Apparatus for loading and unloading by pallet truck a wrapping surface
AssigneeLantech.com, LLC
InventorsPatrick R. Lancaster, III, Philip R. Moore, Richard L. Johnson
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Abstract
An apparatus for transferring a palletized load between a pallet truck and a load wrapping surface may include a ramp configured to support at least a portion of the pallet truck. The ramp may include at least one fixed portion. The ramp may also include a movable portion configured to move relative to the fixed portion. The movable portion may be configured to support one or more wheel assemblies of the pallet truck, and move the one or more wheel assemblies of the pallet truck relative to the fixed portion.
Claims15
An apparatus for transferring a palletized load between a pallet truck and a load wrapping surface, comprising:
- an inclined ramp configured to support at least a portion of the pallet truck;
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- an inclined conveyor adjacent to the ramp, the conveyor including a conveying surface configured to support the palletized load and including at least one drag chain assembly configured to convey the palletized load between the ramp and the load wrapping surface.
A conveyorized wrapping system, comprising:
- an infeed area including:
- an inclined ramp configured to support at least a portion of the pallet truck, and
- an inclined conveyor adjacent to the inclined ramp, the inclined conveyor including a conveying surface configured to support a load, the conveying surface including at least one drag chain assembly configured to convey the load between the inclined ramp and a wrapping area;
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- the wrapping area including a wrapping apparatus configured to wrap the load with packaging material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.