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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2009
Applicants:
Robert Arthur Mills, Lancashire, GB;
Zhanmin Tong, Singapore, SG;
Ghee Hua NG, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NSL Engineering Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flipper assembly for guiding a spreader to engage a container is provided, the flipper assembly comprising a flipper hingedly mounted to the spreader, said flipper moveable between an open and closed position about said mounting; a motor mounted to the spreader distal from said flipper; a spacing assembly located between the motor and the hinged mounting of the flipper, wherein said spacing assembly is capable of transmitting a torque from the motor to the hinged mounting so as to move the flipper between the closed and open positions.