Patent ID: 6619904
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B61D,B65G,B66C

Abstract:
A system for transfer of containers to and from a moving vehicle having in combination: a vehicle way, a vehicle for traveling thereon, at least one container, a berth for said container on said vehicle, a swing lift parallelogram linkage hoist having depending parallel links of equal pivot length, a loadspreader suspended from the hoist and parallel to the swing of said hoist and the travel of said vehicle so as to be engaged and swing up-by movement of said vehicle, overhead oblique crossover means for carrying said hoist and loadspreader for moving said container along a substantially oblique line across and above said way with said container parallel to said way, alignment and coupling means extended between said vehicle and loadspreader when side by side on the side of said oblique line to which said vehicle first approached, said vehicle moving against said loadspreader parallel to the swing of the linkage to swing said loadspreader up to align and engage said container when on said berth, and at least one guiding path running across said vehicle and means on said loadspreader to support and guide said loadspreader lifted for travel across said path in line with said berth before clearing from said vehicle to swing down, said vehicle moving said overhead crossover means to travel across over said vehicle while said loadspreader is lifted in alignment for transfer of said container, and means for supporting said container when moved off of said vehicle.