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US 2006/0133906 A1Published application
Transport vehicle with loading channel that extends for the entire length of the vehicle
OwnerH. Wiltinventor
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Abstract
A transport vehicle includes a vehicle body having a first end and second end. The vehicle body includes at least two discrete body portions with underlying wheel suspension. Each of the body portions has a top and a bottom. At least one bridge support extends transversely between the bottom of the body portions to define a recessed loading channel that extends between the first end and the second end of the body.
Claims18
A transport vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body having a first end and second end, the body being comprised of:
- at least two discrete body portions with underlying suspension, each of the body portions having a top and a bottom;
- at least one bridge support extending transversely between the bottom of the body portions to define a recessed loading channel that extends between the first end and the second end of the body;
- drive means for propelling the vehicle body forward;
- and
- an operator station mounted to one of the body portions adapted to control the motion of the vehicle body.
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A transport vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body having a first end and second end, the body being comprised of:
- a discrete elongated first body portion having a top, a bottom and an underlying wheel suspension;
- a discrete elongated second body portion having a top, a bottom and an underlying wheel suspension;
- a single fixed bridge support extending transversely between the bottom of the first body portion and the bottom of the second body portion to define an open ended recessed loading channel that extends between the first end and the second end of the body;
- drive means for propelling the vehicle body forward;
- and
- an operator station mounted to one of the body portions adapted to control the motion of the vehicle body.
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A transport, comprising:
- a vehicle body having a first end and second end, the body being comprised of:
- a discrete elongated first body portion having a top, a bottom and an underlying suspension with one of wheels or a track, means being provided to lock the suspension to keep the suspension rigid during loading;
- a discrete elongated second body portion having a top, a bottom and an underlying wheel suspension with one of wheels or a track, means being provided to lock the suspension to keep the suspension rigid during loading;
- a first pair of bridge support members positioned at the first end of the body and a second pair of bridge support members positioned at the second end of the body, each pair of bridge support members extending transversely between the bottom of the first body portion and the bottom of the second body portion to define an open ended recessed loading channel between the first end and the second end of the body, each pair of bridge support members including a first bridge support member pivotally mounted to the first body for pivotal movement about a first substantially horizontal pivot axis and a second bridge support member pivotally mounted to the second body for pivotal movement about a second substantially horizontal pivot axis, the pairs of bridge support members pivoting between a substantially horizontal closed position closing the bottom of the loading channel and a downwardly inclined open position, such that elongated objects placed into the loading channel when the bridge supports are in the closed position are unloaded from the loading channel by moving the bridge supports to the open position, the bridge supports being in the form of grapples capable of picking up an underlying pile of elongated objects that the vehicle body is straddling;
- drive means for propelling the vehicle body forward;
- and
- an operator station mounted to one of the body portions adapted to control the motion of the vehicle body.
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A transport vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body having a first end and second end, the body being comprised of:
- at least two discrete body portions with underlying suspension, each of the body portions having a top and a bottom;
- length adjustable lateral supports positioned between the body portions at each of the first end and the second end of the body, whereby the distance between the body portions is adjustable;
- drive means for propelling the vehicle body forward;
- and
- an operator station mounted to one of the body portions adapted to control the motion of the vehicle body.
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