To decrease the off-load turn-around time of HGVs, the invention involves inter alia a system including a vehicle outrigger and landing gear apparatus (VOLGA) adapted to support a load the apparatus including a goods supportable frame mountable to and detachable from a HGV; a plurality of pneumatically moveable outrigger arms fitted to the frame each moveable between a stowed and a deployed position; a landing gear including a ground contactable leg operatively connected to each outrigger arm and pneumatically moveable between a stowed and a deployed position to support the frame above the ground in the deployed position; and a plurality of locking pins each moveable between a locked and an unlocked position so as to lock each of the arms and legs in their stowed or deployed position; and a HGV including means to connect the vehicle's pneumatic system to the pneumatically operable arms and legs of the VOLGA.


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    Title :

    VEHICLE OUTRIGGER AND LANDING GEAR APPARATUS


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2017-05-04


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen



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