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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905528 | Spreader frame for cargo container In embodiments, a spreader frame for hoisting a container having a lifting block is provided which includes a rigid frame structure, a twist lock received by the rigid frame structure, the twist lock being rotated relative to the rigid frame structure between a lock... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7837246 | Device for hoisting The present invention relates to a device in intermediate- or extension pieces, which are often designated for example middle yoke, frame, etc., for interconnection with a goods handling or hoisting device which is often designated, for example, yoke, 5 sprea... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7722101 | Cargo shipping container spreader and method An apparatus and method for lifting and collapsing a collapsible cargo container includes a frame, and vertical guides for aligning the spreader with the cargo container. First and second pusher assemblies engage the end walls of the container to pivot the end walls... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7399019 | Automatic adjustable spreader bar A device for lifting oversized pieces of material. The device includes a spreader bar capable of attaching to a lifting vehicle. At least two cross members are attached to the spreader bar along with at least one cross-member power source. The at least one cross-mem... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7240936 | Lid locking mechanism for a spreader twistlock A lid locking device enables engagement of a container lid for handling, particularly for an intermodal container, and also enables locking and unlocking of the lid to the container. The lid has fittings disposed at each of its four corners, with recesses for rotata... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7213852 | Lifting apparatus without electric cable The invention relates to a spreader system without electric cables for lifting goods containers. The spreader system comprises a spreader and two pulley sets. Each pulley of the pulley sets is fitted with a geared ring, and gears are fixed on the headblock of the sp... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7175216 | Latch mechanism A latch mechanism (7) includes a latch member (8) movable between a release position and a latched position, an operating member (34) movably coupled to the latch member (8), the operating member (34) being movable between a first ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7152895 | System and method for controlling the movements of container handling device A system and method for controlling the telescopic movements of two telescopic beams moving inside a spreader frame, and the locking movements of the twistlocks in the telescopic beams. The telescopic movement of the telescopic beams are held in position at a desire... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128353 | Apparatus for a locking unit of a container spreader An apparatus for a locking unit of a container spreader having at least a pair of telescopic beams comprising a housing, a twistlock head partially inside the housing and partially protruding out from the housing, an elastic impact absorption element and a toothed c... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7014234 | Integrated corner casting locking mechanism for shipping containers A system for locking and unlocking containers to transport modes and other containers comprises a plate and spring housed in an upper corner fitting of a container, a cable connected to the plate, and guides to route the cable from the plate to a rotatable locking l... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000765 | Container comprising an electrically driven interlocking mechanism A container having corner regions with hollow bodies is provided. Locking devices are provided that are received in the corner regions. Electrically driven, rotatable and displaceable locking mechanisms are respectively disposed in corners of the container. For a lo... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6926489 | Latch sensor for pod transport gripper A latch sensor for a pod transport gripper for transferring semiconductor wafers is disclosed. The transport gripper has a left bar and a right bar, as well as a cross bar connecting the left and the right bars. The gripper also has a left clamp and a right clamp di... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6863325 | Lifting device A lifting device (1) for goods containers (35) includes a body member (2). Four inner pickup elements (7, 8, 9, 10) are movably mounted on the body member (2). Two first extendable members (3, 4) are movably mounted on the b... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6598916 | Spreader for container crane A stationary frame is in the form of a box body by which mutually telescopic lateral extension frames are slidably supported, thereby providing a spreader which is light in weight and has no bent or torsion of the extension frames. Support of the extensio... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6588814 | Spreader for container crane A stationary frame is in the form of a box body by which mutually telescopic lateral extension frames are slidably supported, thereby providing a spreader which is light in weight and has no bent or torsion of the extension frames. Support of the extensio... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6502879 | Spreader for container crane A stationary frame is in the form of a box body by which mutually telescopic lateral extension frames are slidably supported, thereby providing a spreader which is light in weight and has no bent or torsion of the extension frames. Support of the extensio... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6364601 | Straddle type container lifting device A lifting apparatus including a horizontal framework, a pair of extension assemblies, a pair of upper, middle, and lower telescoping mast assemblies, and two pairs of fork tine assemblies is provided. Each pair of the extension assemblies, the telescoping... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6135524 | Stilting frame The invention furnishes a stilting frame for the transport of containers by means of transhipment equipment, with the stilting frame being designed in such a way that in total four combined positions between the latch bolts of the transhipment equipment a... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5630636 | Container yoke A container yoke comprising a frame (1), axially moveable beams (2, 3) fitted in the frame and reciprocatingly moveable in relation thereto, and transverse beams (4) which are attached to the free ends of the axially moveable beams located outside of the ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5350210 | Apparatus for securing shore crane spreaders to auxiliary frames An apparatus for securing shore crane spreaders to extension frames is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of rotatable twist locks installed on the extension frame which mate with lifting fittings located on the crane spreader. These twist loc... