Patent ID: 8272623

Claim:
A lifting device for a shipping container having rectangular sides and ends and a top and bottom, the lifting device comprising a frame including a horizontal cross-member having ends, the distance apart of which is longer than the width of the ends of the container, the cross-member having means to be connected to the lower end of one end of the container, a pair of rigid arms each having upper and lower ends, the lower end of each arm being connected to one end of the cross-member, the upper ends of the arms being adapted to engage the upper corners of the said one end of the shipping container respectively so that the arms are inclined towards each other at their upper ends, a pair of legs having ground engaging means at their lower ends and being slidably connected to the cross-member respectively, a pair of lifting means each having upper and lower connecting means; the upper connecting means being connected respectively to the legs and the lower connecting means being connected to the cross-member at locations below the upper connecting means, the arrangement being such that when the horizontal cross-member is lifted upwardly, the rigid arms can lift the container.