Patent ID: 6460227
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking device adapted to be engaged in a conventional ISO aperture of a corner casting of an upper and lower shipping container stacked on a carrier to lock the containers together, the locking device comprising:a housing having a compression pad and an upper and lower shear block fixed thereto; a spring-biased twist-head engaged to the upper shear block rotatable in a horizontal plane against a first spring from a closed position to an open position, and a spring-biased hook engaged in the housing and rotatable in a vertical plane against a second spring from a closed position to an open position; wherein the housing has a lower portion extending down from the lower shear block and the hook is rotatable through a slot in the lower shear block and the lower portion of the housing; and wherein the locking device can lock the containers together when the upper and lower shear block are respectively engaged in the ISO aperture of the upper and lower corner castings of the stacked containers and the twist-lock and the hook are each in the closed position within the corner casting.