Pivotal gangway having container spotting system
AssigneeSafe Rack LLC
InventorsJason Ronald McKinney, Jeff W. Reichert
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a gangway having a proximal end and a distal end. A cage assembly is connected to the distal end of the gangway. The apparatus further comprises a container spotting system including a camera mounted such that its field of view will show a hatch cover of a container when the hatch cover is in a predetermined location. Video electronics are in electrical communication with the camera. The container spotting system further includes a display device in electrical communication with the video electronics, the display device being operative to show at least a selected portion of the field of view of the camera. The camera may comprise an outdoor dome camera mounted to an underside of the gangway.
Claims20
Apparatus comprising:
- a gangway having a proximal end and a distal end, said gangway being pivotal between a stowed position and a working position;
- a cage assembly connected to the distal end of the gangway;
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- a container spotting system including:
- a camera mounted such that its field of view will show a hatch cover of a container when the hatch cover is in a predetermined location to be within an enclosed area of the cage assembly after the cage assembly is in the working position;
- video electronics in electrical communication with said camera;
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- a display device in electrical communication with said video electronics, said display device operative to show at least a selected portion of the field of view of the camera.
Apparatus comprising:
- a gangway having a proximal end and a distal end, said gangway being pivotal between a stowed position and a working position;
- and
- a container spotting system including:
- a camera mounted to an underside of said gangway and oriented such that its field of view will show when the container is in a predetermined location such that a selected portion of the container will be within an enclosed area of the cage assembly after the cage assembly is in the working position;
- video electronics in electrical communication with said camera;
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- a display device in electrical communication with said video electronics, said display device operative to show at least a selected portion of the field of view of the camera.
Apparatus comprising:
- a cage assembly having a rail structure defining an enclosed area in which a worker can stand;
- a support structure to which said cage assembly is connected via a mechanism that raises and lowers the cage assembly;
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- a container spotting system including:
- a camera oriented such that its field of view will show when the container is in a predetermined location such that a selected portion of the container will be within an enclosed area of the cage assembly after the cage assembly is lowered;
- video electronics in electrical communication with said camera;
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- a display device in electrical communication with said video electronics, said display device operative to show at least a selected portion of the field of view of the camera.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.