Patents Assigned to PODS, Inc.
  • Apparatus for lifting, handling and transporting a container
    Patent number: 6155770
    Abstract: A hydraulically actuated mobile carrier frame wraps around a storage container of standard size and lifts the container from the ground onto a transport vehicle. The carrier frame subsequently returns the container to the ground. The carrier frame stays with the vehicle or remains in a storage facility for handling containers within the facility. The carrier frame can be expanded transversely to clear the vehicle for loading and unloading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: PODS, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter S. Warhurst
  • Apparatus for lifting, handling, and transporting a container
    Patent number: 6071062
    Abstract: A hydraulically actuated mobile carrier frame wraps around a storage container of standard size and lifts the container from the ground onto a transport vehicle. The carrier frame subsequently returns the container to the ground. The carrier frame stays with the vehicle. The carrier frame can be expanded transversely to clear the vehicle for loading and unloading, then contracted into notches in the vehicle platform to be releasably locked to the vehicle for over the road transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: PODS, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter S. Warhurst, William R. Courtney, David Revelia