a plurality of wheels, includes first and second engaging members disposable adjacent a respective dock side, the first and second engaging members being adapted to selectively engage a respective dock side frame member.

Abstract: A cart for carrying a cylinder containing a liquid or gas is disclosed, the cylinder having an anchor location, the cart including a frame including a body and a handle, wheels coupled to the frame for carrying the frame and the cylinder, a hook capable of engaging the anchor location of the cylinder to capture and retain the cylinder on the frame, an automatic actuator configured to move the hook into and out of engagement with the anchor location, and first and second safety switches that are configured to be engaged respectively by left and right hands of a user, the safety switches disabling the actuator if not engaged by both hands of the user.

Abstract: A hose manipulator according to the present invention includes an elongate shaft having upper and lower ends and extending between about 3 feet and about 5 feet in length. The hose manipulator also includes a handle at the shaft upper end, the handle having a portion extending generally perpendicular to the shaft. A hook is positioned at the shaft lower end and extends between about 150 degrees and about 180 degrees and includes a diameter between about 3 inches and about 6 inches. The hook and the perpendicular handle portion are generally coplanar.

Abstract: This invention relates to a two-wheeled cart with an extended handle for the levered lifting and balanced moving of bales, such as bales of hay. More particularly, hay baled in the form of a rectangular solid is received by the cart at a hay-bale-receiving loader frame and lifted from the ground under leverage about the wheels applied from the handle used for pulling the cart. Once the bale is lifted by the handle and centrally balanced on an axle between the wheels of the cart, the hay-bale-receiving loader frame on the cart can be pivoted in a plane parallel to the axle of the cart. This pivot can occur from a lifting disposition where the major axis of a bale receiving frame is parallel to the axle between the wheels, to a transport disposition where the major axis of the hay-bale-receiving loader frame is normal to the axle between the wheels.

Abstract: An apparatus for loading and unloading a container on to and off of a vehicle, wherein the container has two symmetrically arranged rollers and a centrally arranged hook. The apparatus includes an angular arm at an end of which is arranged a coupling device which is provided with a pair of hooks for engaging behind the rollers and which can be engaged into the hook.

Abstract: A hand cart adapted to lift and transport a single bale of hay or straw is disclosed. The cart is fabricated from metal stock pieces which are welded to form a rigid frame. The frame is designed with spaced apart wheels which will allow the cart to straddle the bale. Plural prong members impale and secure the bale for lifting and transporting.

Abstract: A trash container trailer assembly for facilitating transport of a trash container using a vehicle. The trash container trailer assembly includes a main frame assembly with a hitch portion adapted for coupling to a vehicle, a support frame assembly pivotally coupled to the main frame assembly, a locking assembly for selectively engaging the support frame assembly to the main frame assembly, and a plurality of wheels.

Abstract: A multi-purpose hand cart for permitting a single user to transport a variety of heavy loads. The multi-purpose hand cart includes a rear base frame having a spaced apart pair of side members and an elongate rear cross member connecting the side members of the rear base frame together. A pair of wheel assemblies each having a rear member and a wheel rotatably mounted to the rear member of the respective wheel assembly. The back end of a first of the side members of the rear base frame is coupled to the front end of the rear member of a first of the wheel assemblies. The back end of a second of the side members of the rear base frame is coupled to the front end of the rear member of a second of the wheel assemblies. A pair of front members are also provided. The back end of a first of the front members is coupled to the front end of the first side member of the rear base frame. The back end of a second of the front members is coupled to the front end of the second side member of the rear base frame.

Abstract: A hand truck has a pivoting wedge that initiates a fracture within a bale of hay, straw and similar materials and assists in retaining the material onto the truck. The wedge pivots out of the way when not in use. A toe consists of long slender tines which may serve the dual purpose of sliding under and/or piercing baled material. The toe is removable from the hand truck for shipping and storage purposes. A guard rack is also provided to provide enhanced support for loose material carried by the truck and to prevent the material from getting caught up in the tires or being dragged inadvertently. According to a method of the invention, the hand truck is engaged with the bale, the wedge used to separate a flake, and then the flake is transported on the hand truck.

Abstract: A pair of rigid, spaced apart arms (30,31)extend outwardly to one side from the upper end of an upright, tiltable frame 20 and a pair of spaced apart wheels 40 extend outwardly to the one side from the lower end of the upright frame for transportably supporting the frame on a flat surface. A rigid lever arm 50 and rest 60 affixed to the frame extend from the other side of the upright frame. The spacing between the arms and wheel supports is predetermined to allow the arms to be engaged underneath the upper rim adjacent the widest diameter of a standard, hot, sealed, 55 gallon drum filled with cooked food products and liquid by raising the lower arm and moving the arms into position under the rim until a restraining strap contacts the drum cylindrical wall.

Abstract: A transporter for elongated compressed gas cylinders comprising an elongated load bearing beam supported in an upright inclining position by a pair of rotatably attached wheels and a supplemental support, the support also mounting a wheel which pivots about a vertical axis to facilitate a steering function. The transporter further having hook device for engaging a hook receiving aperture on a compressed gas cylinder, the hook device movably attached to the beam via a device for elevating and lowering the hook relative to the beam. Handle devices attached to the transporter provide for manual actuation of the elevating and lowering device as well as for tilting motion and movement of the transporter. The beam having a cylinder support yoke fixedly attached for cradling a compressed gas cylinder carried by the transporter, the yoke having a strap connectably mounted which encircles and secures a compressed gas cylinder.

Abstract: A dock dolly comprising a frame having a handle, a lifting plate and an axle mounted on the frame between the handle and the lifting plate; at least one molded, hollow, thermoplastic wheel having a diameter to width ratio of approximately less than 2 mounted on the axle; a winch having a line mounted on the frame between the axle and the handle; a top line roller mounted on the handle; and a bottom line roller mounted on the axle.

