Abstract: A load lifter for a motor vehicle includes a vertically standing outer support firmly attached to the motor vehicle, having an outer support through whose interior a second load support can be pivoted around an axis located in the lower area. The load support is connected to the outer support by a block and tackle. A load can be suspended from the load support, and can be raised to a vertical position with the help of the block and tackle. Then it can be moved to the other side of the axis with a slight exertion of force, from where lowering is possible with the block and tackle.

Abstract: A vehicle loader mechanism mountable on a vehicle having a cargo deck for lifting loads onto the cargo deck is disclosed. The vehicle loader mechanism includes a base mountable on the cargo deck of the vehicle and a lift mechanism movable between a lowered position and a raised position. A drive linkage is coupled between the base and the lift mechanism and movable between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration for lateral movement of the lift mechanism. A leveling linkage is coupled between the base and the lift mechanism for movement with the drive linkage and to prevent tilting of the lift mechanism during movement of the drive linkage between the extended configuration and the retracted configuration. A cylinder is coupled to the drive linkage for moving the drive linkage between the extended configuration and the retracted configuration.

Abstract: A mobile hydraulic hoist unit which is readily maneuverable to a position straddling a load and then conveniently operated to lift and securely transport such load over a variety of terrains and surfaces and to safely and accurately deposit that load at a specific location. The hoist unit comprises a generally “U” shaped base frame having spaced side members provided with multi-terrain wheel assemblies, a closed forward end having a hitch member for releasable attachment to a towing vehicle, a rearwardly open center section adapted to receive and straddle the load, a power cylinder, a boom operated by the power cylinder for lifting and securely holding the load in a transport position during movement of the hoist unit and for accurately depositing the load at the desired destination.

Abstract: A telescoping bridge crane system arranged to be mounted over a floor of a structure, e.g., a vehicle trailer. The system includes a pair of enclosed mounting tracks for slidably supporting a runway frame. Trucks are located within the mounting tracks to move therein. Each truck includes a hanger. The runway frame also includes two enclosed tracks which are directly supported by the hangers so that they are located beside and parallel to the mounting tracks. A bridge section is mounted between the enclosed tracks of the runway frame by another pair of trucks.

Abstract: A crane hoist apparatus and method of use for moving items within, into, out of, or adjacent to an interior of a containerized cargo enclosure causing minimal loss of interior enclosure volume from the crane. The crane includes a first frame with a plurality of beams each having a span, a width, and a depth, the first frame is supported by the enclosure, also a second frame having a beam with a span, a width, and a depth, that is slidably supported by the first frame in a transverse span orientation, with the second frame depth not extending below the first frame depth, the second frame moves in a direction parallel to the first frame span. A winch carriage is slidably supported by the second frame wherein the winch does not extend below the second frame depth, the winch moving in a direction parallel to the second frame span.

Abstract: Transport accessories useable with a vehicle for supporting cargo and a method of loading cargo onto a transport accessory useable with a vehicle. In one embodiment, the transport accessory includes a base frame connectable to the vehicle, a second frame slidably connected to the base frame and movable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the base frame, a carriage pivotally connected to the second frame and pivotable between a substantially horizontal position and an inclined position relative to the second frame, a support frame rigidly connected to the carriage and pivotal therewith between the substantially horizontal position and the inclined position and a transport platform slidably connected to the support frame and slidable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the support frame. Cargo is loadable on and unloadable from the transport platform when the transport platform is in the extended position.

Abstract: A collapsible, portable hoist that can be assembled and operated by a single individual, for lifting and conveying heavy objects onto and off of trucks, especially pickup trucks. When not in use, the hoist collapses down to a flat storage configuration that rests on, and is secured to, the truck's cargo walls without any portion extending beyond the truck. In order to deploy the hoist, one rotates its support frame up from the stowed position and then suspends from it the rail along which a trolley or other implement used to convey the object will travel. When the hoist is fully deployed, the trolley rail is mounted high above the bed, permitting tall objects to be manipulated. The hoist is constructed so as to be readily removable from the truck.

