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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Fontaine Engineered Products, Inc., Jasper, AL (US);
Inventor:
James Adams, Jasper, AL (US);
Assignee:
FONTAINE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC., Jasper, AL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/52 (2006.01); B65D 88/12 (2006.01); B65D 88/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/129 (2013.01); B65D 88/022 (2013.01); B65D 88/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A collapsible intermodal flat rack features a cargo deck with first and second arches pivotally mounted to the cargo deck. Each arch is provided with a crank mechanism including a gearbox having an input shaft and an output shaft. The output shaft is attached to the corresponding arch so that the arch may be moved between a storage position, where a top portion of the arch is located adjacent to the cargo deck, and a use position, where the top portion of the arch is elevated from the cargo deck, by actuation of the input shaft.