Carrier configured to transport various sized objects
AssigneeEaglerail Container Logistics, LLC
InventorsKevin Russell, Glenn Luckinbill
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Abstract
A motorized container carrier can be configured to travel along a suspended railway. The motorized container carrier can include at least one motorized trolley configured to move the motorized container carrier along the suspended railway. The motorized container carrier can include a plurality of end beams with container engagement devices configured to interact with containers of various lengths. In some embodiments, the container engagement devices are twist locks. The motorized container carrier can include a system of bumpers and/or guide wheels.
Claims20
A container carrier for transporting a container on a suspended railway extending in the longitudinal direction, said container carrier comprising:
- (a) a pair of trolley assemblies configured to move said container carrier along said suspended railway, each of said trolley assemblies comprising:
- (i) a support frame structure;
- (ii) a first and a second pair of load wheels configured to ride along said suspended railway;
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- (iii) a plurality of sweep plates mounted to said support frame structure, said plurality of sweep plates for preventing obstructions or debris from encountering said first and second pairs of load wheels as said trolley assembly traverses said suspended railway;
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- (b) a carrier body suspended from said pair of trolley assemblies.
A container carrier for transporting a container on a suspended railway extending in the longitudinal direction, said container carrier comprising:
- (a) a pair of trolley assemblies configured to move said container carrier along said suspended railway, each of said trolley assemblies comprising:
- (i) a support frame structure;
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- (ii) a first and a second pair of load wheels configured to ride along said suspended railway;
- (b) a carrier body suspended from said pair of trolley assemblies, said carrier body comprising:
- (i) a first set of beams extending laterally outwardly from an inner portion of said carrier body, each of said first set of beams having a first locking mechanism capable of mating with a first cooperating locking mechanism on a first container having a first length;
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- (ii) a second set of beams extending laterally outwardly from oppositely disposed outer end portions of said carrier body, said second set of beams having a second locking mechanism capable of mating with a second cooperating locking mechanism on a second container having a second length, said second length of said second container being greater than said first length of said first container.
A container carrier for transporting a container on a suspended railway extending in the longitudinal direction, said container carrier comprising:
- (a) a pair of trolley assemblies configured to move said container carrier along said suspended railway, each of said trolley assemblies comprising:
- (i) a support frame structure;
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- (ii) a first and a second pair of load wheels configured to ride along said suspended railway;
- (b) a carrier body suspended from said pair of trolley assemblies, said carrier body comprising:
- (i) a first and a second bumper extending longitudinally outwardly from oppositely disposed outer ends of said carrier body, said first and second bumpers being telescopically adjustable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.