Freight accommodation on freight carrier – Particular article accommodation – Wheeled vehicle
Patent
1996-12-30
2000-09-05
Gordon, Stephen T.
Freight accommodation on freight carrier
Particular article accommodation
Wheeled vehicle
410 3, 410 7, 410 19, 410 49, B60P 708
Patent
active
061133264
ABSTRACT:
A system and device for loading and transporting a vehicle on a vehicle transporting surface simplifies the loading of vehicles by aligning the vehicle as it is loaded and holds the vehicle securely in alignment once loaded. The vehicle loading device is formed with an angulated surface that is attached to the side of the vehicle transporting surface. A flat plate attaches to the angulated surface and a brace extends downward from the far edge of the flat plate and rests against the side of the vehicle transporting surface. The vehicle is loaded onto the vehicle transporting surface with the angulated surface pressing against the interior of tracks or wheels of the vehicle. The angulated surface forces an initially misaligned vehicle to slide into proper alignment on the vehicle transporting surface. Opposing forces are thus exerted on the inside of the tracks and wheels which cause and maintain proper alignment. A system including a plurality of vehicle loading devices is used to maintain proper alignment of the vehicle while driving the vehicle onto both a ramp and a vehicle transporting surface, and to prevent misalignment of the vehicle while the vehicle loading surface is in motion during transportation of the vehicle.
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Gordon Stephen T.
Nicholson George E.
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