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8142131 Clamping apparatus  
A clamping apparatus includes a frame and a pair of opposing clamping arms mounted on the frame for movement towards and away from each other to grasp or release a load. In one embodiment, each...
8113372 Collapsible storage container  
A collapsible cargo container is disclosed wherein end walls are pivoted into the container when empty and locked against the roof, and then side walls buckle via hinges into a folded...
8061951 Apparatus for tipping intermodal containers  
An intermodal container tipping apparatus includes an upper support structure configured to be releasably mounted to a container transfer device, such as a reach stacker or crane, and a second...
7722101 Cargo shipping container spreader and method  
An apparatus and method for lifting and collapsing a collapsible cargo container includes a frame, and vertical guides for aligning the spreader with the cargo container. First and second pusher...
7537427 Clamping apparatus  
A clamping apparatus includes a frame and a pair of opposing clamping arms mounted on the frame for movement towards and away from each other to grasp or release a load. In one embodiment, each...
7399019 Automatic adjustable spreader bar  
A device for lifting oversized pieces of material. The device includes a spreader bar capable of attaching to a lifting vehicle. At least two cross members are attached to the spreader bar along...
7086677 Vertical transport lift for moving containers from deck to deck in a commercial aircraft  
A vertical lift system is constructed for transporting a receptacle, such as a food or supply receptacle from one deck to another deck, particularly in an aircraft. For this purpose, a vertical...
6991274 Cargo cage and spreader attachment and method of use  
The multipurpose spreader attachment includes in a first preferred embodiment projections on an underside that define sockets to be engaged with complimentary bosses located on the upper surface of...
6749392 Quick connect/disconnect tank lifting brace and method of use  
A quick connect/disconnect tank lifting brace which lifts a tank from an overhang of it's top lid or cover. The brace includes a crossbar, preferably adjustable, with pivotal end clamps at opposite...
6604770 Device for clamping a crate  
The invention relates to a device for clamping a crate (2), comprising a frame or a plate provided with at least a first and a second clamping element (6) for engaging on an interior section of the...
6431379 Apparatus for the automated handling of loads  
An automated load handling apparatus is provided for handling loads fastened to a spreader having corners and a load suspension mechanism. The load handling apparatus includes a lifting yoke having...
6354782 Container crane hoist and system  
A device has lift arms (42) with links (46,46D) connected to ends of a loadspreader (40) or the links (46,46D) are swivelly connected to the lift arms (42) and aligned to hook special containers...
6315343 Guide for stacking containers  
A guide for stacking containers (6) on top of one another with the aid of a container derrick (1). The container derrick supports four arms that pivot up and down at the container derrick where...
6138846 Adjustable expansible load lifting device  
An adjustable system for lifting and transferring load containers which comprises a frame, a container lifting device, and a cable attached to the frame and lifting device. A first actuator is...
6129396 Container-piling spreader  
A container-piling spreader which prevents the positional slippage of the lower container, comprising (i) a spreader body having, on the four corners of its bottom surface, means for engaging and...
6086316 Container handling assembly  
A container handling assembly for lifting one or two containers. The assembly comprises a first and second jaw captively connected for cooperative movement whereby the jaws close when a load is...
6062620 Spreader bar  
An apparatus for latching to any selected one of a family of electrical switching apparatuses having differently located centers of gravity includes a lifting bracket having a plurality of lifting...
6053550 Device for gripping and supporting articles  
An improved lifting apparatus is provided for lifting joist sections to facilitate placement in a building structure. The apparatus includes a structural frame that is secured to a beam lifted by...
6019406 Lifting-machine power gripper and components  
A power gripper for a lifting machine including a switching device coupled to a motor mounted on a frame of the power gripper by a flexible electric cord for operating a gripping element of the...
5961170 Method and apparatus for transporting loads  
A method and apparatus for transporting loads includes a gripper pliers including a pair of pivotable gripper arms, each of which has a gripper claw. A positioning element is operatively coupled to...
5775753 Equipment for loading containers  
Equipment for loading box containers with flat boxes containing a plurality of glass sheets in standing alignment. The equipment includes two parallel horizontal and spaced-apart beams connected at...
5482340 Articulating overhead mandrel manipulator  
An overhead mandrel manipulator for handling two composite lay-up mandrels. The manipulator includes two opposing brackets (124) having arms (135) that engage the composite lay-up mandrels using...
5480201 Safety pipe handler  
A pipe handler for safely handling large pipes utilized in gas and oil lines, and the like utilizes a horizontal spreader bar having a dependent lifting arm hingedly attached at each end thereof....
5346270 Auto-clamper for pallets  
In construction of a clamper for automatically clamping a pallet carrying a workpiece to a clamp table on, for example, a cutting machine, a clamp spring is attached to a hook piece used for...
5275359 Helicopter-carried nacelle and process for replacing a sleeve on an overhead cable  
The nacelle (2) permits the rapid replacement of a coupling sleeve (38) between two portions of an overhead cable (1) without depositing said cable on the ground. The nacelle (2) is a metal...
