Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
In lifting and depositing equipment for a shelter or the like having sidewalls and being movable on the loading surface of a truck or similar vehicle with upright sidewalls having upper rims, said equipment comprising a plurality of jacks and trusses for detachably fastening said jacks to the sidewalls of the shelter, the improvement comprising: a detachable, laterally displaceable roller system (22) and a guidance system (23) mounted on the trusses (14) of at least two jacks (13) that are mutually oppositely disposed with respect to the transverse direction, the roller system being positioned to engage the upper rims (24) of the upright sidewalls (25) of the truck and support the shelter when the truck is moved beneath the shelter so as to provide a space between the shelter and the loading surface (12) and the sidewalls (25), and the guidance system (23) being positioned to engage the sidewalls (25) to laterally align the shelter (10) with respect to said sidewalls (25) and loading surface (12) in order to permit a central deposition of shelter (10) on the loading surface (12) of truck (11).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
In lifting and depositing equipment for a shelter or the like having sidewalls and being movable on the loading surface of a truck or similar vehicle with upright sidewalls having upper rims, said equipment comprising a plurality of jacks and trusses for detachably fastening said jacks to the sidewalls of the shelter, the improvement comprising: a detachable, laterally displaceable roller system (22) and a guidance system (23) mounted on the trusses (14) of at least two jacks (13) that are mutually oppositely disposed with respect to the transverse direction, the roller system being positioned to engage the upper rims (24) of the upright sidewalls (25) of the truck and support the shelter when the truck is moved beneath the shelter so as to provide a space between the shelter and the loading surface (12) and the sidewalls (25), and the guidance system (23) being positioned to engage the sidewalls (25) to laterally align the shelter (10) with respect to said sidewalls (25) and loading surface (12) in order to permit a central deposition of shelter (10) on the loading surface (12) of truck (11).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
Lifting and depositing equipment as defined in claim 1, characterized in that each roller and guidance system is provided with a roller (22) having end faces and comprising at least one guidance shoulder (23) at one end of said roller, and in that each guidance shoulder cooperates with the inside of the sidewall (25).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
78 words
Lifting and depositing equipment as defined in claim 1, characterized in that each roller and guidance system comprises a roller (22) having end faces and comprising at least one guidance shoulder (23) at one end face of said roller, a detachable, laterally displaceable bearing (26, 26a, 26b) supporting said roller (22), each truss (14) having operating and storage positions, and one or more linch pins (30, 34, 35) for connecting said bearing to a truss (14) in its
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
Lifting and depositing equipment as defined in claim 3, characterized in that each truss (14) is equipped with a device for removably fastening the detachable bearing (26) in the storage position.