Lifting device for containers

A lifting device for containers which can be handled by means of container handling equipment, said lifting device comprising:

• at least one hydraulic cylinder arranged on a support frame with a piston and a piston rod,
• at least two horizontal guiding cross-bars spaced apart from each other, wherein lengthwise displacement of said piston rod is transformed into a synchronous upward and downward movement of said horizontal guiding cross-bars, said horizontal guiding cross-bars connected to a load-receiving device for the container, said horizontal guiding cross-bars being guided on vertical support pillars of the support frame at both ends, for the lifting and lowering of the container,
• wherein transformation of the lengthwise displacement of said piston rod into the upward and downward movement of said horizontal guiding cross-bars is accomplished by at least one angle lever pivoted on said support frame, said at least one angle lever comprising two lever arms, one of said lever arms being connected to said piston rod and the other of said lever arms being connected to one of said guiding cross-bars.