Patent ID: 8905190
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: B66B,E04G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for accessing a container including a plurality of attachment openings and a cooling unit, the system comprising: a pair of towers, wherein each tower has a vertically oriented longitudinal axis and includes a plurality of elongate tower sections coupled together end-to-end; a toothed rack extending along each tower, wherein the toothed rack is oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the corresponding tower; a raisable platform positioned between the pair of towers and configured to move vertically relative to the pair of towers; a pair of drive assemblies coupled to the raisable platform, wherein each drive assembly includes a pinion configured to mesh with one of the toothed racks and a transmission configured to rotate the pinion relative to the corresponding toothed rack; wherein each tower section includes at least one elongate recess oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis and configured to receive a first steering element coupled to one of the drive assemblies; and a plurality of support elements configured to couple the towers to the container, wherein each support element comprises: