Abstract: An interconnector for coupling together an adjacent pair of freight containers (100, 101) having ISO corner fittings (102). The interconnector has a rotatable shaft (405) and a pair of clamping heads (403, 404, 1100) provided at each end of the shaft (405). The shaft (405) is mounted within a housing (401) and the clamping heads (403, 404, 1100) are capable of axial rotation with the shaft (405) relative to the housing (401). One clamping head (403, 404, 1100) has a profiled guide surface to be rotatable by engaging contact with the ISO corner fitting (102). The clamping heads (403, 404, 1100) are biased to a clamping position by a bias actuator, such that the interconnector may be regarded as an automatic or semi-automatic twist lock interconnector.

Abstract: An interconnector (400) for coupling two corner units of adjacent ISO freight containers in an end-to-end or side-to-side configuration, wherein each of the corner units is able to receive a part of the interconnector. The interconnector (400) comprises a main body (401) with an internal chamber (405) inside. A first clamp head (404) and a second clamp head (409) are positioned at opposite ends (402, 403) of the main body (401) and a shaft (408) is rotatably mounted within the internal chamber (405). The first clamp head (404) is substantially hook shaped and is provided in a fixed position relative to the main body (401), whilst the second clamp head (409) is fixed to one end of the shaft (408) and is able to rotate with the shaft (408). A bias actuator works to bias the rotation of the shaft (408) and the second clamp head (409) relative to the main body (401) to prevent accidental decoupling of the containers.

Abstract: An interconnector for coupling together an adjacent pair of freight containers (100, 101) having ISO corner fittings (102). The interconnector has a rotatable shaft (405) and a pair of clamping heads (403, 404, 1100) provided at each end of the shaft (405). The shaft (405) is mounted within a housing (401) and the clamping heads (403, 404, 1100) are capable of axial rotation with the shaft (405) relative to the housing (401). One clamping head (403, 404, 1100) has a profiled guide surface to be rotatable by engaging contact with the ISO corner fitting (102). The clamping heads (403, 404, 1100) are biased to a clamping position by a bias actuator, such that the interconnector may be regarded as an automatic or semi-automatic twist lock interconnector.