Patent ID: 11858727
Assignee: MICHAEL KLOEPFER
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A kit for mounting a nose cone to a tubular shell of a cargo container, the tubular shell having a generally circular cross-section defining an axial direction and a perpendicular radial direction in a plane of the cross-section, the kit comprising:
an annular mounting ring comprising a monolithic annular mounting ring body comprising:
an axially rearwardly facing annular coupling slot sized and shaped to receive a forward annular edge of the tubular shell, wherein the annular mounting ring body comprises a radially outer axially rearwardly extending annular flange, a concentric radially inner axially rearwardly extending annular flange, and an annular coupling slot base radially bridging the radially outer axially rearwardly extending annular flange and the radially inner axially rearwardly extending annular flange, wherein the radially outer axially rearwardly extending annular flange, the radially inner axially rearwardly extending annular flange, and the annular coupling slot base together define the coupling slot therebetween, and wherein a radial cross-section of the annular coupling slot is U-shaped; and
a radially outwardly extending mounting ring annular flange spaced axially forwardly from the coupling slot, wherein the radially outwardly extending mounting ring annular flange and the annular coupling slot base together define a radially extending gap axially therebetween; and

an annular clamping collar comprising:
a monolithic annular clamping collar body comprising a radially inwardly facing annular groove having a U-shaped radial cross-section; and
a constriction device operative selectively to circumferentially constrict the clamping collar.