Collapsible assembly for transporting vehicles in a container
AssigneeVehicle Transport, Inc.
InventorDarrell L. Bishop
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Abstract
A collapsible assembly for loading and transporting vehicles in a cargo container having a roof, a floor, two elongate side walls, and front and rear walls, includes two pairs of spaced vertical posts, one pair being at the front end of the frame and another pair being at the rear end. Front and rear horizontally mounted crossbars support two ramps for carrying a vehicle when the assembly is in its open position. Each crossbar has two members of equal length rotatably and slideably attached to the posts and connected together by a hinge that allows each crossbar to be folded in half interiorly of the frame thus pulling the posts together in a collapsed closed position for storage purposes.
Claims20
A collapsible assembly for loading and transporting vehicles in a substantially rectangular container having a roof, a floor, two elongate side walls, an end wall and a door comprising a frame including a front end and a rear end, said frame further including two pairs of spaced vertical post members, one said pair being at said front end of said frame and another said pair being at said rear end of said frame, each said post member having an upper end portion and a lower end portion, a front and rear horizontal crossbar, first means for mounting said front crossbar horizontally between said post members at said front end of said frame, second means for mounting said rear crossbar horizontally between said post members at said rear end of said frame, ramp means having a rear end portion and a front end portion removably mountable on said crossbars, each said crossbar including a first and second crossbar member having first and second end portions and means for connecting said first end portion of said first crossbar member to said first end portion of said second crossbar member, said first and second means for mounting said respective front and rear crossbar to respective said front and rear post members including means for mounting said second end portions of said first and second crossbar members to respective said front and rear post members.
A collapsible assembly for loading and transporting vehicles in a substantially rectangular container having a roof, a floor, two elongate side walls, an end wall and a door comprising a frame having a front end and a rear end, said frame including two pairs of spaced vertical post members, one said pair being at said front end of said frame and another said pair being at said rear end of said frame, each said post member having an upper end portion and a lower end portion, a front and rear horizontal crossbar, first means for mounting said front crossbar horizontally between said post members at said front end of said frame, second means for mounting said rear crossbar horizontally between said post members at said rear end of said frame, ramp means having a rear end portion and a front end portion removably mountable on said crossbars, each said crossbar including a first and second crossbar member having first and second end portions and hinge means for connecting said first end portion of said first crossbar member to said first end portion of said second crossbar member, said first and second means for mounting said respective front and rear cross to respective said front and rear post members including means for mounting said second end portions of said first and second crossbar members to respective said front and rear post members.
A collapsible assembly for loading and transporting vehicles in a substantially rectangular container having a roof, a floor, two elongate side walls, an end wall and a door comprising a frame having a front end and a rear end, said frame including two pairs of spaced vertical post members, one said pair being at said front end of said frame and another said pair being at said rear end of said frame, each said post member having an upper end portion and a lower end portion, a front and rear horizontal crossbar, first means for mounting said front crossbar horizontally between said post members at said front end of said frame, second means for mounting said rear crossbar horizontally between said post members at said rear end of said frame, ramp means having a rear end portion and a front end portion, securing means connected between one said end portion of said ramp means and one said crossbar for securing said one end portion of said ramp means to said one crossbar, said assembly having an open position for carrying a vehicle on said ramp means and a closed position for storing said assembly, each said crossbar including a first and second crossbar member having first and second end portions and hinge means for connecting said first end portion of said first crossbar member to said first end portion of said second crossbar member, said crossbars being foldable about said hinge means when said assembly is in said closed position, said first and second means for mounting said respective front and rear cross to respective said front and rear post members including means for rotatably and slideably mounting said second end portions of said first and second crossbar members to respective said front and rear post members.
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