A detection system for a bulk material transport device comprising: at least one emitting sensor; a target; a processor in communication with said at least one emitting sensor; wherein the emitting sensor is arranged to identify the target and communicate a notification to the processor, with the processor arranged to allow unloading by the bulk material transport device if the result meets a predetermined result.
B66C 1/10 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means
B66C 13/22 - Control systems or devices for electric drives
A detection system comprising: a spreader assembly having two end pairs of container engagement devices, each pair at opposed ends of the spreader assembly corresponding to a one container arrangement, and two intermediate pairs of container engagement devices located intermediate the ends of the spreader, the end and intermediate pairs corresponding to a two container arrangement; an object recognition system including at least one sensor in communication with a processor arranged to identify a predetermined object detected by the sensor, said processor further arranged to signal to an operator on identification; wherein said object corresponds to the two container arrangement.
B66C 1/66 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof
B66C 1/42 - Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surface of the articles
B65D 88/12 - Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport
B65D 88/30 - Hoppers, i.e. containers having funnel-shaped discharge sections specially adapted to facilitate transportation from one utilisation site to another
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ADJUSTABLE SIZE BULK CONTAINER HANDLING ASSEMBLY AND CONTAINER ROTATING MECHANISM WITH LEVELLING DEVICE
A bulk material handling assembly comprising: a head frame having a pair of container engaging devices for engaging a container at opposed ends of said head frame; said container engaging devices rotationally mounted to opposed ends of said head frame and arranged to selectively rotate said container; wherein said head frame includes a pair of selectively extendable arms arranged to extend said opposed ends.
B65D 88/56 - Large containers characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying by tilting
B65D 88/54 - Large containers characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying
B66C 1/66 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof
B60P 1/00 - Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
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BULK CONTAINER HANDLING ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATING AND EMPTYING A CONTAINER AND ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEMS
A bulk material handling assembly comprising: a head frame having a pair of container engaging devices for engaging a container at opposed ends of said head frame; said container engaging devices rotationally mounted to said head frame; wherein the assembly is arranged such that an axis of the rotation is below a centre of gravity of an engaged container.
B65D 88/56 - Large containers characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying by tilting
B65D 88/54 - Large containers characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying
B66C 1/66 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof
B60P 1/00 - Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
A twin spreader assembly for engaging at least two containers, the assembly comprising: a pair of head blocks, each for engaging at least one spreader, said head blocks connected by an intermediate linkage, said linkage having at least one actuator and arranged to selectively space the head blocks along a horizontal axis, and; a locking device mounted to the linkage; wherein said locking device is arranged to selectively prevent movement of the linkage corresponding to spacing of the head blocks along a vertical axis.
B66C 1/66 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof
B66C 13/08 - Auxiliary devices for controlling movements of suspended loads, or for preventing cable slack for depositing loads in desired attitudes or positions
A spreader assembly comprising a spreader having container engagement devices for engaging and disengaging a container; a lid engagement device mounted to the spreader, said lid engagement device having an actuator for positioning a lid engagement frame proximate to a lid of said container, said frame arranged to engage said lid so as to permit the actuator to move said lid relative to the container.
B66C 1/10 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means
B66C 1/42 - Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surface of the articles
B66C 1/66 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof
B65G 65/23 - Devices for tilting and emptying of containers
12 - Land, air and water vehicles; parts of land vehicles
Goods & Services
(1) Equipment used for lifting, handling and transporting containers and other goods, namely, cranes, forklifts, rotators, hook beams, twistlock handling machines, fork trucks, straddle carriers, reach stackers, headblocks.
(2) Motors, engines, machine coupling and transmission components for use in container lifting and handling equipment.
(3) Spreaders for container lifting and handling equipment.
A twist lock engagement system comprising a twist lock assembly mounted to a corner casting of a first container, said twist lock assembly engageable with a top corner casting of a second container through rotation of a casting engaging foot of said twist lock assembly; a switch mounted adjacent to a top corner casting of said first container, said switch and twist lock assembly in communication; wherein activation of said switch results in the rotation of said foot.
A system for mounting a head frame to a spreader comprising: a sheave assembly connecting the head frame to a crane so as to permit the lowering of said head frame; mutually cooperating engagement devices for coupling the head frame and the spreader; an actuator arranged to connect mutually engageable transmission connectors on the head frame and spreader; and; a registration device for registering the coupling of the head frame and the spreader; wherein the registration device is arranged to prevent engagement of the transmission connector until said head frame and spreader are coupled.
