US PATENT SUBCLASS 14 / 71.1
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14 /   HD   BRIDGES

69.5  DF  GANGWAY, RAMP, OR DOCK LEVELER {3}
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71.3  DF  .~.~> With lift means {2}


DEFINITION

Classification: 14/71.1

(under subclass 69.5) Bridging structure in which one end thereof is secured to one of the ordinarily disassociated bases.

(1) Note. Securement of the gangway to the base in this subclass is intended to include a loose securement; e.g., the provision to allow the gangway to pivot vertically or horizontally with respect to the base to which it is attached is included herein as is the provision to allow the gangway to slide horizontally with respect to the base.

(2) Note. Dock levelers generally are classified in this subclass and the indented subclasses.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

42, and 47, subclasses indented under Draw and Bascule for similar structure associated with the special types.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

104, Railways, 31, for a station platform having shiftable portions to facilitate passenger movements or handling of freight.

105, Railway Rolling Stock,

436, and 458, for similar structure adapted to be used with a railway vehicle.

114, Ships,

362, for boarding aids, including a ladder or gangway, generally, limited to use for assisting in the boarding of vessel by personnel.

119, Animal Husbandry,

843+, for a gangway of particular utility to the transporting of livestock.

296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops,

61, for ramps attached at one end, usually to a vehicle.

410, Freight Accommodation on Freight Carrier,

6, for ramps attached at one end, usually to a rail car. 414, Material or Article Handling,

137.1+, for a bridge or gangway with means to effect movement or cargo to or form a marine vessel and for the combination of a bridge or gangway with a ship and with additional material handling structure excluded from Class 14 (or from Class 114, Ships).