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US 10,336,587 B1Granted
Hoist and crane
AssigneeProfessor Cargo, LLC
InventorLee Weddel
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Abstract
A hoist and crane assembly is presented. The hoist and crane assembly contains an extendable and retractable hoist and crane subassembly that longitudinally moves in and out from the hoist and crane assembly. Further, the hoist and crane subassembly also contains a lateral rail system for moving shipping containers side to side within an associated trailer, for example. Yet further, means for moving shipping containers from the rear to the front of an associated trailer are also contained within the hoist and crane assembly.
Claims7
A truck hoist and crane assembly comprising:
- a first rail and a second rail each vertically supported, and each longitudinally extending within said hoist and crane assembly, said second rail oriented substantially parallel to said first rail;
- a third rail slidably engaged to said first rail and a fourth rail slidably engaged to said second rail, thereby facilitating concurrent longitudinal movement of said third and fourth rails to extend from a rear of the hoist and crane assembly, said third rail and said fourth rail juxtaposed to and parallel to said first and second rails, respectively;
- a fifth rail angularly fixed to said third rail and said fourth rail, and, a sixth rail angularly fixed to said third rail and said fourth rail, said fifth rail substantially parallel to said sixth rail;
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- a hoist operably fixed to said fifth and sixth rails, said hoist movable from said third rail to said fourth rail, and said hoist extendable and retractable from said first and second rails,
- wherein said hoist is operable in both a lateral and longitudinal motion, and, wherein said third rail and said fourth rail are adapted to extend from said first and second rails, respectively.
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