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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Combilift, County Monaghan, IE;
Inventors:
Martin McVicar, County Monaghan, IE;
Robert Moffett, County Monaghan, IE;
Mark Whyte, County Monaghan, IE;
Assignee:
Combilift, County Monaghan, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/20 (2006.01); B66F 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/20 (2013.01); B66F 9/04 (2013.01); B65G 2814/0302 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus () for loading a shipping container (), comprising a transfer plate () having a series of holes () therein and configured to slide, together with an article thereon, into and out of the shipping container (), and a transfer means () positioned underneath the transfer plate () and configured to engage with the holes in the transfer plate and to retract or extend after engagement with the holes to pull the transfer plate into and out of the shipping container.