B66C 13/14 - Arrangements of means for transmitting pneumatic, hydraulic, or electric power to movable parts or devices to load-engaging elements or motors associated therewith
B66C 1/16 - Slings with load-engaging platforms or frameworks
B66C 1/10 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means
B66C 13/16 - Applications of indicating, registering, or weighing devices
The invention provides a container crane comprising a frame having a trolley rail along which a trolley travels; said trolley supporting a twin spreader assembly for engaging one or more containers, and; a docking station mounted to said frame; wherein said trolley is arranged to move said twin spreader assembly to the docking station and be placed therein.
B66C 1/66 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof
B66C 1/10 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means
A flipper assembly for guiding a spreader to engage a container, the flipper assembly comprising a flipper (25) hingedly mounted to the spreader, said flipper (25) moveable between an open and closed position about said mounting; a motor (31) mounted to the spreader distal from said flipper (25); a spacing assembly (40) located between the motor (31) and the hinged mounting of the flipper (25), wherein said spacing assembly (40) is capable of transmitting a torque from the motor (31) to the hinged mounting so as to move the flipper (25) between the closed and open positions.
B66C 1/66 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof
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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF INTERMODAL UNITS
An engagement device (5) comprising a hub (15); a plurality of discrete projection members (20A - 20D) mounted to said hub (15) at a respective first ends of said members, said members selectively extendable from said hub (15); a sheave and engagement apparatus (25A - 25D) mounted to each projection member (20A - 20D), the engagement apparatus for engaging at least one intermodul unit; wherein extension of the projection members (20A -20D) moves the respective sheave and engagement apparatus (25A - 25 D) relative to said hub (15).
B66C 1/66 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF CONTAINERS
A head block assembly (105) comprising a first head block (120) having a first pair of cable engaging sheaves (130); a second head block (125) having a second pair of cable engaging sheaves (135); a separation device (140) mounted intermediate the first and second head blocks (120, 125), for effecting relative transverse movement of said head blocks; wherein the first pair of sheaves (130) are selectively disengagable from the first head block (120), and selectively engagable with the second head block (135).
B66C 1/66 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING ENGAGEMENT DEVICES
An engagement assembly (25) for mounting to a first head block (35A) so as to engage a second head block (35B), said assembly comprising at least one mounting bracket (45A, B) for mounting the assembly to the first head block; a plurality of telescopically extendable members (57A, B) each connected at a first end to the at least one mounting bracket, a second opposed end of each telescopically extendable member being extendable away from said first head block; a plurality of engagement portions (50A, B) in communication with the second ends such that extension of the second ends consequently extends the engagement portions, said engagement portions adapted to engage the engagement brackets mounted to the second head block; wherein on engagement, relative movement of the head blocks (35A, B) in the horizontal plane is subject to extension of the telescopically extendable members (57A, B) and relative vertical movement is independent of the telescopically extendable members.
B66C 1/66 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof
B65D 90/00 - Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
B65D 88/12 - Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport
A manipulation device (5) for either securing a twist-lock to a shipping container or releasing it therefrom or both, the device (5) comprising engagement means (20) operative to engage and rotate at least a portion of the twist-lock so as to secure the twist-lock in the shipping container or to release it therefrom; a support member (15) disposed above the engagement means (20), the support member (15) being arranged to receive and support a mid region of the twist-lock whilst allowing a lower portion of the supported twist-lock to protect below the member to be engagable with the engagement means (20), said support member (15) being in the form of a plate incorporating at least one aperture allowing the lower portion of the supported twist-lock to protect below the plate; wherein said support member (15) is selectively movable out of alignment with an axis of rotation of the twist-lock.
A frame (35) for supporting a detection system whilst said frame in attached to a lifting frame, said lifting device used for lifting freight, the frame (35) comprising attachment brackets (52 A, B) for attaching the frame (35) to the lifting device; at least one mounting bracket for mounting the detection system to the frame, such that the frame (35) is in spaced relation to the freight whilst mounted to the lifting device.
B66C 1/66 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled for engaging holes, recesses, or abutments on articles specially provided for facilitating handling thereof
G01V 5/00 - Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