Abstract: A portable dynamometer station with a vehicle mounted lifting assembly is disclosed. It comprises (a) a vehicle, such as a bus, for transporting the dynamometer, (b) a dynamometer with associated monitoring equipment, and (c) a lifting assembly mounted in the vehicle, for transporting the dynamometer from the vehicle to the ground. The lifting assembly includes (i) an upper support beam, (ii) a lower support beam, (iii) a moving trolley on the lower support beam, (iv) a first hydraulic cylinder for moving the lower support beam and the trolley relative to the upper support beam, (v) a second hydraulic cylinder for raising and lowering the dynamometer or other load from the moving trolley, and (vi) a series of pulleys and cables for movement of the lower support beam, the moving trolley, and the dynamometer or other load.

Abstract: An apparatus operative to perform at least one of lifting and moving containers. A base structure is provided with wheels, counter-weight and supports on both sides. Transverse beams are arranged on the on the base structure parallel with axles of the wheels. The beams include container moving units. The base structure includes two base cars arranged antimerically to and movable synchronously with each other, both base cars include container moving units having upper and lower container grips. The container moving units include at least one of traveling lower and upper lifting beams bearing at least a part of the container grips.

Abstract: An unloading apparatus for unloading a roll of material such as carpet from a transport vehicle comprising a support frame having a rail running lengthwise above a roll of material within the cargo bay. A trolley system is movably attached to one end of the rail for traversing along the rail toward the rear of the vehicle. A lifting device, such as a hoist cable, attaches the trolley system to a first end a mandrel tube that passes through the roll material being supported. The tube may be adjustable in length and includes a telescoping member, which is at the end attached to the lifting device. A mobile support jack is situated outside of the cargo bay for lifting and supporting the second end of the tube when removing the roll material from the vehicle. The support jack may be moved away from the vehicle while supporting the roll of material at its second end.

Abstract: A collapsible, portable hoist that can be assembled and operated by a single individual, for lifting and conveying heavy objects onto and off of trucks, especially pickup trucks. When not in use, the hoist collapses down to a flat storage configuration that rests on, and is secured to, the truck's cargo walls without any portion extending beyond the truck. In order to deploy the hoist, one rotates its support frame up from the stowed position and then suspends from it the rail along which a trolley or other implement used to convey the object will travel. When the hoist is fully deployed, the trolley rail is mounted high above the bed, permitting tall objects to be manipulated. The hoist is constructed so as to be readily removable from the truck.

Abstract: A personal mobility vehicle lift for a vehicle having a door opening and a floor. The personal mobility vehicle lift includes a platform for supporting a personal mobility vehicle (PMV) thereatop. An upright preferably telescoping lift mechanism raises and lowers the platform in an up and down motion. An elongated stationary frame member is structured for connection atop and oriented preferably parallel to the floor of the vehicle. An elongated moveable frame member is connected to the stationary frame member preferably for reciprocal lengthwise movement. The moveable frame member is connected to the lift mechanism for reciprocal lengthwise movement. A drive mechanism operably interconnects the stationary and moveable members and the lift member whereby, when the platform is in the upper position, the platform is moveable from its outside position through the door opening into the vehicle.

Abstract: A frame with a pair of primary tracks is positioned on a vehicle. A platform is connected by a plurality of flexible ties to a like plurality of hangers which travel along the primary tracks. An elevator mechanism winds the flexible ties onto reels to rise the platform toward the primary tracks and unwinds the flexible ties to lower the platform. Extension tracks can be removably aligned with the primary tracks to project beyond the vehicle. By moving the hangers onto the extension tracks, the platform can be removed from the vehicle and then lowered to the ground. The reverse process is employed to move the platform and objects thereon from the ground into the vehicle. The extension tracks with the hangers and platform attached thereto can be detached from the primary tracks and placed on a free standing frame to raise and lower the platform remote from the vehicle.

Abstract: For bay type structures of semiconductor wafer transport systems, a configuration includes interbay rail tracks and intrabay rail tracks mounted on each other, vehicles of the interbay system and carrier transfer cars of the intrabay system moving freely bi-directional inside the bay area without obstructing each other. The carrier transfer car is configured such that a wafer carrier can be directly loaded from the vehicle to the load port of a processing machine. The configuration simplifies and accelerates the transfer and enhances the flexibility of vehicles in wafer transport.

Abstract: An assembly for positioning and removably supporting cargo on the exterior of a vehicle, wherein the cargo is preferably mounted on a mobile carrier assembly such as a hand truck. A hoist assembly includes a winch and lifting cable and is concurrently supported, along with the mobile carrier, on a base which is removably secured to a hitch structure mounted on the vehicle. A support assembly is secured to the base and is structured to independently but concurrently support both the hoist assembly and the mobile carrier, with or without the cargo thereon. Upon removal of the mobile carrier from the vehicle, the cargo supported thereon can be transported over the ground or other support surface to an intended location for use without requiring repeated loading and unloading of the cargo from the mobile carrier.

Abstract: A combination roll-off bed and grapple arm for mounting to a chassis of a truck. The combination includes a bed, a roll-off bed, and a grapple arm. The bed is affixed onto the chassis of the truck and tilts relative to the chassis of the truck. The roll-off bed is longitudinally movably mounted to the bed. The grapple arm is longitudinally and rotatably movably mounted to the bed.

Abstract: A telescoping bridge crane system arranged to be mounted over a floor of a structure, e.g., a vehicle trailer. The system includes a pair of enclosed mounting tracks for slidably supporting a runway frame. Trucks are located within the mounting tracks to move therein. Each truck includes a hanger. The runway frame also includes two enclosed tracks which are directly supported by the hangers so that they are located beside and parallel to the mounting tracks. A bridge section is mounted between the enclosed tracks of the runway frame by another pair of trucks.

Abstract: A ceiling mounted delivery device for use inside of a motor vehicle is disclosed, and according to the present invention, is designed to allow the safe, controlled delivery of items between seated passengers who are separated by distances greater than their personal reach. There are two present versions of this invention. The first version consists of an aluminum flat metal frame that roughly runs the length of the vehicle's ceiling. A pulley is affixed just fore and aft of the frame and a nylon string connects both pulleys together forming a pulley type conveyor delivery system. As the conveyor nylon string is manually moved, personal items attached to the string are transported from one end of the device/vehicle to the other. This pulley type conveyor delivery system utilizes two flat metal cross members designed to hold said frame onto the ceiling of the vehicle. The second version utilizes a rotatable screw gear drive conveyor delivery system.

Abstract: A wheel chair storage apparatus stores a wheel chair of a physically handicapped person in a folded state in a storage space arranged on the roof of a car. The apparatus comprises a main body including a storage section for storing the folded wheel chair; a fitting device for fitting the main body to the roof of the car; slider movable back and forth between the main body and a position located above a doorway of the car; a lift device arranged on the lift for lifting the wheel chair from said doorway; a wheel chair folding device interlocked with said lift device for folding the wheel chair being lifted by said lift device; a wheel chair holder for folding said folded wheel chair; and an attitude modifying device for modifying the attitude of the wheel chair so as to make it adapted to storage by rotating the wheel chair holder with said wheel chair.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for moving appliances that includes a vehicle having a cargo area with a front region and a back region. The vehicle also includes a door for accessing the cargo area. A track is mounted within the vehicle. The track extends between the front and back regions of the cargo area. An extendable boom is slidably mounted on the track. The boom is movable between an extended orientation in which the boom is adapted to project outward through the door of the vehicle, and a retracted orientation. The present disclosure further includes a winch having a cable mounted on the boom, and a drive motor for raising and lowering the cable.

