Container carrier

Details Container carrier Container carrier

1990-12-13

1992-12-08

Focarino, Margaret A.

Handling: hand and hoist-line implements

Hoistable receptacle

220 15, 414498, B65D 9014

Patent

active

051691949

DESCRIPTION:

BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

The present invention relates to a container carrier and a container which can be loaded and unloaded from the carrier while retaining a horizontal posture.


BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There is disclosed in the Japanese patent S52-57615 a conventional container carrier. This container carrier comprises an articulated loading arm provided on the carrier body, and a container provided on the top front with an engaging member which catches on a hook on the end of the loading arm. When the container is loaded onto the carrier, the hook on the end of the loading arm engages the engaging member on the front of the container, and lifts the container up onto the body at an angle. When the container is unloaded, it is similarly lowered at an angle from the carrier to the ground by the loading arm.
However, because the container is diagonal to the horizontal when it is loaded and unloaded from a conventional container carrier as thus described, it cannot be loaded with such articles as pianos, furniture, fragile objects and breakables, tanks containing liquids, and similar goods. Such containers are therefore in practice limited to use with rubbish and other waste materials.
Therefore, the first object of the present invention is to provide a container carrier and a container which can be loaded and unloaded from the carrier while retaining a level attitude, and can therefore be used for the transportation of pianos, furniture, breakables, tanks containing liquids, and similar goods.
In addition, a second object of the present invention is to provide a container carrier and a container which can be loaded and unloaded from the carrier while retaining a horizontal attitude, and in addition can prevent the container from bouncing up from the carrier when bumps and holes in the road are hit during transportation, and is thus able to prevent damage to the container and the carrier, and so enables the driver to relax while driving.
A third object of the present invention is to provide a container carrier from which a container can be loaded and unloaded while retaining a level attitude, and which enables the container to automatically engage and disengage with the carrier.
A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a container carrier from which a container can be loaded and unloaded while retaining a level attitude, and which can prevent operational errors, can prevent the container from sloping even if the operator does err in operation, and therefore prevents the cargo inside the container from falling over.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to achieve the first object of the present invention, the container according to the present invention comprises a support member which ascends and descends freely on the back of a container body, a top connecting member which is fixed at the front of the container body and can couple and decouple with a carrier, a bottom connecting member which is provided at the front of the container body so as to be movable, and can couple and decouple with the carrier, and transmitting means which convey the movement of the bottom connecting member to the support member and thus raise or lower the support member, whereby it is possible to lift the container body in a roughly level attitude when the bottom connecting member is maintained at a constant height and the top connecting member is raised.
It is preferable to provide, for example, a roller at the bottom end of the support member, or a ground member which contacts the ground and is unmovable.
When the container is loaded on the carrier, it is possible to synchronize the front and back of the container body so that the container remains level by raising the front of the container by lifting the top connecting member at the front of the container body by means of the member of the carrier, and holding the bottom connecting member at the front of the container fixed with respect to the ground, transferring the motion of the bottom connecting member relative to the container body to the support member

REFERENCES:
patent: 2937879 (1960-05-01), Lion
patent: 3476275 (1969-11-01), Cowlishaw et al.
patent: 3586189 (1971-06-01), Tornheim
patent: 4429730 (1984-02-01), Elston

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