Retractable cargo transfer apparatus
OwnerAllan R. Ideinventor
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Abstract
An improved cargo transport system for transferring discrete cargo loads from a cargo terminal to a vessel laterally displaced from and below the cargo terminal. The improvement includes a horizontally laterally extending powered conveyor system having an elevator mechanism. The elevator mechanism includes telescoping elements extending downwardly from one end thereof to raise and lower a depending elevator platform. The platform is movable in a vertical direction with respect to the lowermost telescoping element, which in turn is movable with respect to the uppermost telescoping element. The powered conveyor system is mounted on a support which is hinged at an end adjacent to the cargo terminal.
Claims9
In a cargo transport system for transferring discrete cargo loads from a cargo terminal to a vessel displaced laterally therefrom and located below the level thereof, the improvement comprising:
- a powered endless conveyor means carried on a support rotatably mounted at an end and secured with respect to said cargo terminal and having a free end for extension beyond said cargo terminal into vertical alignment with said vessel;
- an elevator mechanism depending from the free end of said support and having guideways formed of longitudinally extending telescoping elements and having a cargo receptacle positioned for longitudinal movement along said guideways between a lowered position and an upper position in lateral alignment with said powered endless conveyor means at said free end of said support;
- and a winch mechanism for raising and lowering said cargo receptacle longitudinally along said guideways.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.