Load-conveying and transport apparatus and methods

A load-conveying and transport apparatus, comprising:

• a frame;
• a conveyor, the conveyor is carried by the frame and includes opposed first and second sides that extend between opposed first and second ends;
• members, the members are spaced apart between the first side and the second side of the conveyor and each extends from the first end of the conveyor to the second end of the conveyor;
• the members are each mounted to the frame for movement between a lowered position and a raised position relative to the conveyor;
• the members lie below the conveyor from the first end of the conveyor to the second end of the conveyor, when the members are each in the lowered position relative to the conveyor;
• the members lie above of the conveyor from the first end of the conveyor to the second end of the conveyor, when the members are each in the raised position relative to the conveyor;
• the conveyor is for conveying a load placed thereon from the first end of the conveyor to the second end of the conveyor without interference from the members, when the members are each in the lowered position relative to the conveyor;
• the members are for supporting a load placed thereon above the conveyor for disabling the conveyor from conveying the load from the first end of the frame to the second end of the frame, when the members are each in the raised position relative to the conveyor;
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• the conveyor comprises rollers, there being a plurality of the rollers on either side of each of the members.

A load-conveying and transport apparatus, comprising:

• a frame;
• a conveyor, the conveyor is carried by the frame and includes opposed first and second sides that extend between opposed first and second ends;
• a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member are spaced apart, the first member is proximate to the first side of the conveyor, the second member is between the first and second sides of the conveyor, and the first member and the second member each extends from the first end of the conveyor to the second end of the conveyor;
• the first member and the second member are each mounted to the frame for movement between a lowered position and a raised position relative to the conveyor;
• the first member and the second member concurrently lie below the conveyor from the first end of the conveyor to the second end of the conveyor, when the first member and the second member are each in the lowered position relative to the conveyor;
• the first member and the second member concurrently lie above of the conveyor from the first end of the conveyor to the second end of the conveyor, when the first member and the second member are each in the raised position relative to the conveyor;
• the conveyor is for conveying a load placed thereon from the first end of the conveyor to the second end of the conveyor without interference from the first member and the second member, when the first member and the second member are each in the lowered position relative to the conveyor;
• the first member and the second member are for supporting a load placed thereon above the conveyor for disabling the conveyor from conveying the load from the first end of the frame to the second end of the frame, when the first member and the second member are each in the raised position relative to the conveyor;
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• the conveyor comprises rollers, there being a first plurality of the rollers between the first member and the second member, and a second plurality of rollers between the second member and the second side of the conveyor.

A load-conveying and transport apparatus, comprising:

• a frame;
• a conveyor, the conveyor is carried by the frame and includes opposed first and second sides that extend between opposed first and second ends;
• a member between the first side and the second side of the conveyor, the member extends from the first end of the conveyor to the second end of the conveyor;
• the member is mounted to the frame for movement between a lowered position and a raised position relative to the conveyor;
• the member lies below the conveyor from the first end of the conveyor to the second end of the conveyor for enabling the conveyor to convey a load placed thereon from the first end of the conveyor to the second end of the conveyor without interference from the member, when the member is in the lowered position relative to the conveyor;
• the member lies above of the conveyor from the first end of the conveyor to the second end of the conveyor for supporting a load placed thereon above the conveyor for disabling the conveyor from conveying the load from the first end of the frame to the second end of the frame without interference from the member, when the member is in the raised position relative to the conveyor;
• and
• the conveyor comprises rollers, there being a plurality of the rollers on either side of the member.