Patent ID: 9156607
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A collapsible intermodal flat rack comprising: a) a cargo deck; b) an arch including a first upright post and a second upright post, each of said first and second upright posts having a top end portion and a bottom end portion, with the top end portions of the first and second upright posts joined by a top cross member; c) the bottom end portions of said first and second upright posts pivotally connected to said cargo deck; and d) a crank mechanism including a gearbox having an input shaft and an output shaft, said input shaft rotationally connected to the cargo deck and having a first end connected to the gearbox and a second end adapted to be engaged by a user to rotate the input shaft and said output shaft rotationally connected to the cargo deck and separate and spaced from the input shaft and having a first end connected to the gearbox and a second end attached to a bottom portion of the first upright post so that said arch may be moved between a storage position, where the top cross member is located adjacent to the cargo deck, and a use position, where the top cross member of the arch is elevated from the cargo deck, by actuation of the gearbox through the input shaft.