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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
John J. Lanigan, Sr., Orland Park, IL (US);
Peter W. Mirabella, Schererville, IN (US);
Ray Tippit, Oak Forrest, IL (US);
John Hanninen, Orland Park, IL (US);
John J. Lanigan, Sr., Orland Park, IL (US);
Peter W. Mirabella, Schererville, IN (US);
Ray Tippit, Oak Forrest, IL (US);
John Hanninen, Orland Park, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
An inline terminal system (), which includes the steps of: (i) transporting () a first container with a cargo via an inbound railroad car to a terminal having a plurality of train rails; (ii) picking and placing () the first container from the railroad car to a track side location having at least one buffer in proximity to the plurality of train rails, including: (a) rotating the first container at an angle of at least ten or more degrees with respect to the train rails; and (b) positioning the at least one buffer substantially adjacent to the train rails, at the track side location, at an angle of at least ten or more degrees with respect to the train rails; and (iii) moving () the first container via a tractor truck to a desired location for unloading. This system provides a simple, robust and efficient method to load, and in the reverse unload, a container on a chassis or rail car, respectively.