Patent ID: 6935829

Claim:
An apparatus for transferring modules onto a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a vehicle having a frame extending longitudinally between a distal end and a proximal end and a floor secured to the frame between the proximal end and the distal end thereof to extend laterally and continuously from a right side to a left side thereof; a module comprising a body having a proximal end and a distal end for mounting to the frame; a drive mounted to the frame for urging the module to translate with respect to the frame; the module, further comprising a track having a first end and a second end, the track secured to the body exclusively by the second end of the track connected proximate the distal end of the body to engage the driver to selectively translate the module between a first, loaded position proximate the proximal end of the frame, wherein the body is resting on the frame, and the track is positioned nominally vertically opposite the body with respect to the floor, and a second, unloaded position proximate the distal end of the frame; and a lock secured to the frame to selectively secure and release the module with respect to the frame.