Latching apparatus for removable roof of transport containers, particularly i. s. o. containers

Claim 1

A container comprising a removable roof, said roof having a frame member disposed adjacent an upper edge of a side wall of the container, said frame member having a push rod therein, saId push rod comprising a plurality of guide sections and a plurality of latching sections, said guide and latching sections being arranged alternately in end to end relationship, each latching section defining wedged shaped recesses, a plurality of L-shaped members on said upper edge of said side wall, said L-shaped members being insertable into corresponding ones of said recesses, means, disposed within the container, for moving said push rod longitudinally relatively to said upper edge of said side wall to latch the roof to the side wall by interengagement of said L-shaped members and said recesses, said means for moving said push rod comprising a hand lever, a shaft rotatable about an axis normal to said push rod, a gear wheel mounted on said shaft and turnable by means of said hand lever, a linkage including a connecting rod movable with said shaft, said linkage being connected to said push rod to shift the push rod longitudinally as the lever is turned, said frame member including resilient packing means cooperating with said upper edge of said side wall to seal the roof and side wall.