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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2005
Hans Bohman, Stockholm, SE;
Lars Nyberg, Bromma, SE;
Markus Nyman, Stockholm, SE;
Cargotec Finland Oy, Tampere, FI;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a coupling device () to be connected to a corner fitting of a container, the coupling device comprises a housing (), an engaging part () which is at least partially insertable into and releasable from said corner fitting. The engaging part () has a guide part () for guiding the engaging part with said corner fitting, further the engaging part () is rotably mounted in said housing () by means of a shaft portion () extending into the housing. The guide part () has a translation guide path for guiding the engaging part () in relation to the corner fitting in a horizontal direction, which translation guide path is rotational asymmetric in relation to an axis () of the shaft portion (). Also included is a method for releasing a first container from a second.