Patents
US 9126325 B1: Railcar maintenance creeper
- Granted
- 2015-09-08
- Filed
- 2013-09-04 application 14018007
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A creeper is provided wherein the creeper has a main frame comprising a front and a rear; wheels attached to the main frame; a handle attached to the mainframe rearward of said wheels; a platform slidably attached to the main frame and rail engagement brackets attached to the mainframe forward of the wheels. Pressure is applied to the handle thereby lifting the front of the main frame thereby supporting the creeper on the wheels. The creeper is moved to a position under the railcar. Pressure is removed from the handle thereby allowing the front of the creeper to lower wherein the rail engagement brackets engage with rails of a track. The personnel lays on the platform and slides the platform under the railcar.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150908.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Carbis Asset Management, LLC 24 patents | US company or organization | Florence, SC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Shane Meacham | Myrtle Beach, SC | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William W. Just | Florence, SC | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B25H | Workshop equipment, e.g. for marking-out work; storage means for workshops | B25H5/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CARBIS HOLDINGS, INC. signed 2014-04-30 | SAM CARBIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC FLORENCE, SC | 32788/856 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-07 | Merger Merger | ALUMINUM LADDER COMPANY signed 2013-12-30 | CARBIS HOLDINGS, INC. FLORENCE, SC | 32174/570 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-10-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JUST, WILLIAM W signed 2013-08-23 MEACHAM, WILLIAM SHANE signed 2013-08-23 | ALUMINUM LADDER COMPANY FORENCE, SC | 31360/47 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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