Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Container auto-lock system
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Application No.: US12906620Application Date: 2010-10-18
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Publication No.: US08342786B2Publication Date: 2013-01-01
- Inventor: Thomas P. Kelly
- Applicant: Thomas P. Kelly
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
- Current Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agent James E. Walton; Richard G. Eldredge
- Main IPC: B60P7/08
- IPC: B60P7/08

Abstract:
A container according the present application includes a container auto-lock system. The container auto-lock system is integrated into the outboard apertures of the lower castings of a domestic sized container. The container auto-lock system includes a locking mechanism which is configured to recess when the container is lowered onto a surface lacking an acceptable receiving aperture. The locking mechanism is also configured to automatically lock when placed on top of a domestic sized container. The container auto-lock system is configured to be compatible with international sized container by allowing the inboard apertures on each lower casting to be available for attaching the domestic container on top of an international container with a conventional locking device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120093626A1 Container Auto-Lock System Public/Granted day:2012-04-19
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