Abstract A retractable automatic twistlock arrangement for connecting a container to a load surface of a rail platform or a trailer chassis, wherein the retractable automatic twistlock arrangement that includes an automatic twistlock having a fastener element, the fastener element including a rotatable fastener shaft with a twistlock head and the fastener element is adapted to be operable between a locked position and an unlocked position by way of an activator spring, wherein the activator spring biases the fastener element to the locked position, and a retraction assembly adapted to reversibly retract the automatic twistlock from an extended position to a retracted position, wherein the extended position is characterised in that the automatic twistlock extends above the load surface of the rail wagon or trailer so that the twistlock head may engage with the corner casting of a container, and the retracted position is characterised in that the automatic twistlock is positioned below the load surface of the rail wagon or trailer. Figure 1
Retractable Twist Lock
2021-05-20
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS / B61D Einzelheiten oder Arten des Wagenaufbaus von Eisenbahnfahrzeugen , BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES |