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A horizontal connector interconnects adjacent ISO shipping containers. The connector has oppositely disposed locking arms which engage the inside surfaces of the respective container corner fittings. A push block assembly moves in a first direction to rotate the locking arm to engage the inside surf

A horizontal connector interconnects adjacent ISO shipping containers. The connector has oppositely disposed locking arms which engage the inside surfaces of the respective container corner fittings. A push block assembly moves in a first direction to rotate the locking arm to engage the inside surface of a corner fitting, and then a reactive force from the surface engagement causes the push block to move in a second direction angularly disposed to the first direction to in turn cause push block surfaces to be frictionally engaged to lock the arm to the corner fitting. This locking action permits the containers to remain securely interconnected even when the connector and containers are subjected to excessive vibrations.

대표청구항 ▼

A connector for releasably coupling a pair of adjacent corner fittings of cargo containers, said corner fittings having an inner recess accessible through an orifice formed on the respective sides thereof, said connector comprising; body means having a first arm, said first arm having a first surfac

A connector for releasably coupling a pair of adjacent corner fittings of cargo containers, said corner fittings having an inner recess accessible through an orifice formed on the respective sides thereof, said connector comprising; body means having a first arm, said first arm having a first surface for engaging an inner surface which forms the recess of the corner fitting with said first arm disposed through said corner fitting orifice, said body means further comprising first means for pivoting said first arm, said first arm having a second surface, with said first means for pivoting disposed between said first and second surfaces, first push block means for moving in a first direction for engaging said first arm second surface, whereby said first push block means engages the second surface to pivot the first arm, said first push block means comprising means for movement in a second direction angularly disposed to said first direction to an angular disposition, and said first push block means and said body means having surface means for frictional engagement with each other when in the angular disposition, whereby with movement of said first push block means, said first arm is pivoted so that said first arm first surface engages the corner fitting inner surface, and said first push block means then reacts to the first arm surface engagement and moves in the second direction for said frictional engagement of the first push block means and body means to lock the connector first arm to the corner fitting, and said body means having a second arm having first and second surfaces, with second means for pivoting said second arm, and second push block means, said second arm, second means for pivoting, and second push block means comprising means and being operable in the manner of said first arm, said first means for pivoting and said first push block means, respectively, with said second arm disposed within a corner fitting of an adjacent shipping container, whereby with the locking of said first and second arms in said adjacent corner fittings, the shipping containers are interconnected and locked together, each said first arm and second arm second surface comprising a first portion and a second portion, each respective push block means first engaging said first portion with said pivoting of each said arm, and with each said arm first surface engagement of the corner fitting there is said movement of the respective push block means in said second direction with said respective push block means then engaging said second portion to achieve said frictional engagement of the respective push block means and the body means.