Abstract: A slidable load lift apparatus is selectively completely retractable into the bed of a standard pickup truck. The load lift apparatus includes a base frame member attached to the pickup truck bed, the base frame member supporting a substantially planar roller platform member slidably engaged with the base frame member. The base frame member includes a pair of elongate rail members extending in parallel along a first longitudinal axis and adapted to engage a set of roller wheels provided on the bottom of the roller platform member. A substantially planar lift platform member is operatively connected to the roller platform member through a set of parallelogram linkages which permit the lift platform to be moved between a raised position coplanar with the roller platform member and a lowered position out of the plane of the roller member for convenient loading of the lift platform at ground level.

Abstract: A mobile crane including a wheeled carriage, support members having distal ends, mounted to the carriage and extendable laterally therefrom in two positions including a retracted position with the distal ends adjacent the carriage and an extended position with the distal ends separated from the carriage, first and second glide beams coupled to the distal ends for movement along a movement axis perpendicular thereto, at least one support beam connected to the tops of the glide beams and a hoist trolley coupled to the support beam. The components operate together to provide a fully supported gantry crane having a variable width useful in lifting and transporting various items including items which are wider than the carriage.

Abstract: A towable-trailer for a propane tank has a frame which is provided with an overhead boom extending lengthwise of the trailer and beyond the back of the trailer, a tank hoist movable along the boom, an independent engine and power train with a universal for driving the trailer wheels, and a steering mechanism for a retractable nose wheel of the trailer, with the engine being located at the trailer hitch end for proper weight distribution to offset the weight of a tank when positioned at the rear end of the boom. The trailer can be independently driven into a confined new-tank storage yard to pick up a tank, the loaded trailer driven to a purging station to have the tank purged, the trailer hitched to a truck, hauled to the site and unhitched from the truck at the road, the trailer independently driven to the point of final installation and the tank deposited at the point, all of these tasks ordinarily being handled by the same individual without assistance.

Abstract: A pickup loading hoist for loading and unloading heavy cargo to and from a bed of a pickup without requiring physical exertion by the user and which can be easily disassembled into a compact storage position. The inventive device includes a front frame and a rear frame vertically aligned parallel to one another and removably attachable to the bed of the pickup, an I-beam secured traversely to the front and rear frames and extending a finite distance beyond the rear frame, a sliding member attached to the I-beam, and a winch for manipulating a chain with a hook.

Abstract: A vehicle including a bed for lifting and transporting a fully loaded container such as a dumpster. A pair of hydraulic cylinders are attached to the bed and to a chassis of the vehicle to pivot the bed between a generally horizontal transporting position and a generally vertical lifting position. A mast is attached to a carriage which is movable along a length of the bed. A pair of hydraulic cylinders operably attached to the carriage and mast pivot the mast so as to maintain the mast in a generally vertical lifting and transporting position when the bed is pivoted between the generally horizontal transporting position and a generally vertical lifting position. A fork is attached to the mast for engaging a container. A screw gear is operably attached to the carriage to both lift a fully loaded container when the bed is in a generally vertical lifting position and to position the fully loaded container on the bed.

Abstract: A self-loading log transporter and a method for loading logs onto a log transporter are disclosed. The log transporter has a vehicle frame; a receiving deck on the vehicle frame for receiving logs between first and second walls; a rail extending generally parallel to and above the receiving deck; a carriage movable along the rail; a block mounted on the carriage; a winch on the vehicle frame; a cable on the winch having a free end extending through said block; a fastener on the free end of the cable for detachably affixing the free end of the cable to a log; and a drag system for resisting forward movement of the carriage along the rail. The rail has a portion extending rearwardly of a rearward end of the receiving deck.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a hoist system for a vehicle is provided. The hoist system includes a support frame mounted to the vehicle. A slidably extendable pair of parallel rails are mounted to the support frame. The front ends and the tail ends of the parallel rails can be connected. A crossbeam that supports a hoist mechanism is slidably suspended from the pair of rails. The support frame can be collapsibly hinged for transport. The support frame is mounted to the vehicle, at a height above the cab of the vehicle or alternatively incorporated into the ladder rack of the vehicle. The hoist system is light-in-weight with a versatile support frame that can transfer heavy and swinging or shifting loads. The hoist system is also heavy-duty and has an extended and side-to-side reach.

