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Shipping container

A technology for containers and fixtures, used in packaging, safety devices, transportation and packaging, etc.

Pending Publication Date: 2021-01-19
BLOK CONTAINER SYST LTD
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Containers and IBCs are inspected visually and periodically, but not inspection-tested like cranes

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[0050] refer to figure 1 The figure in the figure, shows a container pair in the form of an upper container 10 and a lower container 20, the upper container 10 and the lower container 20 are connected by four SAT 18 (semi-automatic twist The four bottom corner fittings 15 of the container are connected to the four top corner fittings 9 of the lower container 20. The container pair is lifted in a vertical tandem lift (VTL) by a known container spreader 19 connected to a top fitting 9 from which a lower container 20 is suspended. It will be apparent that the spreader 19 is the lifting device, and in this VTL configuration, so is the upper container 10 which lifts the bottom container 20 . Containers 10 and 20 are considered empty, but light cargo such as cars may be carried if local rules allow such transport in the VTL.

[0051] exist Figure 2A , Figure 2B , Figure 2C Known types of SATs are shown in to provide a better understanding of how a typical SAT 18 works. The ...

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Abstract

A method of testing a shipping container (10) for use as an upper container in a vertical tandem lift configuration the method comprising supporting the container other than by the lower corner fittings (15), connecting couplers (18) in the lower corner fittings of the container to be tested and then applying a proof load on the couplers to confirm that the container and / or the couplers can sustain the forces at least through the lower corner fittings which will be experienced during use in a vertical tandem lift. The invention also provides a rig (70, 143) for carrying out the proof test and / or for connecting or disconnecting couplers to or from the lower corner fittings of a shipping container. Various corner units for use in such a rig are also disclosed.

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Background technique [0001] In the field of shipping containers, containers are locked to the deck of a ship or to other containers in a vertical stack by their corner fittings using inter-box connectors (IBCs) also known as twistlocks , or be locked to a rail wagon or road trailer. These IBCs come in semi-automatic twist-lock styles (SAT), fully-automatic twist-lock styles ('FAT') and others including locator cones. Examples of FAT are shown in DE102012201797 and US 20150203287. These FATs have heads to lock into sockets in the underside of the container's lower corner fittings, and when the container is lifted they have hooked tails that protrude downwards beyond the fittings to Engages with the socket in the top side of the container corner fitting. The IBC is not part of a container outfit which usually has a different owner, so to some extent the rule is to remove the IBC from the container before the container continues to move. [0002] To remove IBCs, one routinely...

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IPC IPC(8): B66C1/10B66C15/00B65D88/12B65D90/00
CPCB66C15/00B66C1/101B65D90/002B65D2590/0033G07C3/143G01L1/00
Inventor M·克利夫-史密斯
Owner BLOK CONTAINER SYST LTD
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