Patent ID: 9174828
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
1. A lightweight, portable lift system for lifting a shipping container, comprising: at least one portable lifting assembly comprising a lifting device engagement member comprising a vertical member comprising a bushing disposed proximal one end of the vertical member and at least one collar disposed distal of the bushing closer to another end of the vertical member, wherein the lifting device engagement member is releasably engageable to a portable lifting device, and a connecting member removably attachable to a shipping container to be lifted; and the portable lifting device selected from a hydraulic jack and a motorized jack releasably engageable to the bushing and the collar of the lifting device engagement member, the portable lifting device comprising a base end and an opposite end wherein the opposite end is removably insertable in the bushing and the bushing is operable to bear lifting force from the portable lifting device.