Portable tilting container loader

摘要

A portable tipping apparatus 1 for tipping a shipping container 20 for loading includes a base 3 adapted to rest upon a supporting surface and a tipping platform 6 mounted on the base with fasteners 10 for securing the container thereto. Actuators 7 tilt the tipping platform 6 to raise an opening end of the container for loading the container with bulk product. Four fittings 41 fixed to the base 3 in a rectangular array are provided to receive twist locks for securing the apparatus 1 in transport. A door-control device 44 mounted on the tipping platform 6 is operable to open or close the doors 26, 26' of the container at any tilted position of the tipping platform 6 and includes an elongate arm 45 pivoted by an actuator 50 . A block 48 sliding longitudinally on the arm 45 is fixed by a clamp 49 to the door of the container.