Shipping container twist-lock system
OwnerKeven WATTERSONinventor
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Abstract
A twist-lock system for locking a shipping container to a truck trailer or to a rail transport vehicle is disclosed. The twist lock system comprises a twist-lock (10) that is mountable to a truck trailer or rail transport vehicle and includes a rotatable locking element (60) linked to a driver (40) that causes the locking element (60) to rotate for locking and unlocking the twist-lock with a shipping container. The driver (40) is configured to operate upon receiving an input signal from a location remote from the twist-lock via a remote hand-held device (100). Also disclosed is a truck trailer including such twist-locks and a remotely actuated twist-lock system. A twist-lock for locking a first shipping container to a second shipping container is also disclosed.
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A twist-lock system for locking a shipping container to a structure, the system including:
- (a) a twist-lock having a rotatable locking element,
- (b) a driver for causing the locking element to rotate for locking and unlocking the twist-lock to lock and unlock, respectively, the shipping container to the structure, and
- (c) a remote hand-held device for generating an input signal to operate the driver.
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A truck trailer configured to receive a shipping container atop of, the truck trailer including a plurality of twist-locks, each twist-lock having a rotatable locking element, and a driver for causing one or more of the locking elements to rotate for locking and unlocking the twist-lock to lock and unlock, respectively, the shipping container to the truck trailer, wherein each twist-lock is configured to receive an input signal from a remote hand-held device to operate the driver to lock or unlock the shipping container to the truck trailer.
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A truck trailer configured to receive a shipping container atop of, the truck trailer including a plurality of twist-locks, each twist-lock having a rotatable locking element, and a driver for causing one or more of the locking elements to rotate for locking and unlocking the twist-lock to lock and unlock, respectively, the shipping container to the truck trailer, wherein each twist-lock has a visual indicator that displays to an operator where to position the container on the truck trailer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.