Patent ID: 8152432

Claim:
A loading device for land-sea shipping containers mounted on trailer chassis on trucks, comprising: a loader frame compatible for drive in docking with a conventional truck and trailer chassis combination carrying a container with container doors oriented to the rear of said trailer chassis, said loader frame comprising at least four loader frame legs positioned near four corners of said loader frame, for lifting said loader frame and said container from said trailer chassis; a container lifting bracket, rotatably attached to said loader frame, with a plurality of attachment points for attaching said lifting bracket to said shipping container, at least one wheel guide for guiding said trailer chassis wheels into position for engagement of said lifting bracket to said container; a container door opening and closing arm, for opening and closing said container door when said container is attached to said container lifting bracket; a pair of hydraulic cylinders, mounted on a left and a right side of said loader frame, connecting said loader frame and said lifting bracket, with a first end of each of said hydraulic cylinder attached to said loader frame and a second end of each of said hydraulic cylinders attached to said lifting bracket, for rotating said container lifting bracket and an attached container from a horizontal to a vertical position, and back to a horizontal position, with an attached shipping container; and a base support plate attached to said loader frame for contacting and supporting a rear end of said shipping container when said shipping container and lifting bracket are in a vertical position, so that material dropped into said container does not damage said rear end of said shipping container; wherein said container lifting bracket is attachable to said shipping container with said attachment points, with said loader frame being liftable by said loader for raising said lifting bracket and said container off said truck, and with said lifting bracket rotatable from a horizontal position to a vertical position and back to a horizontal position to facilitate loading and unloading said shipping container, with said loader frame being lowerable to lower said container onto a trailer chassis.