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US 12,319,192 B2Granted
Loading and transport system with independently accessed loading positions
AssigneeMichael McLenaghan
InventorMichael McLenaghan
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Abstract
A loading and transport system is disclosed that engages with a transporting vehicle such as a hauler or semi-truck. The system includes a plurality of transporting components including platforms or compartments that are accessible independently for efficiently loading and unloading objects including vehicles or freight boxes.
Claims20
A loading and transport system with independently accessible loading position, comprising:
- a first platform configured for attachment to a chassis behind a cab of a transporting vehicle that loads and unloads a first vehicle along a back side of the transporting vehicle;
- a second platform configured to engage the transporting vehicle along a front side of the transporting vehicle that loads and unloads a second vehicle along a front side of the transporting vehicle opposite the back side;
- a first pair of lifting arms coupled to the second platform that lift the second platform from the front side of the transporting vehicle;
- a third platform configured to engage the transporting vehicle along the back side that loads and unloads a third vehicle;
- a second pair of lifting arms coupled to the third platform for lifting the third vehicle from the back side of the transporting vehicle;
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- two or more actuators that reposition the second and third platforms, wherein the first, second, and third platforms are accessible independently for loading and unloading the first, second, and third vehicles, respectively.
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A method of making a trailer system, comprising:
- forming a first platform configured to engage a transporting vehicle that loads and unloads a first vehicle along a back side of the transporting vehicle;
- forming a second platform configured to engage the transporting vehicle along a front side of the transporting vehicle that loads and unloads a second vehicle along the front side of the transporting vehicle opposite the back side;
- coupling a first pair of lifting arms to the second platform that lift the second platform from the front side of the transporting vehicle;
- forming a third platform configured to engage the transporting vehicle along the back side that loads and unloads a third vehicle;
- coupling a second pair of lifting arms to the third platform for lifting the third vehicle from the back side of the transporting vehicle;
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- operatively engaging two or more actuators along the first pair of lifting arms and the second pair of lifting arms, the two or more actuators configured to reposition the second and third platforms such that the first, second, and third platforms are accessible independently for loading and unloading the first, second, and third vehicles, respectively.
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A trailer system, comprising:
- a first transporting component configured to engage a transporting vehicle that loads and unloads a first object along a back side of the transporting vehicle;
- a second transporting component configured to engage the transporting vehicle along a front side of the transporting vehicle opposite the back side, the second transporting component adapted to load and unload a second object along the front side of the transporting vehicle;
- a first pair of lifting arms coupled to the second transporting component that lift the second transporting component from the front side of the transporting vehicle;
- a third transporting component configured to engage the transporting vehicle along the back side that loads and unloads a third object;
- a second pair of lifting arms coupled to the third platform for lifting the third object from the back side of the transporting vehicle;
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- two or more actuators that reposition the second and third platforms, wherein the first, second, and third platforms are accessible independently for loading and unloading the first, second, and third objects, respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.