Patent ID: 8079626

Claim:
An attachment apparatus for a container that is adapted to be used to transport the container, comprising: a stationary guide member having at least two guide rails spaced a distance from each other, wherein the guide member is adapted to be connected to a wall of the container by one or more of a back member separate and distinct from the container wall and a rear edge of each of the at least two guide rails, each guide rail having therein at least two apertures located at different fixed vertical heights and capable of receiving a crossbar of a connector member, wherein the first aperture of the first guide rail is substantially vertically and horizontally co-aligned with the first aperture of the second guide rail, wherein the second aperture of the first guide rail is substantially vertically and horizontally co-aligned with the second aperture of the second guide rail; and the connector member crossbar extending completely through one set of the co-aligned apertures of the first guide rail and the second guide rail, and wherein the crossbar extends between the guide rails and is adapted to be engaged by a hook or attachment element of a container retrieving hoist mechanism of a transport vehicle so that the attachment apparatus can be moved, wherein the connector member is fixedly connectable to the guide member by a securing mechanism connected to the connector member through one or more of a connection to the connector member (a) outside the guide rails and (b) in between the guide rails.