Vehicle transportation module
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1. A method for loading vehicles for transportation comprising the steps of:
- 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, each side wall being a generally continuous wall to protect any vehicles received in said module, at least one of said side walls including an opening that is located to receive a driver'"'"'s door of a vehicle therethrough when a vehicle is generally entirely received in said module, and 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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Abstract
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 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, each side wall being a generally continuous wall to protect any vehicles received in said module, at least one of said side walls including an opening that is located to receive a driver'"'"'s door of a vehicle therethrough when a vehicle is generally entirely received in said module, and 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. 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, each side wall being a generally continuous wall to protect any vehicles received in said module, 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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