Freight container and lift casting therefore and method for lifting and transporting same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B66C-001/66
B66C-001/62
출원번호
US-0447985
(2003-05-29)
발명자
/ 주소
Kelly,Thomas P.
출원인 / 주소
BNSF Railway Company
대리인 / 주소
Thompson &
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16인용 특허 :
12
초록▼
An improved freight container for use in intermodal freight transportation systems that includes lift castings having a top lift aperture located on the lift casting at an outboard position, such that when other containers are stacked on top of the improved container, loads are properly distributed
An improved freight container for use in intermodal freight transportation systems that includes lift castings having a top lift aperture located on the lift casting at an outboard position, such that when other containers are stacked on top of the improved container, loads are properly distributed through reinforcement beams of the improved container, thereby substantially reducing bending stresses in the improved container, substantially reducing the possibility fatigue failure of the improved container, and reducing the costs of maintenance and inspection of the improved container.
대표청구항▼
I claim: 1. An improved container lift system for lifting and transporting freight containers, the improved lift system comprising: a lift mechanism including: a support frame; at least one extensible arm; at least one lift attachment coupled to each end of each extensible arm; a bayonet-type twist
I claim: 1. An improved container lift system for lifting and transporting freight containers, the improved lift system comprising: a lift mechanism including: a support frame; at least one extensible arm; at least one lift attachment coupled to each end of each extensible arm; a bayonet-type twist lock member coupled to each lift attachment; and an actuating means for actuating each extensible arm and each bayonet-type twist lock member; at least a first freight container including: a rigid support structure having a horizontal roof, vertical side walls, a horizontal floor, and at least one door; at least two reinforcement beams, each having a horizontal header coupled to the roof, a pair of vertical side posts coupled to the side walls, and a horizontal footer coupled to the floor, each side post having a transversely interior surface and an opposing transversely exterior surface; a stack casting disposed between each footer and each side post, the stack casting having a horizontal bottom plate and at least one stack aperture passing through the bottom plate, the stack aperture adapted to allow stacking of the first freight container; and a lift casting disposed between each header and each side post, each lift casting including: a horizontal upper plate; and at least one longitudinally elongated lift aperture through the upper plate, the elongated lift aperture being located in an outboard position on the upper plate that is a transverse distance from a center of the header such that an outboard elongated side wall of the elongated lift aperture formed in the upper plate is substantially vertically aligned with the transversely interior surface of each corresponding side post. 2. The improved container lift system according to claim 1, wherein loads on the first freight container are aligned with the side posts by the outboard position of the elongated lift aperture, thereby substantially reducing bending stresses in the first freight container. 3. The improved container lift system according to claim 5, wherein the loads are created by stacking at least a second freight container on top of the first freight container, such that stack castings of the second freight container are coupled to the lift castings of the first container. 4. The improved container lift system according to claim 1, wherein loads on the first freight container are aligned with the side posts by the outboard position of the elongated lift aperture, thereby substantially reducing fatigue stresses in the first freight container. 5. The improved container lift system according to claim 4, wherein the loads are created by stacking a second freight container on top of the first freight container, such that stack castings of the second freight container are coupled to the lift castings of the first container. 6. A lift casting for use in a freight container having: a rigid support structure having a horizontal roof, vertical side walls, a horizontal floor, and at least one door; at least two reinforcement beams, each having a horizontal header coupled to the roof, a pair of vertical side posts coupled to the side walls, and a horizontal footer coupled to the floor, each side post having a transversely interior surface and an opposing transversely exterior surface; a stack casting disposed between each footer and each side post, the stack casting having a horizontal bottom plate and at least one stack aperture passing through the bottom plate, the stack aperture adapted to allow stacking of the first freight container; and a lift casting disposed between each header and each side post, each lift casting comprising: a horizontal upper plate; and at least one longitudinally elongated lift aperture through the upper plate, the elongated lift aperture being located in an outboard position on the upper plate that is a transverse distance from a center of the header such that an outboard elongated side wall of the elongated lift aperture formed in the upper plate is substantially vertically aligned with the transversely interior surface of each corresponding side post.
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