Freight accommodation on freight carrier – Load bearer accommodation – Retainer
Reexamination Certificate
2003-08-22
2004-07-06
Gordon, Stephen (Department: 3612)
Freight accommodation on freight carrier
Load bearer accommodation
Retainer
C410S077000, C410S100000, C410S096000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06758643
ABSTRACT:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority of Taiwanese Application No. 092211980, filed on Jun. 30, 2003.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a positioning assembly for positioning a container on a platform of a vehicle.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIGS. 1 and 2
illustrate conventional horizontal positioning assemblies
13
for positioning containers
14
on a platform
10
of a vehicle, such as a cargo-carrying ship. Each of the horizontal positioning assemblies
13
includes an adjusting member
131
connected to a support
11
on the platform
10
through a coupling member
132
, and an extension rod
133
that threadedly engages the adjusting member
131
and that is connected to a corner fitting
141
of the respective container
14
through a hook member
134
.
The conventional horizontal positioning assembly
13
, when left on the platform
10
(i.e., it remains connected to the support
11
), tends to be damaged during piling of the containers
14
on the platform
10
. As a consequence, each positioning assembly
13
is normally required to be detached from the support
11
, which is relatively inconvenient, and requires a space for storage. Moreover, since each positioning assembly
13
is relatively long, carrying and transport thereof for storage can be very troublesome.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a positioning assembly that is capable of overcoming the aforesaid drawbacks of the prior art.
According to the present invention, there is provided a positioning assembly for positioning a container on a platform. The container has a corner fitting. The positioning assembly comprises: a first connecting rod having a platform-connecting end that is adapted to be connected to the platform, and a threaded end section that is opposite to the platform-connecting end; a second connecting rod having a coupling end and a threaded end section that is opposite to the coupling end; an elongated adjusting member disposed between the first and second connecting rods and having two opposite threaded ends that threadedly and respectively engage the threaded end sections of the first and second connecting rods so as to permit extension and retraction of the first and second connecting rods relative to the adjusting member; a third connecting rod that has a hook-connecting end, and a pivot end opposite to the hook-connecting end and pivoted to the coupling end of the second connecting rod; and a hook member pivoted to the hook-connecting end of the third connecting rod and adapted to be connected to the corner fitting of the container.
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Christie Parker & Hale LLP
Gordon Stephen
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