System for loading and unloading ships

Claim 1

IN APPARATUS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING SHIPS AT THE SIDE OF A WHARF, THE COMBINATION OF, A GANGWAY STRUCTURE WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE WHARF TO THE EDGE OF THE SHIP AND RESTS THEREON, BRACKET MEANS RIGIDLY ATTACHED TO THE WHARF END OF SAID GANGWAY STRUCTURE INCLUDING ROLLER MEANS WHICH PROVIDES MOVABLE SUPPORT UPON THE WHARF FOR THE WHARF END OF THE GANGWAY STRUCTURE, GANGWAY MEANS ON SAID GANGWAY STRUCTURE BETWEEN THE SHIP END THEREOF AND THE WHARF END THEREOF, A LIFT TRUCK HAVING A LIFTING BRACKET, MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING AND LIFTING BRACKET TO SAID BRACKET MEANS ON SAID GANGWAY STRUCTURE, SAID LIFT TRUCK INCLUDING MEANS OPERATIVE TO RAISE AND LOWER SAID LIFTING BRACKET THEREBY TO RAISE AND LOWER THE WHARF END OF SAID GANGWAY STRUCTURE WITH RESPECT TO THE WHARF, BRIDLE MEANS CONNECTED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID GANGWAY STRUCTURE REMOTE FROM THE WHARF END, AND MEANS ON SAID LIFT TRUCK COUPLED TO SAID BRIDLE MEANS TO RAISE AND LOWER SAID SHIP END OF SAID GANGWAY STRUCTURE RELATIVE TO SAID LIFT TRUCK.