# US 10,870,382 B2 · Technologies for loading, transporting, and unloading of loads

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- Number: US 10,870,382 B2
- Document ID: US10870382B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/862,846
- Filed: 2018-01-05
- Published: 2018-07-12
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2017-01-10
- Assignees: Dura-Line Corporation
- Applicants: Dura-Line Corporation
- Inventors: Timothy A. Grimsley
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870382B2

## CPC

- B60P 3/035: for transporting reel units
- B65H 49/321: {characterised by features enabling their folding or dismantling}
- B65H 49/327: {Arrangements or adaptations for attachment to a wall, a post or the like}
- B65H 49/36: Securing packages to supporting devices (replacing or removing cores, receptacles, or completed packages at paying-out, winding, or depositing stations B65H67/00)
- B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00)
- B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES

## Abstract

This disclosure discloses various technologies for loading, transporting, and unloading of loads, such as reels, cylinders, containers, and others.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method comprising:
accessing a frame including a first bar, a second bar, and a third bar, wherein the first bar is longitudinally cantilevered from a hitch, wherein the second bar is longitudinally cantilevered from the first bar such that the second bar is pivotable with respect to the first bar between a transport position and a loading position, wherein the third bar is transversely cantilevered from the second bar, wherein the second bar is sloped negatively relative to the first bar in the loading position;
mounting a reel onto the third bar as the second bar is in the loading position;
pivoting the second bar from the loading position to the transport position; and
locking the second bar in the transport position such that the second bar is unable to pivot from the transport position to the loading position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the first bar and the second bar form an L-shape in the transport position.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the second bar and the third bar form a T-shape.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the second bar is pivoted from the loading position to the transport position via a manual application of force.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the second bar is pivoted from the loading position to the transport position via an automated application of force.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the first bar includes an end portion distal to the hitch, wherein the end portion includes a hook portion distal to the hitch, wherein the second bar is longitudinally cantilevered from the hook portion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the third bar forms a cross with the second bar.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the frame includes a fourth bar longitudinally cantilevering from the second bar transverse to the third bar and opposing the first bar when the second bar is in the transport position.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the first bar, the second bar, and the fourth bar form a U-shape in the transport position.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the frame includes a fifth bar and a sixth bar, wherein the fifth bar longitudinally cantilevers from the fourth bar and opposes the second bar in the transport position, wherein the sixth bar longitudinally cantilevers from the fifth bar transverse to the fourth bar.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the second bar, the fourth bar and the fifth bar form a U-shape in the transport position.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the third bar is detachable from the second bar.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the third bar extends away from the second bar past the reel.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the second bar is locked in the transport position via at least one of a pin, a hook, a ratchet, or a bolt.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the second bar has a range of pivoting motion between the transport position and the loading position, wherein the range of pivoting motion is about 180 degrees or less during the pivoting.

### Claim 16

A method comprising:
accessing a frame including a first bar, a second bar, and a third bar, wherein the first bar is longitudinally cantilevered from a hitch, wherein the second bar is longitudinally cantilevered from the first bar such that the second bar is pivotable with respect to the first bar between a transport position and a loading position, wherein the third bar is transversely cantilevered from the second bar, wherein the third bar hosts a reel mounted thereon as the second bar is in the transport position, wherein the second bar is sloped negatively relative to the first bar in the loading position;
unlocking the second bar in the transport position as the third bar hosts the reel such that the second bar is able to pivot from the transport position to the loading position;
pivoting the second bar from the transport position to the loading position as the third bar hosts the reel; and
removing the reel from the third bar as the second bar is in the loading position.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein the first bar and the second bar form an L-shape in the transport position, wherein the second bar and the third bar form a T-shape, wherein the second bar has a range of pivoting motion between the transport position and the loading position, wherein the range of pivoting motion is about 180 degrees or less during the pivoting.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein the third bar forms a cross with the second bar.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein the reel is a first reel, wherein the frame includes a fourth bar, a fifth bar, and a sixth bar, wherein the fourth bar longitudinally cantilevers from the second bar transverse to the third bar and opposes the first bar in the transport position, wherein the fifth bar longitudinally cantilevers from the fourth bar and opposes the second bar in the transport position, wherein the sixth bar longitudinally cantilevers from the fifth bar transverse to the fourth bar, wherein the sixth bar hosts a second reel thereon.

### Claim 20 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein the third bar is detachable from the second bar.

### Claim 21 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein the first bar includes an end portion distal to the hitch, wherein the end portion includes a hook portion distal to the hitch, wherein the second bar is longitudinally cantilevered from the hook portion.

### Claim 22

A device comprising:
a frame including a first bar, a second bar, and a third bar, wherein the first bar is configured to longitudinally cantilever from a hitch, wherein the second bar is longitudinally cantilevered from the first bar such that the second bar is configured to pivot with respect to the first bar between a transport position and a loading position, wherein the second bar is configured to lock in the transport position such that the second bar is unable to pivot from the transport position to the loading position, wherein the third bar is transversely cantilevered from the second bar, wherein the second bar is sloped negatively relative to the first bar in the loading position, wherein the third bar being configured to have a reel mounted thereon in the transport position such that the third bar extends through the reel and the third bar being configured to have the reel removed therefrom in the loading position such that the third bar does not extend through the reel.

