Transporting equipment for containers

Claim 1

IN TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, THE COMBINATION OF A SEPARATE CONTAINER, AN ELONGATED FRAME ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON A VEHICLE AND TO RECEIVE AND SUPPORT THEREON THE SEPARATE CONTAINERS, FIRST AND SECOND CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS MOUNTED ON A CARRIAGE ON THE FRAME FOR RECIPROCATING MOVEMENT LONGITUDINALLY WITH RESPECT THERETO, AND ADAPTED TO BE USED SEQUENTIALLY, EACH CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS HAVING OPPOSED SURFACES THEREON FOR PULLING OR PUSHING THE CONTAINER, RESPECTIVELY, SAID FIRST AND SECOND CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS BEING SPACED APART LONGITUDINALLY OF THE FRAME, THE FIRST CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS HAVING A PATH OF RECIPROCATING MOVEMENT AT ONE END OF THE FRAME WHEREBY THE FIRST CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS HAVING A PATH OF RECIPROCATING MOVEMENT AT ONE END OF THE FRAME WHEREBY THE FIRST CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS CAN ENGAGE THE CONTAINER FOR PULLING OR PUSHING THE CONTAINER ONTO OR OFF THE FRAME, THE SECOND CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS HAVING A PATH OF RECIPROCATING MOVEMENT EXTENDING FARTHER TOWARD THE OPPOSITE END OF THE FRAME THAN THE PATH OF THE FIRST CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS WHEREBY THE SECOND CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS CAN ENGAGE THE CONTAINER AFTER THE CONTAINER IS ON THE FRAME TO MOVE THE CONTAINER TOWARD THE OPPOSITE END OF THE FRAME BEYOND THE PATH OF THE FIRST CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS OR AWAY FROM THE OPPOSITE END OF THE FRAME OVER THE PATH OF THE FIRST CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS, SAID SECOND CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY RENDERING THE SECOND CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS OPERATIVE TO ENGAGE THE CONTAINER FOR PULLING OR PUSHING THE CONTAINER, OR FOR RENDERING THE SECOND CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS INOPERATIVE WHEN THE FIRST CONTAINER ENGAGING MEANS IS PULLING OR PUSHING THE CONTAINER TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE WITH THE CONTAINER.