US 12,151,750 B2
Vehicle system and method for cargo transloading
Anthony D. Paul, Anchorage, AK (US); Nathan Thomas North, Seattle, WA (US); and Milan Karunaratne, Orange, CA (US)
Assigned to Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/450,139.
Prior Publication US 2023/0106232 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 53/06 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 53/067 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transloading control system comprising:
a platform configured to be mounted on a chassis of a vehicle for supporting a cargo container, the platform comprising a base portion and a bridge member, the bridge member located at an end of the base portion and extendable relative to the base portion from a retracted position to an extended position to lengthen the platform, the bridge member in the extended position projecting beyond a first end of the chassis above a coupler mounted to the chassis and configured to releasably connect the vehicle to a second vehicle, the bridge member configured to extend into a gap between the vehicle and the second vehicle, the bridge member configured to move relative to the base portion towards the second vehicle for establishing a bridge across at least a portion of the gap between the vehicle and the second vehicle while supporting a first portion of the cargo container to transload the cargo container from the platform to the second vehicle, and wherein the base portion is configured to support a second portion of the cargo container while the bridge member moves toward the second vehicle and away from the base portion.