Patent ID: 8668235
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
1. A flipper assembly for guiding a spreader to engage a container, the flipper assembly comprising: a flipper hingedly mounted to the spreader, said flipper moveable between an open position and a closed position about said hinged mounting; a motor directly mounted to the spreader and being distal from said flipper; and a spacing assembly located between the motor and the hinged mounting of the flipper, the motor and the hinged mounting located on two opposite sides of the spacing assembly, respectively, wherein said spacing assembly is configured to transmit a torque from the motor to the hinged mounting so as to move the flipper between the closed position and the open position, and wherein the spacing assembly includes a torque limiter configured to provide for a slippage when the torque reaches a predetermined value so as to limit a transmission of the torque to the predetermined value.