Intermodal container, handling method and apparatus

摘要

A lifting device for lifting a container engages fittings at the corners, and a mechanism which releasably engages a lid of the container such that it can be lifted while the container is being lifted. said device, including a second lifting means which operates to releasably engage a lid associated with said container, wherein the lid can be lifted from the container while thed container is being lifted. The lid and lifting arrangement includes an apertured receiving formation on an upper side of a lid to receive a lift member which can engage the formation and unlock a locking mechanism holding the lid to a container. The lift member can also be rotated to unlock the locking mechanism which locks the lid to the container while simultaneously locking the lift member to the lid.

主权项

1. A lifting device for lifting a container, comprising:
a tippler or container rotating lifter configured to engage fittings at the corners of a container to be lifted and for lifting the container; and a lid lifter mounted to said tippler or container rotating lifter, the lid lifter being configured to
releasably engage a lid associated with said container, andlift said lid from a first lid position in which the container is covered to a second lid position displaced from the container while said tippler or container rotating lifter lifts said container, wherein said second lid position is higher than said first lid position, and said lid is displaced relative to said container and also relative to a top structure of said lifting device.