B - Operations – Transporting – 65 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
65
D
B65D 88/22 (2006.01) B60P 1/52 (2006.01) B60P 1/64 (2006.01) B61D 3/20 (2006.01) B65F 3/08 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2126567
An intermodal transportation system for hauling bulk materials, particularly municipal solid waste, by rail and truck uti- lizes multiple rectangular, open-top boxes (12) each having a removable lid (16). The system includes a forklift (20) with an arti- culated frame (46; 50, 54) actuated by hydraulics which engages channels (18) formed in the box (12) or in the lid (16). Lock bars (26) on the box (12) are clamped by locking members (72) carried on the forklift (20) to hold the box on the forks (22) during an over-the-side dumping movement. The forklift (20) empties the box (12) with a roll-out motion combining a forward rotation of a lifted box (12) with a backward movement of the box (12). A reinforced flatbed railcar (10) receives up to four 21 foot long boxes (12) and lids (16) with a total carrying capacity of up to 100 tons. Each car contains upright corners (14) that guide the boxes onto the railroad car and then restrain it. The containers are flush with the upper surface of the railroad car when engaged in the corn- ers. A tractor trailer (86) with a tilt-up roller bed (84) and winch hauls the boxes on highways.
Patrick Kenneth J.
Tinsman Jerald R.
Intermodal Technologies Inc.
Riches Mckenzie & Herbert Llp
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