B - Operations – Transporting – 65 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
65
D
B65D 19/26 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2121108
The pivotal mounting (10) of the present invention, for pivotally connecting a swinging panel or gate to a fixed frame, comprises: a bush (27) fixedly secured to the frame and having an axial bore (26) extending therethrough, said bore having walls which taper in a direction outwardly away from the frame, an horizontal pivot pin or bolt (11) projecting through said bush (27) and coaxial therewith, the pivot pin or bolt defining a pivot axis about which the panel or gate can pivot relative to the frame, a pivotal block (20) having a bore (23) for slidably receiving the pivot pin or bolt (11) so as to allow the block (20) to rotate about the axis of the pivot pin or bolt (11) and to undergo limited axial sliding movement therealong, said block being carried by the panel or gate so as to rotate therewith, a hollow boss (24) projecting centrally from one end of said block (20), said boss having sides which taper in a direction away from said one end and which define a frusto-conical outer wall, said boss (24) projecting into and being rotatably received within the bore (26) of the bush (27) with its outer wall frictionally engaging the bore surface of the bush, spring means (33) for biasing said pivotal block (20) in the direction of engagement of its boss (24) within the bore (26) of the bush (27), and means (17) for locking the pivotal block (20) and the bush (27) in an engaged condition. This pivotal mounting may be used in relation to a panel or a gate of a collapsible storage container, for controlling the movement of the gate or panel between its upright and collapsed positions.
Fetherstonhaugh & Co.
Rees Operations Pty. Ltd.
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