Patent ID: 8414245

Claim:
A container transfer system for a transport vehicle having a bed which comprises: a first support rail for attachment to the bed of the transport vehicle, a carriage which is movable along said first support rail, a guide assembly mounted on the carriage, said guide assembly including a guide frame comprising parallel guide rails and a hydraulic lift cylinder, and a lift assembly movably positioned relative to the guide frame of the guide assembly, said lift assembly including a lift frame formed of parallel lift rails, a mast which extends across the parallel lift rails near upper ends thereof, and a lower frame which extends across the parallel lift rails near lower ends thereof, said parallel lift rails being movable along said parallel guide rails, said lower frame including elongated lift lugs for insertion in blind recesses in a floor of a container to be transferred, and attachment straps at opposite ends of the mast for attachment to opposite sides of the container to be transferred, said lift assembly being movable along said guide rails by said hydraulic lift cylinder.