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AssigneeRite-Hite Holding Corporation
InventorsNorbert Hahn, Robert J. Harter, Reinhard E. Sander, J. A. M. Van de Wiel
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A repositionable brace helps support the legs of a swap body freight container parked at a truck loading dock. The brace can move from a retracted position to an engaged position. In the engaged position, one end of the brace is at least partially fixed relative to the dock with an opposite end engaging at least one of the container's four legs. In the retracted position, the brace is positioned to where it is more out of the way when not in use, or positioned to align the brace to legs at other various locations. In some cases, the brace pivots between the locked and retracted positions manually, hydraulically, electro-mechanically or pneumatically. Also, a firm landing pad can be associated with the brace to provide a more consistent, level height at which the swap body is parked.
A restraint for limiting the movement of a swap body in a parked position, the swap body having a length extending along a longitudinal direction and a width extending along a lateral direction, the swap body having a container with at least one leg that is repositionable from a downwardly extended position to a stowed position for traveling, when in the downwardly extended position, the leg being adapted to rest upon a driveway to support the container above the driveway in the parked position, the restraint comprising:
A restraint for limiting the movement of a swap body in a parked position, the swap body having a length extending along a longitudinal direction and a width extending along a lateral direction, the swap body having a container with at least one leg that is repositionable from a downwardly extended position to a stowed position for traveling, when in the downwardly extended position, the leg being adapted to rest upon a driveway to support the container above the driveway in the parked position, the restraint comprising:
A restraint for limiting the movement of a swap body in a parked position, the swap body having a length extending along a longitudinal direction and a width extending along a lateral direction, the swap body having a container with at least one leg that is repositionable from a downwardly extended position to a stowed position for traveling, when in the downwardly extended position, the leg being adapted to rest upon a driveway to support the container above the driveway in the parked position, the restraint comprising:
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