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PCT No. PCT/GB94/00770 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 23, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 23, 1996 PCT Filed Apr. 12, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/24023 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 27, 1994A clamp-on container module (12) which is adapted to be mounted in one end of an I.S.O. container (10) having upper and lower corner lift fittings (11), said module having clamps (13) which are engageable with at least the upper corner lift fittings of the container, in which each said clamp comprises: a mounting bracket (20) securable to said module (12); a shank (23) mounted in said bracket for relative axial movement between a clamping position and a release position; a clamping head (24) mounted on one end of said shank (23) and adapted to cooperate with a respective corner fitting (11), said head being angularly adjustable about the axis of the shank between an entry position in which the head can enter the respective corner fitting, and a captive position in which the head is prevented from withdrawal from the fitting; an actuator lever (25) operable to rotate the head (24) between the entry position and the captive position; and, a lever-operated ratchet mechanism (26) operable to move the shank (23) axially to the clamping position, after the head (24) has been rotated to the captive position, in order to clamp the head to the corner fitting, and thereby to clamp an adjacent part of the module to the container end.
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