Container stacking apparatus
AssigneeStoughton Trailers, Inc.
InventorsGary L. Fenton, Gerald A. Sill, Robert S. Ingram, James G. Jimenez
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Abstract
A container stacking apparatus for use in supporting a pair of cargo containers in stacked relation on at least one first cargo container, the container stacking apparatus comprising an elongated frame adapted to be supported on the at least one first cargo container, the elongated frame including a mechanism for supporting the pair of cargo containers in end-to-end relation thereon, a mechanism for releaseably locking the frame down on the first cargo container, and a mechanism for releaseably locking the pair of cargo containers down on the frame.
Claims17
A container stacking assembly comprising:
- a first cargo container,
- an upper tier including a pair of second cargo containers, each of the second containers including a top, a bottom, opposite sides and opposite ends,
- an elongated frame supported solely on the first cargo container, the elongated frame including means for supporting the pair of second cargo containers lengthwise in end-to-end and stacked relation thereon, the upper tier being supported solely by the elongated frame, and the upper tier being supported in cantilevered relation to the first cargo container,
- means for releaseably locking the frame down on the first cargo container, and
- means for releaseably locking the pair of cargo containers down on the frame.
A container stacking apparatus for use in supporting an upper tier including two cargo containers in stacked relation on a lower tier including a first cargo container, the first cargo container having a length which is greater than the length of each of the two cargo containers, the containers stacking apparatus comprising:
- a frame including means for supporting the frame on the lower tier, the frame being adapted to be supported solely by the first cargo container, and means for supporting the upper tier on the frame and in stacked cantilevered relation to the lower tier, the means for supporting the upper tier being adapted to support the pair of cargo containers lengthwise in end-to-end relation, and the frame being adapted to solely support the second tier,
- means for releaseably locking the frame down against the lower tier, and
- means for releaseably locking the upper tier down on the frame.
A container stacking apparatus for use in supporting in stacked relation on a lower tier including a first cargo container an upper tier including a second cargo container, the lower tier including a plurality of first housings positioned with respect to one another in a first arrangement, and the upper tier including a plurality of second housings positioned with respect to one another in a second arrangement different from the first arrangement, said apparatus comprising:
- a frame including means for supporting the frame directly on the lower tier and means for supporting the upper tier thereon,
- a plurality of first locking members positioned on the frame to identically match the arrangement of first housings in the lower tier, each of the first locking members being adapted to releaseably engage one of the first housings when the frame is placed on the lower tier, and
- a plurality of second locking members positioned on the frame to identically match the arrangement of second housings in the upper tier, each of the second locking members being adapted to releaseably engage one of the second housings when the upper tier is placed on the frame.
A container stacking assembly comprising:
- a lower tier including only a first cargo container,
- an upper tier including only a pair of second cargo containers, the first cargo container being relatively longer than each of the second cargo containers,
- a frame supported solely on the first cargo container and including means for supporting the upper tier thereon and in stacked cantilevered relation to the lower tier, the pair of second cargo containers being solely supported by the frame,
- means for releaseably locking the frame down on the lower tier, and
- means for releaseably locking the upper tier down on the frame.
A container stacking assembly comprising:
- a lower tier including only a first cargo container, the lower tier including a plurality of first housings positioned with respect to one another in a first arrangement,
- an upper tier including only a pair of second cargo containers, each of the second cargo containers having a length, and the first cargo container being relatively longer than each of the second cargo containers, and the upper tier including a plurality of second housings positioned with respect to one another in a second arrangement different from the first arrangement,
- a frame supported solely on the first cargo container, the frame including means for supporting the upper tier thereon and in stacked relation relative to the lower tier, the pair of cargo containers being supported in lengthwise end-to-end relation, the pair of second cargo containers being supported solely by the frame, and at least one of the second cargo containers being supported in cantilevered relation to the first cargo container,
- a plurality of first locking members positioned on the frame to match the arrangement of first housings in the lower tier, each of the first locking members releaseably engaging one of the first housings in the lower tier when the frame is placed on the lower tier, and
- a plurality of second locking members positioned on the frame to match the arrangement of housings in the upper tier, each of the second locking members releaseably engaging one of the second housings in the upper tier when the upper tier is placed on the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.