An apparatus is mountable on a truck or trailer bed for lifting industrial or agricultural spools for transport. The apparatus includes a pair of vertically pivotable lifting members, each one of the pair of lifting members having a distal end. A pair of lifting pins are mounted to a distal end of a corresponding lifting member. A drive system is operably connected to the pair of vertically pivotable lifting members whereby the pair of lifting pins engage a hole of a spool and the spool is lifted with the vertically pivotable lifting members by a drive system.

An apparatus is mountable on a truck or trailer bed for lifting industrial or agricultural spools for transport. The apparatus includes a pair of vertically pivotable lifting members, each one of the pair of lifting members having a distal end. A pair of lifting pins are mounted to a distal end of a corresponding lifting member. A drive system is operably connected to the pair of vertically pivotable lifting members whereby the pair of lifting pins engage a hole of a spool and the spool is lifted with the vertically pivotable lifting members by a drive system.

The invention relates to a device, system and method for storing, transporting and delivering items. The device comprises of a modular container which is configured to be installed in a mobile robot. The modular container comprises of a control unit, first communication component and a power component. The system comprises of a modular container and a mobile robot, wherein the mobile robot comprises of a motion component, a second control unit, a second communication component. The method comprises of installing the modular container to the mobile robot and a second method for providing goods and services via modular container and mobile robot.

The invention relates to a device, system and method for storing, transporting and delivering items. The device comprises of a modular container which is configured to be installed in a mobile robot. The modular container comprises of a control unit, first communication component and a power component. The system comprises of a modular container and a mobile robot, wherein the mobile robot comprises of a motion component, a second control unit, a second communication component. The method comprises of installing the modular container to the mobile robot and a second method for providing goods and services via modular container and mobile robot.

Described is an apparatus for moving a container between two positions on a vehicle carrying bed. The apparatus includes a connector that extends away from the container and a container mover, which has a connector end and a vehicle connector end. The connector end is rotatably connected to the connector to permit the container to swing about a connector axis. The vehicle connector end is connected to the vehicle carrying bed to move about a hinge, to allow the container to be actuated to move between the two positions along an arc.

Lifting system (1) for mounting on a loading surface of a vehicle (3), comprising at least one first lifting arm system (4) on one side of the loading surface in the transverse direction of the vehicle (3) and at least one second lifting arm system (5) on the other side of the cargo area in the transverse direction of the vehicle (3). The lifting arm systems (4, 5) comprises at least one foundation (6) with which the respective lifting arm system (4, 5) is connected to the vehicle (3), The lift arm systems (4, 5) each comprise at least one lifting arm (9) and at least one operating mechanism (15). The lifting device (1) comprises at least one lifting boom (13) extending between the lifting arm (9) in the first lifting arm system (4) and the lifting arm (9) in the second lifting arm system (5), The operating mechanism (15) is operated with at least one actuator (27). The actuating mechanism (15) comprises at least one first operating arm (16), which is rotatably connected at one end, or end thereof, to the base (6) and at its other end, or its proximity is connected to the lifting arm (9) via at least one aim link (22). The operating arm (16) and the arm link (22) are pivotally connected to each other and the arm link (22) is pivotally arranged relative to the lifting arm (9). The operating mechanism (15) further comprises at least one operating link (25) which is pivotally connected to the operating arm (16).

Example loading apparatuses and vehicles that include loading apparatus are described. An example loading apparatus includes a frame, a lift arm, and an anchor member. The frame has a first mounting member, a second mounting member, a first guide rail, and a second guide rail. The first and second guide rails cooperatively define a slot. The lift arm has a lift arm first end, a lift arm second end, a lift arm first portion, and a lift arm second portion. The lift arm first portion is partially disposed within the slot. Each of the lift arm first portion and the lift arm second portion is moveable between a loading position and a dumping position. The anchor member is attached to the lift arm such that the lift arm is pivotable relative to the anchor member and moveable within the slot.

A gas cylinder lifting and transport device, includes a base supported on a plurality of wheels; a source of power; a lifting device carried on the base; a clamping apparatus having actuators that receives power from the source of power, to clamp or unclamp a gas cylinder. The actuators can be pneumatic cylinders and the source of power can be an on-board battery-operated compressor supported from the base, the compressor being flow connected to the pneumatic cylinders. Alternatively, the source of power can be a battery and the actuators can be electrically actuated linear actuators. The lifting device can be a manually operated lever or a powered lifting device such as an electric linear actuator or a pressurized fluid.

Various examples of arrangements and methods are provided for loading and unloading first and second load units carried by a vehicle. A landing device is arranged between a first end of the first load unit and a second end of the second load unit so that a first portion of the landing device is supported to the first end of the first load unit and a second portion of the landing device is supported to the second end of the second load unit. The landing device can move the first end of the first load unit into a lower level than the second end of the second load unit after the first end of the first load unit is moved so that it passes the second end of the second load unit.

Compact tool carriers having a loader mounted to a low-profile mainframe are disclosed. In some embodiments, the pivot points of the mainframe about which the loader is pivoted are low relative to the mainframe to reduce the mainframe size.