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Method and apparatus for transporting work objects

  • US 5,120,184 A
  • Filed: 04/26/1990
  • Issued: 06/09/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for transporting a work object comprising a frame adapted to be mounted on a means of conveyance having a supporting surface, a platform for receiving sad work object in rested relation thereon disposed in overlaying relation to said supporting surface of the means of conveyance, an inflatable reservoir disposed between said supporting surface and the platform, at least two spaced corresponding portions of said platform and frame individually linked by guide plates individually extending substantially vertically between the platform and the frame to define a path of movement for said platform toward and from the frame, rotational guide assemblies individually engageable with said guide plates for guiding movement of the platform in said path, and means for selectivity inflating said reservoir to move the platform and thus the work object borne thereby from the frame to a suspended position cushioned against damage during transport by said means of conveyance.

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