Abstract: The present invention is a hand truck for lifting and transporting one or more spools of electrical wire or the like, and for supporting the spools for unreeling. The truck includes a frame with a main spool support mounted thereon. The main spool support includes a pair of standards mounted on the support members and constructed to support a shaft therebetween upon which a main spool can be mounted. Webs with apertures for holding auxiliary spool support shafts are mounted along the support members.

Abstract: A wheeled carriage mechanism is proposed for rendering movable large, heavy, waste containers which are otherwise immovable. The wheel carriage includes channel-like frames having wheel sets mountable on trunnions provided on the receptacle sides, the container being elevated into position off the ground and onto the wheel sets by a lever adapted to cooperate with the wheel carriage. A stabilizer bar of adjustable length is provided to be fitted between one of the wheel carriages and the receptacle so as to lock the container and prevent tipping or instability.

Abstract: A utility carrier is provided for transporting large objects, particularly plants, with less effort for the user and less wear on the plant. The utility carrier's particular frame structure provides substantial leverage for the user during the lifting of the object, while providing for a consistently vertical orientation for the plant.

Abstract: Tool for vertically lifting and maneuvering objects such as utility access covers. A pair of spaced-apart ring assemblies including inner and outer concentric independently rotatable rings are connected to each other by a first connecting member which extends over the object. The object is engaged to the tool by hooks suspended from the first connecting member. The ring assemblies are also connected by a second connecting member which is spaced from the first connecting member by a distance sufficient to permit a lever to be engaged to both connecting members so that when a force is applied to the lever, both connecting members move causing simultaneous rotation of the inner rings while the outer rings remain stationary, to vertically lift the object into the space between the ring assemblies. The object while suspended between the ring assemblies is then transportable by rotation of the outer rings with respect to the inner rings.

Abstract: A handcart for banquet tables and the like. The handcart has a main support shaft supported on wheels with a handle portion at one end and a transverse cradle like member at the opposite end engageable with a cross leg brace of the table. The handcart may be operated to lift one end of the table with the handcart cradle and then support the table by a collapsible rigid table brace supported by the shaft between the handle portion and the handcart wheels. The table completely supported and balanced upon the handcart may then be moved with all legs off the ground by grasping the end of the table near the handle portion and moving it like a wheelbarrow.

Abstract: A two wheel manually steered and propelled cart for transporting calves and for other uses around a farm is characterized by very sturdy economical construction including two end frames joined by corrugated metal panels. The manipulating handle for the cart has its two side arms pivotally attached to the front frame and releasably engageable with gravity-assisted latches on the rear frame to allow easy lowering and raising of the body of the cart. Two large ground wheels are journaled between the side members of the pivoted handle and parallel side members of a support yoke which is engaged with bearing elements on the front frame.

Abstract: Barrel handling apparatus which includes a cradle having handles, a pair of side rails, and wheels for supporting the side rails is structurally interrelated so as to facilitate knock down of the apparatus to minimize the volume needed in order to package and ship the apparatus. The wheels are removably connected to the side rails. The side rails are removably connected to the cradle. A cross brace is removably connected to the cradle and side rails.

Abstract: A device for adjusting two butt ends of rails to be connected by welding comprises a rigid structure which is formed by two support plates. The support plates are aligned and interconnected by a concave part and which is able to be disposed horizontally so that the two support plates are pressed one against one vertical side of the head of one of the rails and the other against the corresponding vertical side of the head of the other rail. The concave part provides a region for access around the butt ends. Each support plate is provided with a retaining clamp which is provided with a jaw able to bear against the opposite vertical side of the head of the rail. The device can be applied to the welding of rails on a track or on a fixed installation.

Abstract: A dolly for transporting projectiles of separate loading ammunition has a frame mounted on a pair of spaced rollers and has a manually engageable grip at the end thereof away from the rollers. A curved backing plate is mounted on the frame in front of the rollers and a lever is pivoted to the frame at a height appropriate to the length of the projectile. The end of the lever away from the rollers is provided with pin means to engage the ring in the projectile end closure plug and the other end of the lever is provided with a bail to assist in rotation of the lever to lift the projectile and permit it to swing against the backing plate. Latch means are mounted on the frame to lock the lever in position in which the projectile is raised and is lying against the backing plate. The arrangement of the pins in the lever is such that a pair of smaller diameter projectiles may be lifted onto the dolly at the same time or a single larger diameter projectile may be lifted onto the dolly.

Abstract: A carrier for one or more compressed gas cylinders each having a portion, the under side of which is arranged to receive a supporting hook, the carrier having a frame approximating the height of the cylinder and including a hook near its upper end, the frame being tiltable in one direction with respect to the cylinder for insertion of the hook under the hook receiving portion; the side of the frame opposite from the cylinder having carrier wheels, whereby, upon tilting of the frame in the opposite direction, the hook is raised to support the cylinder in contact with the frame; the frame is provided with a safety bail or retainer loop movable over the cylinder and engagable therewith to provide a second retainer for the cylinder.

Abstract: A carrier framework, configured to span the top of an item to be carried and terminating in a pair of handles, extends rearwardly from a rotatably mounted support wheel. Framework mounted prongs extend rearwardly of the wheel for engaging one end of the item and a pivotally mounted hook apparatus depends from the framework in proximity to the handles for engaging the other end of the item. In operation, the carrier is positioned to bring the prongs into penetrating engagement with the item whereafter the hook apparatus is pivoted into engagement; transport of the item is accomplished by raising the handles to lift the item off the ground and the carrier is pulled or pushed in wheelbarrow fashion.