Support frame for use in loading and unloading, by means of a handling apparatus having a hydraulic lifting arm, of goods for transport
AssigneeMarrel
InventorsBernard Januel, Michel Robert
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Abstract
A support frame essentially provided for goods in the form of a container having corner pieces, for the attachment of which the support frame includes on a vertical portion, two locking devices for cooperation with the upper front corner pieces; and on a horizontal portion two locking devices for cooperation with the lower rear corner pieces, whereby the container attached to the support frame rigidifies the vertical portion and the horizontal portion with respect to each other.
Claims16
A support frame for loading and unloading a container from a vehicle, said support frame supporting a loading apparatus having an articulating arm disposed along a longitudinal symmetrical plane, said container having a front face, a lower face, a pair of upper front corner members, a pair of lower front corner members, and a pair of lower rear corner members, said support frame comprising:
- a vertical portion having a lifting member engagable with said articulating arm;
- a horizontal portion having a front end, a rear end, and a set of longitudinal rails, said front end being interconnected with said vertical portion;
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- means mounted to said vertical and horizontal portions for securing said container to said support frame such that said container rigidifies said vertical portion relative to said horizontal portion as a strengthening piece, said securing means comprising:
- first attachment means mounted to said vertical portion for attaching said pair of upper front corner members of said container to said vertical portion, said first attachment means supporting said container in a direction transverse to said horizontal portion;
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- second attachment means mounted to said horizontal portion for attaching said pair of lower rear corner members of said container to said horizontal portion;
- whereby said container, when secured to said support frame with said first and second attachment means, is adapted to bear mechanical stresses applied to said support frame during loading and unloading.
A support frame for loading and unloading a container in cooperation with an articulating arm, wherein said container comprises a front face having a pair of upper front corner members and a pair of lower front corner members, and wherein said container comprises a lower face having a pair of lower rear corner members, said support frame comprising:
- a vertical portion having two inner risers, a lifting member disposed between said two inner risers for engagement with said articulating arm, lower cross members attached to said two inner risers, outer risers attached to said lower cross members, and an upper stretcher attached to said inner risers and said outer risers;
- a horizontal portion interconnected with said vertical portion at said lower cross members, said horizontal portion having a pair of longitudinal members, a forward end of each of said pair of longitudinal members being attached to said vertical portion, each of said pair of longitudinal members having a rearward end oppositely disposed from said forward end;
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- means mounted to said vertical and horizontal portions for securing said container to said support frame such that said container rigidifies said vertical portion relative to said horizontal portion so as to enhance the structural rigidity of said support frame, said securing means comprising:
- a first pair of locking devices mounted to said upper stretcher for attaching said pair of upper front corner members to said vertical portions, said first pair of locking devices supporting said container in a direction transverse to said horizontal portion;
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- a second pair of locking devices mounted at said rearward ends of said pair of longitudinal members for attaching said pair of lower rear corner members to said horizontal portion;
- whereby said container contributes structural rigidity to said support frame when secured to said support frame with said first and second pair of locking devices.
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