Freight accommodation on freight carrier – Particular article accommodation – Wheeled vehicle
Patent
1988-05-25
1990-03-27
Focarino, Margaret A.
Freight accommodation on freight carrier
Particular article accommodation
Wheeled vehicle
410 29, 414229, B60P 308
Patent
active
049115901
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for loading and carrying a maximum number of automobiles in a standard intermodal shipping container. The method utilizes an automobile supporting rack which is readily installed in a container and includes an inclined ramp upon which an automobile is driven from the floor of the container onto the ramp, the lower end of the ramp is then lifted to and secured in an upward generally horizontal position, and a second automobile is driven under the first automobile supported on the elevated ramp. The method includes sequentially loading automobiles on similar racks until the container is filled with six automobiles in three stacks of two automobiles each. The invention also includes an auxiliary ramp, upright sidewall frames for supporting the ramp, and locking means for locking the ramp in the upper position. The ramp and side frames are symmetrical. Automobiles are unloaded from the container in the reverse of the loading procedure.
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American President Companies, Ltd.
Focarino Margaret A.
Hoge Gary C.
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