Modular cell elevator for containership
US6572319B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B27/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A portable elevator system for transporting a cargo container between a container cell and a mouth of the container cell is disclosed. The elevator includes a frame which is crane transportable and mountable on the mouth of a container cell in an open hold of the ship. A plurality of hoists are mounted on the frame. The hoists are releasably engageable with at least one container so as to transfer the container in either vertical direction through a central opening in the frame between a first location at a mouth of the container cell and a second location in the container cell. The container further includes a plurality of supports, which are releasably engageable with a container in the first location in addition to the engagement of the hoists. Additionally, a connector for connecting two adjacent containers in a single cell is disclosed. The connector is adapted to be transported to one of the two containers on one of the hoists. Upon engaging one container, the connector is released from the hoist and travels along the container until it reaches the second container. The connector then engages both the first and second containers, so that the first and second containers can be…
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