| 摘要 |
A method of removing a container from a rail truck (31) comprising erecting a ramped container supporting means (11) including two elevated spaced apart rail members (13, 15) each with a ramp surface (13A, 15A) at one end, said ramp rail members having a gauge greater than the gauge of track (17) supporting said rail truck, providing a first skate member (19) on each one end of said ramp surfaces, providing an endless chain (23, 25) to each ramped container supporting means, drive means being provided to one of said endless chains, said skate member being linked to said endless chain and adapted to travel along the rail member on operation of the chain drive, positioning said rail truck (31) and container between the one ends of said ramp surfaces, securing a container companion plate (35) to the leading and trailing ends of the container, activating said chain drive means to move said first skate member (19) towards the leading container companion plate, continual forward movement of the skate member engages said leading container companion plate and with the incline of the ramp surface lifts the leading end of the container clear of the rail truck, a second skate member (21) linked to said endless chain and trailing said first skate member (19) engages the trailing container companion plate, continual forward movement of the chain drive means results in the container being lifted clear of the rail truck and being supported by said ramped container supporting means. |
