Apparatus for transport and delivery of articles

US7011487B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• JERVIS B. WEBB COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Alfred J. Kafka · Wixom, US
• Harry E. Smith · Irwin, US
• Wallace I. Miller, Jr. · Cleveland, US
• Keith Westphal · Petoskey, US
• Jon L. Coveyou · Petoskey, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 6, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 14, 2006
• Expiry date: May 28, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S414/124
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle (10) includes a hollow transfer device (20), a side translating assembly (40), and a lift mast assembly (90). The transfer device has at least one substantially open end and a longitudinal opening intersecting the substantial open end. The lift mast assembly is cooperatively associated with the transfer device to move the transfer device substantially vertically, and the side translating assembly is also operatively associated with the transfer device to move the transfer device substantially horizontally between at least one side of the vehicle and a center of the vehicle. The invention contemplates use in a newsprint roll handling apparatus.