Patent ID: 7621410

Claim:
An apparatus for lifting and moving loads at the end of a shipping and stowage container having block-shaped corner fittings at top corners and bottom corners at its end comprising: a pair of top securing brackets each engaging the top block-shaped corner fittings; a pair of bottom securing brackets engaging the bottom block-shaped corner fittings; a pair of brace members having inner and outer end portions, said inner end portions being rotatably connected to said pair of bottom securing brackets; a rectangular framework having inner extensions and outer projecting parts and a laterally extending hoist-traveling beam, said inner extensions being connected to said pair of top securing brackets and said outer projecting parts being connected to said outer end portions of said brace members; a hoist mounted on said hoist-traveling beam for lifting and moving loads; a first displacement mechanism coupled to said hoist for linearly displacing said hoist in a longitudinal direction; and a second displacement mechanism coupled to said hoist for linearly displacing said hoist in a lateral direction.