5269579 Lifting adapter for bulk bags  
A lifting adapter for use in lifting and releasing large bulk bags. The adapter has a frame formed in an X-shaped configuration in the preferred embodiment. The X-shaped frame is formed from...
5263813 Apparatus having a gripping mechanism for the stacking and unstacking of containers  
In a device for stacking and unstacking containers provided with grasping holes and more particularly for the loading and unloading of palettes with such containers, such as bottle crates and the...
5232257 Automatic hooking apparatus and ship cargo gear using the same  
A cargo suspension gear has a plurality of automatic hooking apparatuses which each can hook and unhook an object such as a trunnion on a large-size cargo receptacle charged with heavy cargo such...
5207468 Self-adjusting transformer sling  
The sling includes a telescopic compensation bar, provided with two pairs of lever arms pivotally mounted to the opposite ends respectively of the compensation bar. The lever arms pivotally engage...
5186508 Trailer lifting foot extender  
An extender assembly is provided for the lifting foot of a mobile crane used to lift trailers and the like. The extender is comprised of left and right extender pads attached to and spaced apart...
5088783 Load handling apparatus  
A suspension frame for raising or lowering by a crane or hoist carries an assembly of depending limbs or legs which are power operated by a ram for extension apart or retraction and when retracted...
4795203 Container and trailer handling combination yoke device with improved elevated storage for lifting arms  
A container and trailer-handling combination yoke having lifting arms mounted at the opposite ends of two transversely extending, longitudinally spaced yokes interconnected by a telescopically...
4671724 Multi-beam structure clip  
A multi-beam structure clip for transporting and dispensing I-beams includes two legs which stradle a stack of I-beams and which include at their lower ends dogs which extend under the upper flange...
4563031 Tube handling device  
A tube handling device of a type in which a plurality of tubes are hung by inserting claws in opposite end portion of the tubes, including a telescopically movable beam supporting at opposite ends...
4486120 Spreader bar for soil erosion prevention mats  
The invention relates to a spreader bar for picking up and laying down soil erosion prevention mats formed by connecting a matrix of soil erosion preventing blocks with cable or the like through...
4372597 Submersible equipment handling system  
A handling system for lowering and retrieving large and heavy objects such as sonar arrays from surface ships and other unstable platforms. A submersible object which normally is suspended by a...
4355833 Lifting apparatus  
A lifting apparatus having at least one lifting hook pivotally attached to a support frame. The support frame is pivotally attached to a lifting bar which in turn is movably connected to a hoist...
4288904 Method and apparatus for the reversal or replacement of hammers in hammer mills  
A method of mounting and dismounting hammers in a hammer mill in which the hammers are supported in rows on carrier bars, in which each such row of hammers is grasped, lifted and held, by means of...
4266904 Adjustable load lifting spreader frame  
A spreader frame assembly for connecting onto large, elongate loads such as shipping containers and trailer vans for lifting and moving such loads. The assembly includes a trolley mounted on a...
4244615 Lifting spreader actuated crank  
A corner casting of the type used for lifting and moving containers is mounted to auxiliary apparatus such as a spreader for holding deckloading cargo. The corner casting is configured for...
4221515 Deck container restraint apparatus and process  
A deck container restraint system is disclosed which unitizes discrete containers against vertical movement in modules of three-wide, typically four-high stacks or columns to prevent overboard loss...
4149747 Grappler spreader for closely stacking cargo containers  
A cargo container handling implement, i.e., a grappler spreader, having the customary four grappling arms for the bottom lifting of piggy-back trailers and four latch units for interlocking with...
4147266 Semi-trailer for handling and transporting standardized containers  
The invention relates to an improved semi-trailer for transportation and handling of standardized containers.The semi-trailer comprises a main chassis 1 and a pivoting chassis 4 connected to each...
4108485 Redundant lift beam assembly  
A lift beam assembly for lifting heavy objects having a main support body and a pair of lift arms pivotally suspended at each end of the body. The free end of each lift arm has an aperture which is...
4045071 System for transporting and storing long extrusions  
A system for transporting and storing long extrusions including a rack upon which a bundle of extrusions is stacked and a pick-up unit which engages the rack so that the stacked bundle of...
4014447 Grappler spreader with overhead grappling arm storage  
A grappler spreader adapted for mounting on a fork lift or other type of cantilever-loaded carrier, and for handling cargo containers and piggyback trailers. The spreader to be described is...
3945673 Load engaging and supporting mechanism  
A load engaging and supporting mechanism for use with load handling equipment, in which a beam is movable to a position over a container, and a pair of carriages are adjustable along the beam and...
3899205 Container retrieval system  
A device is provided for lifting large containers, for example of the "Matson", "Sea Land" or "ASA 150" type, for placement upon and from a railroad car. The device has a pair of lifting arms...
3880456 FITTING FOR LIFTING CARGO CONTAINERS  
A load handling apparatus adapted for lifting and moving cargo containers with fixtures in the upper side corners, in which a pair of horizontally positioned, laterally extensible and retractable...
3874719 Extensible load lifting frame  
A telescopic lifting frame or spreader for enaging, lifting and transporting freight containers by means of van carriers, lift trucks, and the like, having a longitudinal coaxial telescopic beam...
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