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A self-guided automatic load transporter for moving cargo between two or more locations by following a buried energized conductor and including a body which occupies a volume of space substantially surrounded on four sides by an exterior wall and having its interior divided by a plurality of transve

A self-guided automatic load transporter for moving cargo between two or more locations by following a buried energized conductor and including a body which occupies a volume of space substantially surrounded on four sides by an exterior wall and having its interior divided by a plurality of transverse and longitudinal internal walls of approximately the same height as the external wall, a pair of parallel fork pockets extending between two parallel sides of the exterior wall, three base plates welded to the bottom of a number of the internal walls forming several box-like enclosures accessible only from the top, the plates not entirely covering the bottom and leaving open a number of wells, a cargo plate or bed disposed on top of and covering the body, a lightweight safety bumper extending forwardly and sidewardly from a front end of the transporter which senses obstructions and causes the transporter to stop, independent, motor driven wheels mounted on a common beam axletree which is disposed in a rearward well of the body and which is pivotally attached to the body to support the rearmost portion of the transporter, and two castor wheels, one each located in a front corner well and supporting the front end of the transporter.

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A self-guided automatic load transporter comprising: a generally rectangular vehicle body including parallel front end and rear end walls and parallel left side and right side walls, a plurality of transverse and longitudinal upright internal walls dividing said body into a plurality of portions, ba

A self-guided automatic load transporter comprising: a generally rectangular vehicle body including parallel front end and rear end walls and parallel left side and right side walls, a plurality of transverse and longitudinal upright internal walls dividing said body into a plurality of portions, base plate means closing the bottom of a number of said portions to form upwardly opening box-like compartments, at least three of the remaining unclosed body portions forming wheel wells, a pair of parallel fork tubes extending through the body and open on at least one end to form means for receiving the forks of a forklift, and a cargo plate forming the top surface of said body and serving to close the tops of said portions to thereby cover said compartments; first and second castor wheels disposed within two of said wells for supporting one end of said body; an elongated axletree having a first drive wheel attached to one end thereof and a second drive wheel attached to the other end thereof, said axletree being disposed in said third well and pivotally attached to and supporting the other end of the body; first and second drive means carried by said axletree for powering said first and second driven wheels, respectively; bumper means formed into a closed loop having a forward portion and a rearward portion, said bumper means being disposed around said castor wheels and beneath said body, with said forward portion partially extending forwardly and sidewardly of said front end wall; suspension means for attaching said bumper means to said body; and a bumper contact sensing means responsive to bumper displacement and operative to de-energize said drive means, thereby halting motion of the transporter.