Patent ID: 9499237
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B60P,B63B

Claim Text:
1. A lashing rod assembly for fastening a shipping container to a platform, the shipping container having a corner casting which defines therein an inner space, the corner casting having a side wall which has an outer surface and an inner surface that is opposite to the outer surface and that borders the inner space, and which has a side access opening extending through the inner surface to be in spatial communication with the inner space, said lashing rod assembly comprising: a lashing rod extending along a lengthwise axis to terminate at upper and lower end segments, and displaceable between a lower position, where said lashing rod is in a tightened state, and an upper position, where said lashing rod is in an untightened state, said lower end segment being adapted to couple with the platform, said upper end segment having an inward surface configured to confront the shipping container, an outward surface opposite to said inward surface, and an inner peripheral surface which extends in a transverse direction to connect said inward and outward surfaces, and which defines a through hole, said inner peripheral surface having an outer surface region, and an inner surface region which has a dimension smaller than that of said outer surface region so as to define a shoulder region between said outer and inner surface regions; and a hook member including