Patent ID: 6435361
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
A lifting device for handling ISO containers, comprising;a shaft-like base frame, said base frame having opposite sides defining a guide shaft for reception between said opposite sides of a spreader lowered into said guide shaft from an above location, a container being locked suspended from the spreader; vertical guides carried on said base frame opposite sides for guiding reception of the spreader and container in said guide shaft; first seizing and holding devices carried at a lower end of said base frame and operative for holding the spreader and the container suspended therefrom; a lifting frame located below the base frame, said lifting frame being movable vertically downward and upward relative to the base frame; second seizing and holding devices carried on the lifting flame and operative for holding said container so that said container can be unlocked from said spreader and lowered with said lifting frame to a transport vehicle; and personnel work platforms movable from a platform standby location to a work location proximal a descent course of said lifting frame at which twist locks can be fitted to and removed from said container.