ELASTIC FINS FOR CONTAINER COUPLING ELEMENTS

摘要

The flippers consist of a new type of flippers which operate as a rigid assembly in the usual operation thereof, but which elastically yield against impacts and overloads, recovering the usual operation afterwards. This flexibility is achieved by means of two ways, which exclusively affect the flipper itself, not the connection thereof with the spreader or the possible driving system thereof. Mainly: use of elastic materials and use of geometries which are stable against service loads but are readily deformed against impacts.

主权项

1. A flipper for container spreaders, wherein it is totally or partially constructed with elastic materials such as rubber, gum, vinyl, textile, elastomer composite materials or the like, either having an homogeneous composition or reinforced with textile, plastic, metallic fibres or of any other type.