A motorized apparatus is provided to lift, tilt and transport heavy tank-like objects such as water heaters. Structurally, the apparatus includes a hitching assembly which can be engaged with an elongated tank to hold it on the apparatus. A guide rail, which is mounted for rotation around a pivot point on a chassis of the apparatus, is also engaged with the hitching assembly. Screw-drives, which are engaged between the guide rail and the hitching assembly, are activated to move the hitching assembly in translation on the guide rail. Also, a screw-drive, which is engaged between the chassis and the guide rail, is activated to rotate the hitching assembly and tank together around the pivot point on the chassis. Further, drive wheels on the apparatus can be selectively activated to transport the entire apparatus.

A manually manipulated apparatus supports a piece of equipment beneath a rail car gate of a railroad hopper car during maintenance or removal of the gate. The apparatus has a frame and a support frame attached to the frame. The support frame is selectively raisable and lowerable between a lowered position adjacent to the frame to a raised position extending upwardly above the frame. The support frame has an equipment engagement member which has an upwardly facing surface which is adapted to engage a downwardly facing surface of the equipment when the support frame is in the raised position.

A wear blade installation system for mounting a wear blade on a plow includes a wear blade that may be installed on a plow. A floor jack is provided and the floor jack may be manipulated. The floor jack has a lift arm and the lift arm has a lift plate. The lift plate is selectively raised and lowered. A lifting unit is coupled to the floor jack and the lifting unit is positioned on the lift plate. A gripping unit is movably coupled to the lifting unit. The gripping unit selectively engages the wear blade thereby facilitating the floor jack to lift the wear blade. In this way the wear blade is positioned to be installed on the plow.

A material transport cart includes a cart body, a material support body coupled to the cart body, a wheel coupled to the cart body, a motor operable to drive the wheel, and a powered lift assembly. The powered lift assembly is coupled to the cart body and to the material support body. The powered lift assembly is operable to lift the material support body relative to the cart body. A removable battery is electrically coupled to and operable to supply power to both the motor and the powered lift assembly.

A dolly includes an actuated platform and obstruction sensor as well as a camera and a depth sensor. The eye height of a user is determined according to outputs of the camera and depth sensor. The platform is then moved to an elbow height determined based on the eye height and the depth sensor is moved to a position above the platform. In response to detecting obstruction of the obstruction sensor, the platform is lowered. Upon completion of loading, the platform is lowered to a lowest position. A stand may be retracted upon lowering of the platform to its lowest position.

An article transport assembly includes a lift cart and one or more carriers. The lift cart includes a main body and a table disposed on the main body. The carriers are disposed on a surface of the table. Each carrier is configured to support an article and includes a panel and at least two wheels attached to an underside of the panel. The carriers are operable to move along a surface of the table.

Disclosed is a catering truck on an aeroplane. Drink pots are designed on the catering truck. Each drink pot holds a different liquid drink. Each drink pot corresponds to one faucet. A flight attendant pours drinks for passengers by means of a faucet switch. Four technical solutions are included: a catering truck travelling on the corridor floor of an aeroplane; a catering truck travelling while hanging on a central rail in the ceiling right above the corridor floor of an aeroplane; a catering truck travelling while hanging on a side rail in the ceiling oblique above the corridor floor of an aeroplane; and a catering truck travelling while hanging on a rail on the luggage rack of an aeroplane. Meanwhile, further proposed is a design concept of storing a catering truck in the ceiling or the luggage rack.

A modular transportation system including a transportation module with loading features, and methods of use. The transportation module comprising: a frame member having a front and a rear opposing ends, wherein the front end comprising an overhang member having an overhang portion protruding downwardly below the frame member; the overhang portion having at least one approach wheel; a base member comprising a plurality of ground wheels; a lifting assembly connected between the base member and the frame member; the lifting assembly configured to lift and lower the frame member relative to the base member; and a leg member comprising a leg body and at least one loading wheel; the leg body having a first end and a second end; the first end connected to the frame member; and the loading wheel connected to the second end. A cart and work cells reconfigure the system for specialty purposes.

Hand trucks having a powered lifting assembly are disclosed. In certain aspects, hand trucks having a motor assembly and a battery pack mount arranged to removably receive a battery pack arranged for a portable tool are disclosed. Hand trucks having a pivoting rearward support are also disclosed, with particular arrangements advantageously pivoting the rearward support upwardly as it is configured into the retracted configuration so as to lift wheels of the rearward support above other wheels of the hand truck.

An extendable strut assembly comprises a nested series of square or rectangular beams, the centermost of which may be a solid bar and all others are hollow sections. Glide strips of predetermined thicknesses take up the clearances between the beams and can be affixed to the beams by adhesive, so that beam surfaces run smoothly on the glide strips and the strut assembly can be extended and retracted with ease.