Abstract: Transportation apparatus comprising a vehicle, a track supported on the vehicle, a travelling device movable on the track, a plurality of pivotally movable piston-cylinder units driven by a pressure medium interspaced along the track in the longitudinal direction, one end of each of the piston-cylinder units is supported on the vehicle and the other end of each of the units is engageable with an engagement part connected to the travelling device. Cam rails extend along the track and cooperate with portions at the other end of the piston-cylinder units to cause alternating coupling operations of the other end of the piston-cylinder units with the travelling device.

Abstract: An elongated plywood panel serves as a base member for storage cabinets mounted onto the forward or inner end of the base member. The rearward or outer end portion of such base member functions as a table. A track structure is provided below the base member and supports the unit for sliding movement between a stowed position within the bed space of a pickup or the like and an extended or use position in which the table projects rearwardly from the bed space of the vehicle. The cabinets may include a pair of side cabinets which are hinge connected to a central cabinet, for movement between a storage position in which the side cabinets are in juxta-position with each other and the central cabinet and are positioned over the table, and a use position in which the side cabinets extend laterally outwardly, in a wing fashion, from the opposite sides of the table and from the access opening for the central cabinet.

Abstract: A system for holding small articles in a luggage boot consists of a base plate, board or panel and wall elements. The base panel has recesses into which the edges of the wall elements are fitted from above and in which they are held in relation to the bearing forces exerted on them by the articles.The base panel may be assembled from a plurality of base elements to the size required. A plurality of wall elements can be interconnected. Additional means are provided to secure the wall elements on the base panel.

Abstract: Panel truck modification comprising a slide or rollout tray generally coextensive in size with the bed of the truck, the tray featuring an ajustable array of cleats or linear members dividing the tray into compartments and an array of castors between the deck and the tray to provide the slide or rollout feature together with combined guide and support means situate along the margins of said truck bed.

Abstract: A container having a plurality of open-topped receptacles for supporting loaded shopping bags in an upright position. The container is particularly adapted for supporting loaded shopping bags during transportation thereof in a vehicle and comprises: a box which is movable between a first position and a second position and which has open-topped receptacles, each one of which is adapted to receive and support a loaded shopping bag in an upright position; and means for supporting the box between the first and second positions in a vehicle.

Abstract: In an airplane adapted to carrying cargo, particularly wheeled and/or tracked vehicles, and having a side loading cargo door, a rectangular turntable is installed near the door. The turntable and its pivot are so located that (1) the turntable extends through the door when it is crosswise to the fuselaage and is totally enclosed in the airplane when it is aligned with the fuselage and (2) vehicles longer than the width of the door or width of airplane can be accommodated.

Abstract: A telescopic truck body incorporating an ejection bulkhead. The telescopic truck body consists of two sections telescoped one within the other. A movable bulkhead is located within the inner section of the telescopic body and a drive means is provided for driving the bulkhead longitudinally of the inner section as the inner section is driven with respect to the outer section. The drive is adapted to move the bulkhead longitudinally of the inner section so that it is located adjacent the discharge end thereof when the inner section is fully telescoped within the outer section.

Abstract: A loading and support rack is provided for support from the rear of a pickup truck load bed and with the rack overlying and extending forwardly of the tailgate of the pickup truck when the tailgate is in a horizontal position. A horizontal transverse winch mounting structure is provided for support from the upper marginal edge portion of the forward wall of the truck bed and includes a winch supported from the mid-portion thereof and vertical stakes supported from the opposite ends thereof snugly downwardly receivable in the upwardly opening stake sockets of the side walls of a pickup load bed closely adjacent the forward end of the bed. An elongated support frame is also provided and includes front and rear ends, dependingly supported ground engageable wheels supported from opposite side portions of its rear end, slightly dependingly supported opposite side forward support wheels and a center rear roller as well as opposite side rollers spaced centrally intermediate the opposite ends of the frame.

Abstract: A load-carrying trailer of a transport vehicle has mounted therein a load platform of which a rear section is adapted to be moved slidably in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the trailer. A front section of the load platform is divided laterally into a plurality of sub-sections adapted to fold together toward the front of the trailer when the rear section moves forwardly and adapted to extend and staighten out when the rear section moves rearwardly. The load platform facilitates loading and unloading by a crane with a relatively short jib carried by a towing vehicle coupled to the front end of the trailer.