Patent ID: 6196776
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A multiple automobile transport system for transporting automobiles within a container comprising:a first automobile carrier comprising:a first automobile carrier base for being carried by the floor bed of said container;a first and second leg extending from said base offset from one another to define an automobile carrier receiving space; andan inclined platform extending upward from said base from carrying a first automobile in an inclined position; andat least a first pair of fork receptacles for receiving forks of a forklift for manipulating the position of said first automobile carrier within a container; anda second automobile carrier comprising:a second automobile carrier base for being carried by the floor bed of said container, said second automobile carrier base defining a platform for carrying a second automobile;said second automobile carrier base including a front portion and a back portion;said front portion of said base having a width less than said offset of said first and second legs of said first automobile carrier enabling said front portion of said second automobile carrier base to be received within said automobile carrier receiving space of said first automobile carrier defining a transport position wherein said front portion of said second automobile carrier base overlaps the profile defined by said first automobile carrier;said back portion of said second automobile carrier base extending beyond the overlapping region of the front portion of said second automobile carrier base and said first automobile carrier when said second automobile carrier base is in said transport position; andat least a second pair of fork receptacles for receiving forks of a forklift for manipulating the position of said second automobile carrier within a container;wherein said first and second automobile carriers may independently be positioned within a container by a forklift with said first automobile carrier and said second automobile carrier being positioned in said overlapping transport position.