Patent ID: 6939098
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: B65D,B66C

Abstract:
1. A straddle carrier for lifting and transporting a shipping container over a ground surface, the straddle carrier comprising: (a) separate front and rear towers, said front and rear towers detachably connected to one another, each tower having a pair of vertical members, each vertical member comprising a fixed lower part and an upper part which is extendible and retractable relative to the lower part, (b) an upper connecting member which is attached to the upper part and which is extendible above a top of said shipping container, (c) a ground wheel assembly supporting each said vertical member, such that each tower has two ground wheel assemblies, (d) rigid attachment means on the upper part of each vertical member to attach each tower to a side of the container, the attachment means comprising a projection which engages with the side of the container, to allow the tower to pivot relative to the container to allow the ground wheel assembly to track the ground surface.