### Claim 23 (depends on 22)

The device of claim 22, wherein the first bar and the second bar form an L-shape in the transport position.

### Claim 24 (depends on 22)

The device of claim 22, wherein the first bar includes an end portion configured to be distal to the hitch, wherein the end portion includes a hook portion configured to be distal to the hitch, wherein the second bar is longitudinally cantilevered from the hook portion.

### Claim 25 (depends on 22)

The device of claim 22, wherein the second bar is configured to pivot via a manual application of force.

### Claim 26 (depends on 22)

The device of claim 22, wherein the second bar is configure to pivot via an automated application of force.

### Claim 27 (depends on 26)

The device of claim 26, wherein the automated application of force is at least one of motorized or actuated.

### Claim 28 (depends on 22)

The device of claim 22, wherein the frame includes a fourth bar longitudinally cantilevering from the second bar transverse to the third bar and opposing the first bar when the second bar is in the transport position.

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

The device of claim 28, wherein the first bar, the second bar, and the fourth bar form a U-shape in the transport position.

### Claim 30 (depends on 28)

The device of claim 28, wherein the frame includes a fifth bar and a sixth bar, wherein the fifth bar longitudinally cantilevers from the fourth bar and opposes the second bar in the transport position, wherein the sixth bar longitudinally cantilevers from the fifth bar transverse to the fourth bar.

### Claim 31 (depends on 30)

The device of claim 30, wherein the second bar, the fourth bar and the fifth bar form a U-shape in the transport position.

### Claim 32 (depends on 22)

The device of claim 22, wherein the second bar is locked in the transport position via at least one of a hook, a ratchet, or a bolt.

### Claim 33 (depends on 22)

The device of claim 22, wherein the second bar has a range of pivoting motion between the transport position and the loading position, wherein the range of pivoting motion is about 180 degrees or less during the pivoting.

### Claim 34

A device comprising:
a frame including a first bar, a second bar, and a third bar, wherein the first bar is configured to longitudinally cantilever from a hitch, wherein the second bar is longitudinally cantilevered from the first bar such that the second bar is configured to pivot with respect to the first bar between a transport position and a loading position, wherein the second bar is configured to lock in the transport position such that the second bar is unable to pivot from the transport position to the loading position, wherein the third bar is transversely cantilevered from the second bar, wherein the first bar includes an end portion configured to be distal to the hitch, wherein the end portion includes a hook portion configured to be distal to the hitch, wherein the second bar is longitudinally cantilevered from the hook portion, wherein the third bar being configured to have a reel mounted thereon in the transport position such that the third bar extends through the reel and the third bar being configured to have the reel removed therefrom in the loading position such that the third bar does not extend through the reel.

### Claim 35 (depends on 34)

The device of claim 34, wherein the first bar and the second bar form an L-shape in the transport position.

### Claim 36 (depends on 34)

The device of claim 34, wherein the second bar is configured to pivot via a manual application of force.

### Claim 37 (depends on 34)

The device of claim 34, wherein the second bar is configure to pivot via an automated application of force.

### Claim 38 (depends on 37)

The device of claim 37, wherein the automated application of force is at least one of motorized or actuated.

### Claim 39 (depends on 34)

The device of claim 34, wherein the frame includes a fourth bar longitudinally cantilevering from the second bar transverse to the third bar and opposing the first bar when the second bar is in the transport position.

### Claim 40 (depends on 39)

The device of claim 39, wherein the first bar, the second bar, and the fourth bar form a U-shape in the transport position.

### Claim 41 (depends on 39)

The device of claim 39, wherein the frame includes a fifth bar and a sixth bar, wherein the fifth bar longitudinally cantilevers from the fourth bar and opposes the second bar in the transport position, wherein the sixth bar longitudinally cantilevers from the fifth bar transverse to the fourth bar.

### Claim 42 (depends on 41)

The device of claim 41, wherein the second bar, the fourth bar and the fifth bar form a U-shape in the transport position.

### Claim 43 (depends on 34)

The device of claim 34, wherein the second bar is locked in the transport position via at least one of a hook, a ratchet, or a bolt.

### Claim 44 (depends on 34)

The device of claim 34, wherein the second bar has a range of pivoting motion between the transport position and the loading position, wherein the range of pivoting motion is about 180 degrees or less during the pivoting.

### Claim 45 (depends on 34)

The device of claim 34, wherein the second bar is sloped negatively relative to the first bar in the loading position.

### Claim 46 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the automated application of force is at least one of motorized or actuated.

### Claim 47 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the automated application of force at least one of hydraulic, pneumatic, or pulley.

### Claim 48 (depends on 26)

The device of claim 26, wherein the automated application of force is at least one of hydraulic, pneumatic, or pulley.

### Claim 49 (depends on 22)

The device of claim 22, wherein the second bar is configured to pivot via an automated application of force and a manual application of force.

### Claim 50 (depends on 37)

The device of claim 37, wherein the automated application of force is at least one of hydraulic, pneumatic, or pulley.

### Claim 51 (depends on 34)

The device of claim 34, wherein the second bar is configured to pivot via an automated application of force and a manual application of force.