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US 6,409,455 B1Granted
Wheeled elevator for transferring freight into or out of an enclosed truck
AssigneeSuperior Handling Equipment, Inc.
InventorJohn F. Moseley
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AssigneeSuperior Handling Equipment, Inc.
InventorJohn F. Moseley
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A wheeled elevator apparatus for use in transferring freight between a highway truck and a freight storage dock or building, the apparatus including an elevatable platform powered by hydraulic cylinder means and including two oppositely directed ramps hingedly connected to said platform to provide access to said platform for pallet jacks moving pallets of freight, one of said ramps being long enough to reach inside the highway truck to form a bridge from the elevatable platform to the highway truck, the bridge having side curbs and being sufficiently narrow and laterally off-set to permit an independently operated roller, skate-wheel, or belt conveyer to function simultaneously beside the elevatable platform for moving small individual packages of freight between the same building or dock and the same truck.
A movable wheeled apparatus for transferring freight between a high level and a low level to and from a truck and a conveyor for transferring freight between the high and the low level to and from the truck, said movable wheeled apparatus comprising a base frame structure moving on the low level, an elevatable platform pivotally coupled to said base frame structure for receiving a load from the high or the low level, lifting means for lifting said elevatable platform between the low level and the high level, said elevatable platform including first and second access ramps hingedly connected to said elevatable platform, said first access ramp being extended when said platform is at the high level, said second access ramp being extended when said platform is at the low level, and said first access ramp having a base portion, an intermediate portion and a forward end portion, wherein said first access ramp includes first and second sides, said first side having a part offset inwardly toward a centerline of said elevatable platform, and said second side having a part offset outwardly away from said centerline to permit simultaneous loading and unloading of the truck by transfer means operating on said elevatable platform of said movable wheeled apparatus and the conveyor adapted to be located between said second side and a sidewall of the truck.
A movable wheeled apparatus for transferring freight between high and low levels to and from a truck and a conveyor for transferring freight between the high and the low level to and from the truck, said movable wheeled apparatus comprising a base frame structure moving on the low level, an elevatable platform pivotally coupled to said base frame structure for receiving a load from the high or low level, means for lifting said elevatable platform, said elevatable platform including first and second access ramps hingedly connected to said elevatable platform, said first access ramp being extended when said platform is at the high level, said second access ramp being extended when said platform is at the low level, wherein said first access ramp includes first and second sides, said first and second sides having a part offset with respect to a centerline of said elevatable platform to provide a smaller ramp part on one side and a larger part on another side of said centerline to permit simultaneous loading and unloading operation of the truck by transfer means operating on said elevatable platform of said movable wheeled apparatus and the conveyor adapted to be located adjacent a sidewall of the truck.
A movable wheeled apparatus for transferring freight between a high level and a low level and a conveyor is disposed between the high and the low level, said movable wheeled apparatus comprising a base frame structure moving on the low level, an elevatable platform pivotally coupled to said base frame structure for receiving a load from the high or low level, lifting means for lifting said elevatable platform between the low level and the high level, said elevatable platform including first and second access ramp hingedly connected to said elevatable platform, said first access ramp being extended when said platform is at the high level, said second access ramp being extended when said platform is at the low level, wherein said first access ramp has first and second sides, said first and second sides having a part offset with respect to a centerline of said elevatable platform, said first access ramp having three continuous portions, a base portion, an intermediate portion and a forward portion, said forward and intermediate portions provide a smaller ramp part on one side and a larger ramp part on another side of said centerline to permit simultaneous loading and unloading operation of said elevatable platform of said movable wheeled apparatus and the conveyor adapted to be located alongside said wheeled apparatus.
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