Vehicle transportation module
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1. A module for receiving motorized vehicles for transportation comprising:
- a driver-side side wall;
a passenger-side side wall parallel to and laterally spaced from said driver-side side wall;
a bottom support structure extending between said side walls, said bottom support structure being reinforced sufficiently to support at least one motor vehicle located thereon; and
a roof spaced from said bottom support structure such that the distance between said roof and the top of a motor vehicle located on said bottom support structure in said module is less than about 1 foot.
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A module for receiving motorized vehicles for transportation. The module includes a driver-side side wall, a passenger-side side wall parallel to and laterally spaced from the driver-side side wall, and a bottom support structure extending between the side walls for supporting at least one vehicle located thereon. The module further includes a roof spaced from the bottom support structure such that the roof and the bottom support structure are arranged to closely receive a single layer of vehicles therebetween.
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1. A module for receiving motorized vehicles for transportation comprising:
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a driver-side side wall;
a passenger-side side wall parallel to and laterally spaced from said driver-side side wall;
a bottom support structure extending between said side walls, said bottom support structure being reinforced sufficiently to support at least one motor vehicle located thereon; and
a roof spaced from said bottom support structure such that the distance between said roof and the top of a motor vehicle located on said bottom support structure in said module is less than about 1 foot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37)
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25. A module for receiving and transporting motorized vehicles comprising an enclosure having a roof, a generally rectangular cross section and a central space for receiving at least one motorized vehicle therein, said enclosure having an end opening providing access to said central space, said enclosure being sized to closely receive a predetermined number of vehicles in a single layer therein such that the space between said roof of said enclosure and the top of said at least one vehicle is less than about 1 foot.
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27. A module for receiving motorized vehicles for transportation comprising:
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a driver-side side wall;
a passenger-side side wall parallel to and laterally spaced from said driver-side side wall;
a bottom support structure extending between said side walls, said bottom support structure being reinforced sufficiently to support at least one motor vehicle located thereon;
and internal ramp for guiding said motor vehicles onto said bottom support structure; and
a roof spaced from said bottom support structure such that said roof and said bottom support structure are arranged to closely receive a single layer of vehicles therebetween.
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28. A module for receiving motorized vehicles for transportation comprising:
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a driver-side side wall;
a passenger-side side wall parallel to and laterally spaced from said driver-side side wall;
a bottom support structure extending between said side walls, said bottom support structure being reinforced sufficiently to support at least one motor vehicle located thereon; and
a roof spaced from said bottom support structure to closely receive a single layer of vehicles therebetween, said module having a height of less than about 8 feet.
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29. A method for loading vehicles for transportation comprising the steps of:
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providing a module including a driver-side side wall, a passenger-side side wall parallel to and laterally spaced from said driver-side side wall, a bottom support structure extending between said side walls for supporting at least one vehicle located thereon, and a roof spaced from said bottom support structure such that said roof and said bottom support structure are arranged to closely receive a single layer of vehicles therebetween;
locating said module on an external surface;
driving said vehicles from said external surface onto said bottom support structure in said module; and
securing said vehicles in said module.
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35. A method of transporting vehicles comprising the steps of:
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providing a first module and a second module, each module having a driver-side side wall and a passenger-side side wall, each driver-side side wall having a plurality of openings formed therein;
driving a predetermined number of vehicles into each module such that a front driver-side door of each vehicle is located adjacent one of said openings in the associated driver-side side wall; and
arranging said first and second modules such that said driver-side side walls of each module are adjacent each other such that said openings are generally shielded from external elements.
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