Freight accommodation on freight carrier – Particular article accommodation – Wheeled vehicle
Patent
1991-10-30
1995-05-16
Werner, Frank E.
Freight accommodation on freight carrier
Particular article accommodation
Wheeled vehicle
414498, 410150, 410 18, 410 26, 220 15, B60P 164
Patent
active
054155053
ABSTRACT:
An exemplary frame for carrying two or more tiers of vehicles within a standard cargo-carrying container includes frame-supporting wheels rotatably supported in interposed relation between the sides of the lower rail of the frame for streamlined operation. Installing structure included on the upper and lower rail of the frame, such as an upper and lower plate each having a toothed edge, enable selective coupling of a vertical tension member to the upper and lower rails either in a first suspended position in which longitudinal movement along the respective rails is possible or in a second suspended position locked against such movement. The exemplary frame also includes a storage mechanism where each vehicle-supporting wheel cradle is pivotable about a load-bearing hanger for securement in a storage position extending parallel to the sides of the frame. Also included is a mechanism for limiting longitudinal movement of the frame inside a container, which includes a head selectively extensible in a direction longitudinal of the frame toward an interior margin of the container. Preferably the head also pivots transversely for engagement of the head with a respective side wall of the container so that, in conjunction with a like mechanism operating on a separate frame, the ends of a number of collapsed frames may be securely held in transversely clamped condition within a single container.
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Halpin Terence
Kiive Donald
G & G Intellectual Properties, Inc.
Werner Frank E.
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