Lifting device for containers
US4789194A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66C1/663
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lifting device for handling flat racks or containers fitted with ISO corner castings comprising a main support plate having a lifting pin projecting from one face for engagement in an end aperture in an ISO corner casting and a tubular support on the plate carrying a locking pin movable in a direction at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the lifting pin for connection in a further aperture in the side of the corner casting for holding the lifting pin firmly in the end aperture, a pivotal link on the plate for connecting it to a lift strap, and to a spreader bar. The invention preferably also incorporates a special device for varying the effective length of the lifting strap.
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