Slidegate opening system
AssigneeCHEP Technology Pty Limited
InventorHenk de Zwart
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Abstract
A system to open a shipping bin slide-gate may include an opener, a pivot point towards one end of the opener, and a handle towards the other end of the opener. The system may also include a puller, a connector towards one end of the puller, and a joiner towards the other end of the puller that connects to the opener. The system may further include an attacher that engages a shipping container and the pivot point, and the attacher transmits a force applied at the handle to the connector to open the slide-gate carried by the shipping container.
Claims20
A system for opening a slide-gate carried by a shipping container, the system comprising:
- an opener member;
- a pivot point towards one end of the opener member, the pivot point including a hook;
- a handle towards the other end of the opener member;
- a puller;
- a connector towards one end of the puller;
- a joiner towards the other end of the puller that connects to the opener member;
- and
- an attacher configured to engage the shipping container and receive the hook, the attacher transmits a force applied at the handle to the connector to open the slide-gate carried by the shipping container.
A method for opening a slide-gate carried by a shipping container, the method comprising:
- securely positioning an attacher in a forklift pocket of a shipping container;
- connecting an opener to the attacher and a slide-gate of a shipping container;
- and
- applying a force to the opener to actuate the slide-gate.
A system comprising:
- a shipping container;
- a slide gate carried by the shipping container;
- an opener member;
- a pivot point towards one end of the opener member;
- a handle towards the other end of the opener member;
- a puller;
- a connector towards one end of the puller, and the connector extends into a handhold on the slide-gate to enable the puller to actuate the slide-gate;
- a joiner towards the other end of the puller that connects to the opener member;
- an attacher that engages the shipping container and the pivot point, the attacher transmits a force applied at the handle to the connector to open the slide-gate carried by the shipping container;
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- a receiver carried by the attacher that is sized to securely engage the pivot point, and the receiver enables the pivot point to rotate within the receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.