Fitting for lifting cargo containers

Claim 1

In a load handling apparatus adapted for lifting and moving cargo containers with fixtures in the upper side corners, and including a pair of horizontally positioned, laterally extensible and retractable members for projecting outwardly above and on opposite sides of the containers, and an arm at the outer end of each of said members adapted for movement from a vertical position along the side of the container to a raised, generally horizontal position: a fitting connected to the outer end of each member and having a structure extending laterally from the respective member and arm, a pin fixed with respect to the respective member and arm and extending inwardly in a generally horizontal position from said structure in spaced relation to the respective member and disposed laterally in relation to the respective arm, a motor means for retracting and extending said members and simultaneously engaging said pins with and disengaging them from the container fixtures when said arms are in their horizontal position, and means spaced horizontally from said members supporting said arms for inward and outward lateral movement when said arms are in their horizontal position and are moved between said container engaging and disengaging positions.