Patent ID: 6626631
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: B62B,Y10S

Abstract:
A load turning device comprising:a slide module mounted on a track, and a spacing mechanism; wherein said slide module is installed on said track so that said slide module can move freely along said track, said slide module comprising a first slide and a second slide mounted on said track; such that a first one of said slides is positioned underneath a load to be turned, and a second one of said slides is positioned on top of the load, said spacing mechanism being secured to hold said slides in position on top of and underneath the load, said load turning device thereafter being rotated from an original vertical position to a position in which the load secured in said slide module is moved laterally from a first end of said load turning device to a second end of load turning device, said load turning device thereafter being rotated again to a vertical position so that the load is in a position turned 180Â° from the original vertical position, rotation of said load being accomplished by the lateral movement of said slide module along said track.