Abstract: An apparatus for loading, transporting and unloading seed is provided. The apparatus has a trailer, an assembly for lifting and carrying a bag of seed removably connected to the trailer, a hopper removably mounted on the trailer, an assembly for dispensing the seed from the hopper to a planter, and a control device for actuating and directing the assembly for loading, lifting and carrying, as well as for regulating the assembly for dispensing the seed.

Abstract: A wheel chair lift mechanism which can be installed in a storage compartment of a commercial vehicle to assist mobility-impaired persons in their ingress and egress to and from such vehicles is made up of a retractable control mechanism between fixed and movable frames within the storage compartment for selectively advancing a platform assembly between a retracted position within the storage compartment and an extended position outside of the compartment, and a lift mechanism for lifting and lowering the platform assembly between a ground level position, raised position aligned with the doorway and a stowed position aligned with the storage compartment.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for storing in a cargo transport of irregular shape, such as vehicles. The cargo transport comprises an elongate hollow highway truck semi-trailer having a pair of longitudinally extending spaced apart upright-side walls defining an interior cargo space therebetween. The trailer has a rearward openable end through which vehicles may be conveyed, and longitudinally extending internal crane runway rails supported by the side walls. A rear portion of the runway is longitudinally extendable rearward of the open rear end of the trailer. A plurality of standardized, stackable vehicle supporting pallets are provided upon which vehicles are individually loaded at a trailer-exterior loading position.

Abstract: A portable winch system for use with truck bodies having a bed including raised opposed side walls. The system includes a winch comprising a drive motor, a transmission, a cable spool and a mounting bracket carried on a support bar for longitudinal movement. The support bar comprises first and second portions which are telescopically engaged to allow longitudinal adjustment thereof. The opposite ends of the support bar mount depending legs which are adapted to be removably engaged with the opposed side walls of the truck body to secure the winch system against rotational or longitudinal movement while allowing easy removal. With the support bar in position, the winch may be adjusted transversely of the truck bed.

Abstract: An extendable lifting apparatus for a vehicle. The apparatus includes a support bracket secured to the floor of the vehicle. A tube is mounted to the support bracket perpendicularly to the axis of the vehicle frame. The tube receives a boom which is used to support a cable used to lift heavy objects. The tube is substantially rectangular and has an axial slot extending along the bottom to form an axial opening that allows the cable to be suspended therein when the boom is in the fully retracted position. The slotted wall of the tube also acts as a floor opposite an inner ceiling. A winch is coupled to the boom for successively winding and unwinding the cable. A motor is coupled to the tube for moving the boom from a retracted position wholly within the tube to an advanced position. A second motor is coupled to the winch for controlling the winding and unwinding of the cable. Control of the two motors is provided by a remote control.

Abstract: A container 1 has a support member 3 which ascends and descends freely and is provided at back of a container body 2, a top connecting member 11 which is fixed at front of the container body 2 and can couple and decouple with a carrier 45, a bottom connecting member 16 which is provided at the front of the container body 2 so as to be able to move and which couples and decouples with the carrier 45, and transmitting members 21, 40 which transmit the movement of the bottom connecting member 16 to the support member 3 and raise and lower the support member 3.

Abstract: A truck for unloading goods includes a lower supporting member carried by the truck frame. The support member together with its side walls may be moved forward and backward by a screw driven mechanism. The doors to open the side walls open in response to movement of the support member. The truck includes a built in crane and bed leveling feet which engage the ground.

Abstract: the roof top carrier of the present invention has a roof top platform that moves horizontally between a storage position at the center of the roof of a motor home and an extended position adjacent the side of the motor home. A drop cradle moves vertically out of the roof top platform in its extended position to a lower position at ground level to provide user access to equipment or luggage stored in the roof top carrier. Two separate motors power the horizontal movement and the vertical movement for moving the equipment and luggage from the roof to the lower position at ground level alongside the motor home.

