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Apparatus for transporting a load

US5413450A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 1993
Grant dateMay 9, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S414/124
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a vehicle (10) of the type having a first frame (12), apparatus for driving and turning the vehicle (18,24), and apparatus for loading, carrying, and unloading a load (110), and wherein the apparatus for loading, carrying, and unloading a load is mounted on a second frame (78) having an underside having a seating surface (72) thereon, the improvement comprising: PA1 a third frame (54), supported by the first frame, for supporting the second frame on the seating surface and having mounted thereon a plurality of biasing elements (64) for contacting the second frame to thereby allow limited off-vertical movement of the apparatus for loading, carrying, and unloading a load with respect to the third frame.

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