(under the class definition) Devices comprising a rigid wheeled support having mounted thereon load handling means (a) in which the support is arch-shaped in a vertical direction to receive the load within its confines for engagement by the handling means, or (b) in which the support is mounted in an elevated position on its wheels and the handling means is so positioned on the support as to engage a load positioned therebelow for transportation thereby and usually having (a) means supplementing the load handling means for securing the load in fixed position relative to the wheeled support during transit, or (b) means for receiving the weight of the load from the handling means to support it during transportation.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
447, for tilting load-bridging vehicles which are rocked to engage a load.
459, for load-bridging vehicles with opposed shelves for handling the load.
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254, Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force,
2+, for hoisting trucks; and subclass 324 for a rotatably driven, cable-pulling drum mounted on a vehicle having an arch-shaped body for straddling a load.
