Patents Assigned to ELME Spreader AB
  • Patent number: 11981543
    Abstract: A spreader for lifting an intermodal transport container includes a main beam extending in a longitudinal direction, the main beam formed of a first, upper C-beam of a relatively thicker material thickness and a second, lower C-beam of a relatively thinner material thickness; and an indicator configured to provide an indication if a distance in a transversal direction between a pair of twist-locks is set in a wide-body position when lowered onto respective lifting castings provided with top openings separated by a transversal distance corresponding to a standard position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: ELME SPREADER AB
    Inventors: Gösta Karlsson, Erik Förander, Örjan Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20230027301
    Abstract: A spreader for lifting an intermodal transport container includes a main beam extending in a longitudinal direction, the main beam formed of a first, upper C-beam of a relatively thicker material thickness and a second, lower C-beam of a relatively thinner material thickness; and an indicator configured to provide an indication if a distance in a transversal direction between a pair of twist-locks is set in a wide-body position when lowered onto respective lifting castings provided with top openings separated by a transversal distance corresponding to a standard position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: ELME SPREADER AB
    Inventors: Gösta Karlsson, Erik Förander, Örjan Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20210206604
    Abstract: A spreader for lifting an intermodal transport container includes a main beam extending in a longitudinal direction, the main beam formed of a first, upper C-beam of a relatively thicker material thickness and a second, lower C-beam of a relatively thinner material thickness; and an indicator configured to provide an indication if a distance in a transversal direction between a pair of twist-locks is set in a wide-body position when lowered onto respective lifting castings provided with top openings separated by a transversal distance corresponding to a standard position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: ELME SPREADER AB
    Inventors: Gösta Karlsson, Erik Forander, Orjan Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20210087024
    Abstract: A side lift spreader main beam (22) comprises a vertical carrier plate (58) having a first vertical height (H1) and being made of steel plate having a first thickness (T1); a C-beam (60) comprising a first horizontal flange (64) and a second horizontal flange (66) interconnected by a vertical web portion (68), the C-beam (60) having a second vertical height (H2) lower than the first vertical height (H1) and being made of steel plate having a second thickness (T2) thinner than the first thickness (T1), wherein the C-beam (60) defines, together with the carrier plate (58), a closed channel beam with a first flange (74) of the carrier plate (58) extending vertically from the closed channel beam; and an inclined support plate (62) welded to the carrier plate, and to an outer face of the first flange (64) of the C-beam (60) at a distance from the carrier plate (58).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: ELME SPREADER AB
    Inventors: Erik FÖRANDER, Örjan KARLSSON
  • Publication number: 20200079631
    Abstract: A side lift spreader (20) for lifting an upper intermodal transport container (10?) and a lower intermodal transport container (10) stacked on each other comprises a container locking arrangement (30) arranged at a first longitudinal end of the spreader, the container locking arrangement (30) comprising an upper male lock insert configured to be connected to a bottom corner casting of the upper container (10?) and a lower male lock insert configured to be connected to a top corner casting of the lower container (10), wherein said container locking arrangement (30) comprises an indicator configured to provide an indication if an attempt is made to connect the lower male lock insert to the bottom corner casting of the upper container (10?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: ELME SPREADER AB
    Inventors: Erik FÖRANDER, Örjan KARLSSON
  • Patent number: 10377616
    Abstract: A side lift spreader (1) for handling empty containers (6), and a method for adjusting a main frame (10) of an inverted side lift spreader. The inverted side lift spreader (1) comprises a main carriage (8) which is connectable to a lifting device (2) to be movable along a front side (39) of a mast (4) of the lifting device (2), the main frame (10) being carried by and sideways movable with respect to the main carriage (8), and main frame guiding means (27) for guiding a movement of the main frame (27) comprises at least two links (30, 31, 32, 33), one first portion (52, 56, 60, 64) of each link (30, 31, 32, 33) being connected to the main frame (10) and one second portion (54, 58, 62, 66) of each link (30, 31, 32, 33) being connected to the main carriage (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: ELME SPREADER AB
    Inventor: Gösta Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20190077638
    Abstract: A spreader (10) for lifting an intermodal transport container (22) comprises a main beam (24) extending in a longitudinal direction (L), the main beam formed of a first, upper C-beam of a relatively thicker material thickness and a second, lower C-beam of a relatively thinner material thickness; and an indicator configured to provide an indication if a distance in a transversal direction (T) between a pair of twist-locks (18) is set in a wide-body position when lowered onto respective lifting castings (20) provided with top openings (50) separated by a transversal distance corresponding to a standard position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: ELME SPREADER AB
    Inventors: Gösta Karlsson, Erik Förander, Örjan Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20170327361
    Abstract: A side lift spreader (1) for handling empty containers (6), and a method for adjusting a main frame (10) of an inverted side lift spreader. The inverted side lift spreader (1) comprises a main carriage (8) which is connectable to a lifting device (2) to be movable along a from side (39) of a mast (4) of the lifting device (2) the main frame (10) being carried by and sideways movable with respect to the main carriage (8), and main frame guiding means (27) for guiding a movement of the main frame (27) comprises at least two links (30, 31, 32, 33), one first portion (52, 56, 60, 64) of each link (30, 31, 32, 33) being connected to the main frame (10) and one second portion (54, 58, 62, 66) of each link (30, 31, 32, 33) being connected to the main carriage (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: ELME SPREADER AB
    Inventor: GÖSTA KARLSSON
  • Patent number: 9751739
