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US 6,758,643 B1Granted
Positioning assembly for positioning a container on a platform
OwnerDavid Hsiehinventor
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Abstract
A positioning assembly includes a first connecting rod with a threaded end section, a second connecting rod with a threaded end section, an adjusting member having two opposite threaded ends that threadedly engage the threaded end sections of the first and second connecting rods, and a third connecting rod that is pivoted to the second connecting rod so as to pivot relative to the second connecting rod between used and folded states.
Claims4
A positioning assembly for positioning a container on a platform, the container having a corner fitting, said positioning assembly comprising:
- a first connecting rod having a platform-connecting end that is adapted to be connected to the platform, and a threaded end section that is opposite to said platform-connecting end;
- a second connecting rod having a coupling end and a threaded end section that is opposite to said coupling end;
- an elongated adjusting member disposed between said first and second connecting rods and having two opposite threaded ends that threadedly and respectively engage said threaded end sections of said first and second connecting rods so as to permit extension and retraction of said first and second connecting rods relative to said adjusting member;
- a third connecting rod that has a hook-connecting end, and a pivot end opposite to said hook-connecting end and pivoted to said coupling end of said second connecting rod;
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- a hook member pivoted to said hook-connecting end of said third connecting rod and adapted to be connected to the corner fitting of the container.
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