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US 6,182,577 B2Granted
Automobile transport unit
OwnerCalvin Billingsinventor
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Abstract
This invention is a transportation system and method of transport the provides a way for transport of vehicles in which the vehicles are loaded onto self-propelled pallets that are coupled to self-propelled apparatus that is in turn coupled to a fixed and predetermined guide.
Claims8
A method for transporting vehicles comprising the steps of:
- loading a vehicle on a pallet, having at least one self-propelled wheel, coupling the pallet to an apparatus having at least one self-propelled wheel and means for connection to an endless cable;
- connecting said apparatus to said endless cable which acts a guide to maintain said pallet on a fixed and predetermined path and;
- unloading said vehicle from said pallet.
A vehicle transporting system comprising;
- a plurality of pallets having at least one self propelled wheel,
- means for loading vehicles onto said pallets,
- means for coupling said pallets to corresponding apparatus having at least one self-propelled wheel;
- means for connecting said apparatus to an endless cable system that acts as a guide for keeping said pallets on a fixed and predetermined path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.