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7568877 Cargo handling apparatus  
A goods handling apparatus for a cargo storage and transport trailer of, or connectable to, a vehicle. The preferred apparatus includes a movable cargo platform forming a separate part of, and...
7524157 Vehicle with loading boxes or loading surfaces  
A vehicle provided with at least one front axis and at least one rear axis, one vehicle frame and at least one loading box or loading surface which can be raised or lowered in a vertical direction...
7509187 Wheelchair lift with a rotary sensor used to determine lift position  
A wheelchair lift having a pivot and a platform. A rotary position sensor is mounted at the pivot and configured to generate an output signal. A controller is configured to receive the output...
7491026 Lift gate assembly  
A lift gate assembly including a pair of spaced-apart columns, a pair of support members telescopingly received within the pair of spaced apart columns, a platform having a first section operably...
7407352 Method and apparatus for removing carts from a trailer  
A new and improved shopping cart release system is disclosed for use in collecting, transporting, removing and loading various types of carts and carriers. A release system is adapted for use with...
7396201 Lift trailer device  
A lift trailer device configured to load and unload a payload from the ground or a loading dock or any height inbetween.
7384232 Securing assembly for a passenger lift  
A wheelchair lift ( 10 ) for a vehicle is disclosed. The wheelchair lift includes a lift platform assembly ( 13 ) coupled to a frame ( 18 ). The wheelchair lift also includes a reciprocating...
7097407 Mounting structure for mounting foldable two-wheel vehicle on four-wheel vehicle  
A two-wheel vehicle foldable to have a width equivalent to the width of a license number plate can be contained in a door, side walls, or a rear wall of a four-wheel vehicle. Handles and steps of...
6971834 Redundant support systems for stowable passenger lift assemblies  
A wheelchair lift ( 20 ) for a vehicle is disclosed. The wheelchair lift includes a lift platform ( 22 ) coupled to a support structure ( 32 ) by an attachment assembly ( 74 ). The lift platform is...
6948903 Unitary liftgate  
The invention is a unitary cantilever liftgate that attaches to the vehicle body instead of the vehicle chassis. The liftgate may be fully assembled and tested prior to installation on the vehicle...
6893203 Combination pickup truck liftgate/tailgate  
A liftgate/tailgate assembly for a vehicle having a chassis and a cargo area, such cargo area comprising a bed and one or more vertical sidewalls mounted to the vehicle chassis, such...
6793269 Door assembly for improved vehicle access  
The invention provides a vehicle door assembly including two entrances. Both entrances are surrounded by a frame assembly for mounting on the vehicle. One of the entrances is at about the height of...
6746200 Auxiliary vehicle transporter  
An auxiliary vehicle transporter for a master vehicle which has a platform that reverse articulates and is removably connected thereto. The auxiliary vehicle transporter includes a main frame, a...
6659707 Loading platform system  
In a loading platform system for mounting on a vehicle, especially a truck provided with a loading platform mounted to the vehicle by a lift support structure which is operated by a lift actuator...
6599080 Lifting device for railway vehicles  
In a device for transfering especially a person sitting in a wheel-chair between a platform and a passenger department of a vehicle having a floor on a higher level than the platform a first floor...
6494285 Vehicle chassis with integral drop deck  
An improved heavy vehicle chassis for recreational vehicles, busses and trucks is provided. According to the invention, the chassis has a front frame chassis subcomponent and a rear chassis...
6464446 Vehicle with loading boxes for receiving loads  
The invention relates toga vehicle comprising loading boxes ( 2 ) for receiving loads. At least one part of the loading boxes ( 2 ) can be raised or lowered in vertical direction by means of...
6435805 Tire manipulator for mine service vehicles  
A tire manipulator for mine service vehicles has a mast for mounting on a vehicle, a telescopic boom connected to said mast and wheel handling equipment connected to said telescopic boom. A first...
6234740 Vehicle cargo lift  
This invention relates to a vehicle cargo lift having a bed (9) having posts (10) parallel to each other extending from the bed (9), a support frame (2) having two opposed side frames forming a...
6227790 Amusement ride vehicle with wheelchair ramp  
An amusement ride vehicle includes a floor deck assembly slideably mounted inside the body of the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion and telescopically extended away from the body toward a...
6190112 Lifting device for installation in the frame of a motor vehicle  
A lifting device that can be installed in the frame of a motor vehicle is disclosed. A portion of the frame is removed to accommodate the lifting device and the motor vehicle has a subframe...
6109395 Convertible lift mechanism having a scissor lift linkage  
A convertible lift mechanism lifts a person or an object from a first surface to a vertically displaced second surface. The convertible lift mechanism includes a source of motive force, a scissor...
RE36805 Wheelchair lift with linkage assembly and hinged connection joint  
A linkage assembly (20) for use with a platform or step lift (22) for transmitting force from a linear actuator (228) to a ramp (40) pivotally attached to the outer edge of the platform (26) of the...
6071064 Wheel chair transport vehicle  
A vehicle (1) for the transport of persons in wheel chairs, the vehicle (1) being of the panel van type with a side loading door (7). The vehicle (1) is modified by removing the chassis or...
6062805 Vehicular wheelchair step lift  
A vehicular wheelchair step lift for persons who are physically challenged or otherwise have limited mobility. The lift includes a platform structure which is mounted to an elevator frame which is...
