Patent ID: 7014410

Claim:
A drive-by container transfer system comprising in combination: a transport container; a platform therefor having at least one substantially straight transfer side and conveying means for conveying said container at right angles straight to said side onto and off from said platform; a guideway driveway spaced parallel along said transfer side; a vehicle for operation along said driveway and having a bed for supporting said container with sides parallel said side; and oblique conveyor means on said bed and means thereon to engage said container when on said platform to transfer it obliquely on said bed and straight on said platform and guide said container parallelly between, to and from, said platform and said vehicle according to the direction of movement of said vehicle along said side of said platform, and recessable latches on said platform to block said container from movement off of the platform, said oblique conveyor means comprising channels recessing said latches to release said container to travel on said channels when said channels are swept along over the platform.