A lifting apparatus and lifting system for lifting a shipping container (14) are disclosed. The lifting system uses four lifting apparatus one in each corner of the container (14). Each apparatus has a hydraulic cylinder (16) which is attached to a frame (24). A locking member (40, 90) also attached to the frame (24) engages the base corner block (44) of the shipping container (14) and locks thereto. There is also a container frame engaging member (60) which presses into engagement with the frame of the container (14) above the base corner block (44) but below the upper corner block (44). When the hydraulic cylinder (16) extends the container (14) is lifted and the container frame engaging member (60) presses into engagement with the frame of the container (14) locking the lifting apparatus onto the container (14).
A LIFTING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS
2017-12-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last |