Abstract: For use in transferring goods into and from a cargo compartment of a vehicle, trailer, container or the like, a hoist apparatus has a first frame having a pair of opposite side members extending in a first horizontal direction, the I-beams each having a vertical web and horizontal upper and lower flanges. The first frame is supported on rollers beneath the roof of the cargo compartment so as to allow displacement of the first frame in the first horizontal direction between a first, retracted position, in which the first frame is accommodated entirely within the cargo compartment, and a second, extended position, in which the first frame protrudes from the cargo compartment. A second frame or bridge extends horizontally between the opposite side members of the first frame and is supported on rollers on the first frame for movement along the side members.

Abstract: A cargo handling apparatus is described for lifting, transporting and unloading cargo in connection with a vehicle, such as a pickup truck. The apparatus is fastened to the vehicle and has a separate platform upon which cargo is placed and attached while the platform is on the ground. An end of the platform then is raised by a winch and cable to a height approximately to the bottom of a boom assembly. The boom then is lowered slightly to a slope approximating the slope of the platform and attached cargo. The platform now is movable along the boom by the winch and cable, and finally, the boom is pivotable down onto the vehicle. All operations are controlled from a hand held unit.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a vehicle which is used to pick up and transport and place heavy cargo. In particular, the invention relates to a vehicle which is capable of picking a vehicle from a confined space and transporting it to the appropriate location, thereby replacing a conventional tow truck.

Abstract: A three axis material handling system which is particularly adapted to load or unload cargo into or out of the cargo compartment of an enclosed van or trailer. The system is mounted adjacent to the roof of the cargo compartment and includes a so-called X-axis frame which traverses the length of the compartment, a series of Y-axis frames which traverse the width of the compartment, a lifting means which traverses the vertical axis of the compartment and which is mounted to the X-axis frame, and drive means for moving the X-axis frame throughout the X and Y axes of the compartment. The X-axis frame is suspended from the Y-axis frames by a carriage assembly which allows the X-axis frame to move throughout the X-axis and Y-axis of the compartment.

Abstract: A collapsible full reach truck bed hoist includes a pair of elongated tracks adapted for securement onto the truck bed in parallel spaced apart relation. An inverted U-shaped hoist frame has opposite depending legs connected to trolley structures which are supported on the tracks for longitudinal movement therealong. A hoist is supported on the top crossbar of the hoist frame with freedom of movement along the top crossbar transversely of the truck bed. The hoist frame is collapsible from an upright working position to a lowered transport position and the tracks, upon which the hoist frame rides, are extendable outwardly of the truck bed for supporting the hoist frame above an object on the ground adjacent the truck bed.

Abstract: A device (10) for transferring an invalid includes a beam (11) comprised of two telescopically received tubes (12,13); a track (14), slidably engaged within said beam capable of supporting a rolling trolley (15) and connected winch (16) for providing a vertical lifting force. A seat (18) is appended to winch (16) by a winch yoke (19). The device is secured transversely to the roof surface of an automobile by clamps (21,22) mounted to the beam and track. The invalid is positioned within the seat and lifted vertically by the winch and is then slided into or out of the automobile as desired.

Abstract: A load-carrying attachment for a vehicle to unload cargo from or load cargo onto the vehicle. The attachment includes a pair of spaced horizontal support beam assemblies having first and second ends. A cross beam connects the first ends of the beam assemblies to form a fixed frame with the beam assemblies. The cross beam is attachable to the vehicle such that the assembly is movable along the periphery of the vehicle. The attachment includes a pair of leg members, one of the leg members being attached to one of the support beam assemblies. The leg members include hydraulic cylinders for raising and lowering the support beam assemblies and wheel assemblies which can be employed as wheels when moving the attachment or as bases when the attachment is being employed to load or unload cargo. The attachment further includes a mast which is slidably attached to the beam assemblies such that it is movable along the beam assemblies. The mast is positioned between the beam assemblies.

Abstract: A hoisting apparatus for the use in trucks has frame members 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 which are pivotally moveable and slidable connected to one another such that the apparatus can be assembled and disassembled by a single person and placed in a transporting position along the edges of the truck bed thereby occupying a very small portion of the load carrying space of the truck.

Abstract: A crane vessel (20) has a temporary load support structure (23) on which to support a load (22) in transit. For installation, the load is hooked up to the vessel crane (21) and the temporary support structure is removed to enable the vessel to set down the load on its tower structure (24).

Abstract: A load-carrying attachment for a vehicle to unload cargo from or load cargo onto the vehicle. The attachment includes a pair of spaced horizontal support beam assemblies having first and second ends. A cross beam connects the first ends of the beam assemblies to form a fixed frame with the beam assemblies. The cross beam is attachable to the vehicle such that the assembly is movable along the periphery of the vehicle. The attachment includes a pair of leg members, one of the leg members being attached to one of the support beam assemblies. The leg members include hydraulic cylinders for raising and lowering the support beam assemblies and wheel assemblies which can be employed as wheels when moving the attachment or as bases when the attachment is being employed to load or unload cargo. The attachment further includes a mast which is slidably attached to the beam assemblies such that it is movable along the beam assemblies. The mast is positioned between the beam assemblies.

Abstract: A knock-down boom is removably installed on a pick-up truck so as to be manually raised or lowered for moving a load either onto or off the truck. The boom can be readily disassembled in a few minutes by separating the legs forming the boom and storing them in a convenient compact area. A jib can also be mounted on the outer end of the boom for extending its overall length.

Abstract: The autonomous onboard device for loading a cargo-aircraft having a lateral door comprises hoisting means (10) movable between the exterior and the interior of the fuselage (F) of the aircraft along carrier and guide means (3,4,5), which comprise transverse rails (3) inside the fuselage at the level of the upper part of the lateral opening (1) and two arms (4) provided with rails (5) movable between an extended position, in which they are in the extension of the rails (3) outside the fuselage, and a retracted position in which they are withdrawn into the fuselage. This device is light weight and of small size.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for loading and unloading a railroad gondola car having spaced apart, parallel side walls with upper surfaces, the apparatus including a hydraulic excavator for excavating, loading, and unloading materials, the hydraulic excavator having a boom structure and a material engaging device rotatably mounted on two tracks for moving the hydraulic excavator from one location to another, each of the two track means having an inside set of rollers and an outside set of rollers for supporting the track over its entire width, adjusting structure for moving the tracks inwardly and outwardly to vary the distance between the tracks, and track support apparatus for supporting the track connected to the adjusting structure, a plurality of arms connected to the outside of each of the track support apparatus for preventing the hydraulic excavator from falling off of the gondola car when the two tracks are resting on the upper surfaces of the gondola car, the arms being adapted to extend downwardly adjace

Abstract: An invalid car lift is presented which comprises a bar which is mounted on the inside of a car with the help of a strap. A winch device is mounted in bearing relationship on the bar so that the winch may be moved laterally along the bar. The winch may be of the well known type which includes a handle attached to suitable rope or metal line and includes a hook. The hook is engaged to a basket. Thus, when a person in a wheelchair is brought up to the car and positioned under the winch, the person may be lifted off the wheelchair by the winch/basket. Thereafter the winch is rolled along the bar and into the car. Next, the winch is lowered and the person is disconnected therefrom. The bar preferably is hinged so that it may be easily folded and stored in the trunk during transportation.

Abstract: A wheel chair hoist assembly for a vehicle having a body, a roof and a door opening comprises a support bar suspended within the body, with a mount tube reciprocally mounted upon the support bar. A boom having a retracted position within the body is located parallel to the support bar and at one end is secured to the mount tube. A motor operated winch assembly depends from the mount tube, and includes a drum with a cable wound thereon, and projected through the boom. The cable terminates in hooks to support a wheel chair. A reversible electric motor is supported upon the mount tube and drives a pinion in mesh with a stationary rack gear for reciprocally feeding the boom from its retracted position to an advanced position through the door opening. A manual remote control selectively connects the vehicle battery to the motor and to the winch assembly for alternately advancing and retracting the boom, and for alternately lowering and raising the wheel chair.