Material or article handling – Self-loading or unloading vehicles – Conveyor
Patent
1999-02-25
2000-07-18
Morse, Gregory A.
Material or article handling
Self-loading or unloading vehicles
Conveyor
414500, B65G 6702
Patent
active
06089816&
ABSTRACT:
An article load apparatus for easily loading and unloading articles, particularly motorized vehicles, onto a load carrying surface of another vehicle. The article load apparatus includes a mobile cart having a base for carrying an article. A power drive is mountable on the vehicle for moving the cart between a first position on the load carrying surface of the vehicle and a second position displaced from the load carrying surface. The cart is releasably lockable to a support member on the vehicle. A channel member is carried on the base for guiding and supporting an article. Tie down members on the base receive straps for securing an article to the cart. A chock is optionally mounted on the base for receiving a wheel of a wheeled article. A support frame is mountable on the vehicle and carries an electric motor driven winch having an extendable cable connectable to the base.
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