US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 584
.~ Means comprises device or member for moving or causing movement of either a vehicle or a load receiving or relinquishing structure for an alignment purpose

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414 /   HD   MATERIAL OR ARTICLE HANDLING

572  DF  LOAD-TRANSPORTING TYPE VEHICLE TO BE LOADED OR UNLOADED, OR EXTERNAL MEANS FOR THE LOADING OR UNLOADING, OR FOR COOPERATING THEREWITH, OF SUCH A VEHICLE {4}
584.~ Means comprises device or member for moving or causing movement of either a vehicle or a load receiving or relinquishing structure for an alignment purpose

DEFINITION

Classification: 414/584

Means comprises device or member for moving or causing movement of either a vehicle or load receiving or relinquishing structure for an alignment purpose:

(under subclass 572) Apparatus wherein the external means comprises a device or a member which changes, or results in changing, either the position of a vehicle which is to be loaded or unloaded relative to a structure which is to give up or receive the load of such a vehicle, or the position of such a structure relative to such a vehicle, the change in position being for the purpose of placing the vehicle and the structure in a directional relationship with each other which will aid the transfer of a load therebetween.

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396, and 401, for the combination of a wheeled vehicle and an external means in the nature of either a load support, or a load receiving or relinquishing structure, respectively, and wherein is provided means for aligning the vehicle and the external means.