6059527 Lifting systems for use with vehicles  
A rear loading system for vehicles where a platform (16) is raised from the ground to a position level with the tray (2) of the vehicle. Typically the platform is raised by turning handle (32)...
6053693 Collapsible, powered platform for lifting wheelchair  
An apparatus for moving an object, such as a wheelchair, between an upper position and a lower position. The upper position is typically adjacent to the floor surface of a vehicle while the lower...
5865593 Wheelchair lift with wheelchair barrier platform interlock mechanism  
A platform-type wheelchair lift for mounting in the stairwell of a vehicle, such as a bus or train. The wheelchair lift includes a platform frame that is movable from a retracted position in which...
5827037 Distribution chassis  
A trailer chassis for receiving and transporting shipping containers having a platform extension fixedly attached to the rear end and with a liftgate that can be moved between a position level with...
5791860 Hydraulic platform lift for a truck tailgate  
A hydraulic platform lift for trucks, having hydraulic and electrical circuitry to provide automated, or automated with manual override, platform levelling capability in the event the truck is...
5683221 Lift platform with cart stop  
A ramp section for a load platform has one or two elongate rectangular stop plates pivotally mounted in the ramp section adjacent a rear edge of the load surface of the platform. Each stop plate is...
5653568 Safety guard for lift gates  
A safety guard uses a strip switch to prevent injury at pinch points on either lift gates or pedestrian-operated industrial trucks. A strip switch is provided at the pinch point between the lift...
5641262 Direct lift  
This invention relates to hydraulic lift apparatus in general and to a hydraulically operated vehicular tailgate lift apparatus in particular.
5632593 Vehicle lift with tapered contact sensor  
A vehicle lift for transporting a wheelchair passenger between a ground-level position adjacent the vehicle to a position adjacent and substantially coplanar with the vehicle floor. The lift...
5597282 Method and apparatus for unstacking and unloading a stacked load from one level to another level  
An extensible arm is located in the bed of a truck or a trailer and is selectively operable to assist in the stacking or unstacking and unloading of a stacked palletized load from the elevated bed...
5567108 Transfer apparatus for transferring article holders, particularly for transferring cart carriers in a storage compartment  
Transfer apparatus for transferring an article holder, particularly a cart carrier, from one location to another location in a compartment, includes a carriage movable longitudinally of a framework...
5513943 Load elevator with columnar power assemblies  
A pair of lift columns telescopically contain a companion pair of tubular runners and a companion pair of fluid powered linear actuators to reciprocate the runners. The actuator circuit includes a...
5470188 Lift for loading and unloading a truck  
A lift for loading and unloading a truck. The truck has a loading chamber, a rear body portion and a chassis frame, and the lift has support posts mounted at an end and at each side of the truck at...
5449267 Liftgate platform with latchable retention ramp  
A lift platform has a retention ramp whose forward edge is pivotally connected to a rear edge of the platform by a hinge that permits inversion of the retention ramp to a stowed position overlying...
5439342 Safety barrier/ramp actuating mechanism for wheelchair lifts  
An improved safety barrier/ramp actuation mechanism for combination folding stair and platform wheelchair lifts which translate from one configuration to the other depending upon the purpose to be...
5433580 Wheelchair lift with hinged connection joint  
A linkage assembly (20) for use with a platform or step lift (22) for transmitting force from a linear actuator (228) to a ramp (40) pivotally attached to the outer edge of the platform (26) of the...
5425615 Combination folding stair and platform wheelchair lift  
A combination folding stair and platform wheelchair lift which translates from one configuration to the other depending upon the purpose to be served utilizing a series of panels which form a flat...
5382130 Wheelchair lift with stow latch mechanism and improved barrier cylinder mounting  
A step-type vehicle lift is provided with a linkage assembly (20) and horizontally oriented barrier cylinder (228) that enables movement of a barrier plate (102) between a retracted position and a...
5378105 Cargo handling system  
A cargo handling and restraining system for loading, unloading, and transporting cargo containers in a carrier vehicle. The carrier is provided with a supporting floor (bed) having a plurality of...
5316432 Wheelchair lifts with automatic barrier  
Steps are convertible into a platform of an elevator for wheelchairs such as installed in vehicles and buses, during which conversion a barrier is automatically raised from the bottom step to be at...
5308214 Wheelchair lift apparatus  
A wheelchair lift apparatus which may be adapted for use in an existing motor vehicle in lieu of a seat structure removably coupled to the floor pan. The lift apparatus includes a motor driven...
5299904 Vehicle lift with contact sensor  
A vehicle lift (10) for transporting a wheelchair passenger between a ground-level position adjacent the vehicle (12) to a position adjacent to and substantially coplanar with the vehicle floor...
5263808 Automatic storage latch system for a cargo platform  
A cargo platform system particularly structured for use with, e.g., a truck body's cargo opening. The system includes a mast assembly with a mast guide and a mast movably supported by the guide,...
5253973 Vehicles and vehicle lifts  
A lift for attachment to a vehicle for moving mobility-impaired passengers between lowered and raised positions for entry and exit. A platform (27) is affixed to an unequal modified parallelogram...
5224722 Leaf chain drive assembly  
A leaf chain drive assembly (20) designed for use with a platform lift of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,058,228. Leaf chains (72, 120, 208) are used in place of roller chains for...
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