Patent ID: 7686175
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: B65D,B66C

Abstract:
1. A container crane comprising: a container including first and second side walls spaced apart and generally parallel; a bridge adapted to travel in a substantially longitudinal direction along the first and second walls; a trolley adapted to travel in a substantially longitudinal direction along the bridge and substantially perpendicular to the first and second side walls; wherein the trolley includes wheels that roll along the bridge; a connector rotatably secured to a bottom of the trolley; a jib including a horizontally disposed I-beam having a top plate and a bottom plate and supported by the connector so that the jib rotates about a vertical axis relative to the trolley; wherein the top plate of the jib rides on rollers carried by the connector to longitudinally move the jib back and forth relative to the trolley so that opposed first and second ends the jib can selectively extend away from the trolley; first and second stops mounted to the first and second ends of the jib respectively to stop the jib from traveling off the connector in either direction; a hoist mounted to the jib; and wherein the hoist includes wheels that roll along the bottom plate of the jib so that the hoist travels between a first end of the jib and a second end of the jib.