Latching system for automatic securement of a container to a container chassis
AssigneeMi-Jack Products, Inc.
InventorsJohn J. Lanigan, Sr., Martin C. Conneally, Kenneth E. Svihlik
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Abstract
A front pin arrangement for automatic securement of a container to a container chassis is provided. The front pin latching arrangement includes first and second latching systems disposed proximate two corners of a container chassis, wherein each of the first and second latching systems automatically secure the container to the container chassis. The front pin latching arrangement also includes an interlock assembly operably coupled to the first and second latching systems. The interlock assembly is configured to provide a fail-safe operation such that the first and second latching systems maintain securement of the container to the container chassis.
Claims13
A latching arrangement for automatic securement of a container to a container chassis comprising:
- first and second latching systems disposed proximate to two corners of a container chassis, wherein each of the first and second latching systems automatically secure the container to the container chassis and automatically release the container from the container chassis;
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- an interlock assembly operably coupled to the first and second latching systems;
- wherein the weight of the container on one corner of the container chassis overcomes an upward force applied to the container at the other corner of the container chassis such that the interlock assembly maintains the first and second latching systems in a latched position to maintain securement of the container to the container chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.