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5236238 | Apparatus for securing shore crane spreaders to auxiliary frames An apparatus for securing shore crane spreaders to extension frames is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of rotatable twist locks installed on the extension frame which mate with lifting fittings located on the crane spreader. These twist loc... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5052734 | Lifting spreader compensating mechanism A cargo container lifting spreader compensating mechanism for facilitating engagement by the spreader with cargo containers having out-of-plane twistlock engagement receptacles, the invention comprising cross-members for carrying the twistlock lug members... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5007791 | ISO container handling system There is described a load handling device for a vehicle which enables the vehicle to pick up and set down standard ISO containers. The device has a mast pivotally mounted at one end adjacent the rear of the vehicle for movement about a horizontal axis, an... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4968080 | Device for attaching a lifting mechanism to a container or the like A device for attaching a lifting mechanism to a container provided with an aperture through its end wall comprises a probe member secured to the lifting mechanism and including a head portion for location through the aperture in the end wall of the contai... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4925226 | Manually operated cargo container hook apparatus A simple two component manually operated container hook for efficiently engaging a container's lift fitting and safely lifting the container. The configuration of the hook member allows it to be quickly maneuvered into an engaging position within the lift... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4828308 | Snap lock for attachment member on transportable large containers, especially for connecting parts of a lifting and depositing device for such large containers Lifting and depositing devices which have four rack and pinion jacks are used to raise and lower transportable large containers or to support them above the ground, and the jacks can be attached to a container by arms reaching to the ISO corner fittings o... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4792272 | Container handling apparatus A container handling apparatus having a pair of side frames and a cross frame. The apparatus also has four lift mechanisms for attachment to a container. Each lift mechanism is mounted on one end of a secondary lift arm. Four primary lift arms are connect... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4789194 | Lifting device for containers 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 pl... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4735450 | Lifting gear and testing it A lifting attachment for lifting a heavy load comprises a generally cylindrical member (7,30) which may be a post passing through a hole in the load, or a sleeve fitting over a post (6) fixed to the load. To retain a lifting sling, the member (7,30) has a... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4648645 | Automatic container spreader A spreader which is useful for hoisting a container, for example with a crane or hoist, and being spective to transmit a lifting force to twist lock blocks located at the corners of the container when engaged by the respective twist locks carried by the f... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4630856 | Twistlock operating mechanism Twistlocks of a container spreader are operated and controlled by hydraulic cylinders and interlock valves connected in series. Interlock valves block the flow of fluid through the cylinders when insertion of the twistlocks in their mating connectors is i... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4549841 | Container storage shed installation A shed for storing containers in a three-dimensional system essentially including rails laid on the floor, a crane movably supported on the rails, an elevating member on the crane for vertical elevatory movement, a spreader frame mounted on the elevating ... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4521044 | Twistlock operator A twistlock operator for a twistlock mechanism has a drive mechanism with a fixed axis and an angularly displaceable twistlock having a pivot axis normally positioned along the fixed axis. A first actuator is drivingly connected to the drive mechanism for... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4444426 | Locking device assembly of a lifting beam or spreader particularly for containers A locking device assembly or twistlock assembly for mounting into a lifting beam or spreader, for releaseable coupling to a container having at its top side corner castings incorporating oval openings. The spreader (2) has rotatable twistlocks (20) with o... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4402543 | Interlock system for container handler twist lock A spreader frame assembly for engaging, lifting and transporting freight containers includes a pair of parallel spaced-apart lifting beams. A twist lock is connected at each end of each lifting beam for engagement with a respective corner fitting of a con... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4401337 | Interlock system for the locking mechanism of a cargo container lifting spreader In a cargo container lifting crane employing a lifting spreader for lockingly suspending a cargo container by means of four corner twist locks, an improved electrical interlock system for interlocking the twist lock manual control switch located in the ca... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4396218 | Spreader system for handling containers An improved radio-controlled spreader for handling cargo containers is disclosed having a number of improved safety features. A switching circuit, including proximity switches mounted on the respective corners of the spreader for sensing contact with the ... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4358145 | Lifting device for container The lifting device comprises a frame to which coupling members are provided to co-operate with attachment members located in the corners of the container. Each coupling member is capable of cooperating with an attachment member so that at a first reciproc... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4352613 | Gear operated twist lock A twist lock for removably retaining a standardized container on a chassis in which a first gear quadrant is mounted on a shank of the lock for rotation therewith, a second gear quadrant is mounted for rotation within the chassis bolster and engaging the ... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4341495 | Container corner post locking assembly A corner post locking assembly for locking together two cargo containers placed one upon another; the assembly including an upper activating unit and a bottom twist lock and shear pin unit installed inside each vertical corner of the container; the upper ... | 07/27/1982 |
