Method and Apparatus for Transferring Freight
First Claim
1. A method of transferring freight from a first location to a second location, comprising the steps of:
- loading the freight onto a plate at the first location, the plate having an identifier linked to the freight;
monitoring the movement of the plate using the identifier on the loaded plate;
conveying the loaded plate onto a first transportation unit at the first location;
transporting the loaded plate from the first location to an interim location using the first transportation unit;
conveying the loaded plate from the first transportation unit onto a second transportation unit;
transporting the loaded plate from the interim location to the second location using the second transportation unit;
conveying the loaded plate from the second transportation unit at the second location; and
unloading the freight from the plate.
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Abstract
A method of transferring freight from a first location to a second location. The method comprises the steps of loading the freight onto a plate at the first location, the plate having an identifier linked to the freight, monitoring the movement of the plate using the identifier on the loaded plate, conveying the loaded plate onto a first transportation unit at the first location, transporting the loaded plate from the first location to an interim location using the first transportation unit, conveying the loaded plate from the first transportation unit onto a second transportation unit, transporting the loaded plate from the interim location to the second location using the second transportation unit, conveying the loaded plate from the second transportation unit at the second location, and unloading the freight from the plate.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of transferring freight from a first location to a second location, comprising the steps of:
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loading the freight onto a plate at the first location, the plate having an identifier linked to the freight; monitoring the movement of the plate using the identifier on the loaded plate; conveying the loaded plate onto a first transportation unit at the first location; transporting the loaded plate from the first location to an interim location using the first transportation unit; conveying the loaded plate from the first transportation unit onto a second transportation unit; transporting the loaded plate from the interim location to the second location using the second transportation unit; conveying the loaded plate from the second transportation unit at the second location; and unloading the freight from the plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A freight transfer system comprising:
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a platform for receiving a load from a first transportation unit; a conveyor on the platform for conveying the load from the first transportation unit on a first side of the platform to a second transportation unit on a second side of the platform; a plate carrying the load on the conveyor and in the first and the second transportation units, the plate having a readable identifier linked to the load; and a controller for monitoring the movement of the load using the identifier on the plate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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