Patent ID: 7052226
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: B65G,B66C

Abstract:
1. For use with a marine terminal crane at a dockside pier, a system for transferring loaded containers to a ship alongside of said dockside pier by use of motorized vehicles comprising: a platform positioned on the dockside pier in underlying relation to the crane onto which a container is transported by a motorized vehicle; unitary reception means on the platform for receiving and adjusting a position of the vehicle with the container thereon relative to the platform so as to maintain an aligned position with the crane; positioning means for displacement of the unitary reception means relative to the platform in two 90° related directions; and sensing means mounted on the platform for detecting a position of the container relative to the platform and directionally controlling said displacement of the unitary reception means with the vehicle with the container thereon to maintain the aligned position with the crane to accommodate said transferring of the container by the crane from the platform to the ship.