    Abstract: A side lift spreader (1) for handling empty containers (6), and a method for adjusting a main frame (10) of an inverted side lift spreader. The inverted side lift spreader (1) comprises a main carriage (8) which is connectable to a lifting device (2) to be movable along a front side (39) of a mast (4) of the lifting device (2), the main frame (10) being carried by and sideways movable with respect to the main carriage (8), and main frame guiding means (27) for guiding a movement of the main frame (10) with respect to the main carriage (8). The main frame guiding means (27) comprises at least two links (30, 31, 32, 33), one first portion (52, 56, 60, 64) of each link (30, 31, 32, 33) being connected to the main frame (10) and one second portion (54, 58, 62, 66) of each link (30, 31, 32, 33) being connected to the main carriage (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: ELME SPREADER AB
    Inventor: Gösta Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20160221811
    Abstract: A side lift spreader (1) for handling empty containers (6), and a method for adjusting a main frame (10) of an inverted side lift spreader. The inverted side lift spreader (1) comprises a main carriage (8) which is connectable to a lifting device (2) to be movable along a front side (39) of a mast (4) of the lifting device (2), the main frame (10) being carried by and sideways movable with respect to the main carriage (8), and main frame guiding means (27) for guiding a movement of the main frame (10) with respect to the main carriage (8). The main frame guiding means (27) comprises at least two links (30, 31, 32, 33), one first portion (52, 56, 60, 64) of each link (30, 31, 32, 33) being connected to the main frame (10) and one second portion (54, 58, 62, 66) of each link (30, 31, 32, 33) being connected to the main carriage (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: ELME SPREADER AB
    Inventor: GÖSTA KARLSSON
  • Patent number: 9394149
    Abstract: A side lift spreader for handling empty containers, and method for adjusting a main frame of an inverted side lift spreader. The inverted side lift spreader comprises a main carriage connectable to a lifting device, movable along a front side of a mast of the lifting device, the main frame being carried by and sideways movable with respect to the main carriage, and main frame guiding means for guiding movement of the main frame with respect to the main carriage. The main frame guiding means comprises at least two links, one first portion of each link connected to the main frame and one second portion of each link connected to the main carriage. The second portions of the links are arranged at the main carriage at respective points of attachment which are located, in use of the spreader, at an opposite side of the mast compared to the front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: ELME SPREADER AB
    Inventor: Gösta Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20150030422
    Abstract: A side lift spreader for handling empty containers, and method for adjusting a main frame of an inverted side lift spreader. The inverted side lift spreader comprises a main carriage connectable to a lifting device, movable along a front side of a mast of the lifting device, the main frame being carried by and sideways movable with respect to the main carriage, and main frame guiding means for guiding movement of the main frame with respect to the main carriage. The main frame guiding means comprises at least two links, one first portion of each link connected to the main frame and one second portion of each link connected to the main carriage. The second portions of the links are arranged at the main carriage at respective points of attachment which are located, in use of the spreader, at an opposite side of the mast compared to the front side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: ELME SPREADER AB
    Inventor: Gösta Karlsson
  • Patent number: 8840159
    Abstract: A container yoke for lifting of at least one container, including a base frame, two travelling beams, which are telescopically displaceable in the base frame and on whose outer end portions are arranged transverse beams provided with locking members, so called twist locks, for engagement in, and locking to, the corner boxes of a container. The container yoke includes cables arranged to displace a respective travelling beam into the desired position in the frame of the container yoke. The cables, for displacement of a travelling beam, are simultaneously reeled up and unreeled with the aid of one and the same cable drum. Two cable drums of the container yoke are driven by a common actuator, and the cables are fastened in the end portion of a respective travelling beam via spring-loaded cable tensioners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: ELME Spreader AB
    Inventor: Gösta Karlsson
  • Patent number: 8585108
    Abstract: A container yoke for simultaneous lifting of two containers placed in a row one after the other, i.e., containers that are placed with end portions facing each other, comprising a base frame coupled to a lifting device, for instance a crane or an industrial truck, outer cross beams arranged on the base frame and provided with outer lock members for engagement in, and locking of, the outer end portions of the two containers facing away from each other, essentially centered saddles arranged on the base frame and having lock members for engagement in, and locking of, the two containers at the end portions thereof facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: ELME Spreader AB
    Inventor: Gösta Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20120306223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container yoke (1) for lifting of at least one container (5), comprising a base frame (2), two travelling beams (3a,b), which are telescopically displaceable in the base frame (2) and on whose outer end portions are arranged transverse beams (6a,b) provided with locking members (8), so called twist locks, for engagement in, and locking to, the corner boxes of a container (5). The invention is realized by virtue of the fact that cables (11a,b) are arranged to displace a respective travelling beam (3a,b) into the desired position in the frame (2) of the container yoke, that the cables (11a,b), for displacement of a travelling beam (3a,b), are simultaneously reeled up and unreeled with the aid of one and the same cable drum (10b), that both cable drums (10a,b) of the container yoke (1) are driven by a common actuator (4), and that the cables (11a,b) are fastened in the end portion of a respective travelling beam (3a,b) via spring-loaded cable tensioners (15a,b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: ELME Spreader AB
    Inventor: Gösta Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20120212004
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container yoke for simultaneous lifting of two containers placed in a row one after the other, i.e., containers that are placed with end portions facing each other, comprising a base frame coupled to a lifting device, for instance a crane or an industrial truck, outer cross beams arranged on the base frame and provided with outer lock members for engagement in, and locking of the outer end portions of the two containers facing away from each other, essentially centred saddles arranged on the base frame and having lock members for engagement in, and locking of, the two containers at the end portions thereof facing each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: ELME Spreader AB
    Inventor: Gösta Karlsson