GB2507736A - Elongated freight chassis for lifting and moving pallets - Google Patents

Elongated freight chassis for lifting and moving pallets Download PDF

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GB2507736A
GB2507736A GB1220023.4A GB201220023A GB2507736A GB 2507736 A GB2507736 A GB 2507736A GB 201220023 A GB201220023 A GB 201220023A GB 2507736 A GB2507736 A GB 2507736A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B3/00—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor
    • B62B3/04—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor involving means for grappling or securing in place objects to be carried; Loading or unloading equipment
    • B62B3/06—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor involving means for grappling or securing in place objects to be carried; Loading or unloading equipment for simply clearing the load from the ground
    • B62B3/0612—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor involving means for grappling or securing in place objects to be carried; Loading or unloading equipment for simply clearing the load from the ground power operated
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P1/00—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
    • B60P1/02—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading with parallel up-and-down movement of load supporting or containing element
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F9/00—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes
    • B66F9/06—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F9/00—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes
    • B66F9/06—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
    • B66F9/075—Constructional features or details
    • B66F9/12—Platforms; Forks; Other load supporting or gripping members
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B2203/00—Grasping, holding, supporting the objects
    • B62B2203/20—Grasping, holding, supporting the objects using forks or tines

Abstract

A freight chassis 500, suitable for lifting and. moving long palletized freight loads, comprising: at least one head frame support platform 502, each load support platform 502 comprising an elongate planar section 501 having at least two ends. The elongate planar section 501 is at least 3 metres in length. Each load support platform 502 connected at one of its ends, to the head frame502. At least one drive device connected to each load support platform 502; a power pack 503, mounted to the head frame, and connected to the at least one drive device. The power pack 503 is user operable to selectably engage at least one drive device and at least one positioning device 506, which may be a wheel, connected to each load support platform 501 by a moveable arm 505, each moveable arm 505 being releasably engageable with the drive device such that the positioning device is operable for lifting and moving the load support platform.

Description

FREIGHT CHASSIS
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to freight transport devices and in particular to freight chassis.
The invention has been developed primarily for use as a freight chassis for use in palletized goods transport and will be described hereinafter with reference to this application. However, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to this particular field of use.
BACKGROUND OF TiLE INVENTION
Any discussion of the!=or art throughout the specification should in no way be considered as an admission that such prior art is widcly known or forms part of the common general knowledge in
the field.
Loading and strapping goods onto standardized temporary supports prior to transport is well known and used in the transport industry. Pallets of 1-3 square metres are commonly used for supporting stacked goods. Pallet sizes vary slightly by region but arc generally around 1-1.2m per side. For transport of large quantities of palletized goods, particularly over long distances, several pallets of goods may be stacked in an array inside a shipping container. Shipping containers are normally approximately 6 metres or 12 metres in length, and approximately 2.4 metreswide. Forstandardcontainersizes lOor20palletsmaybefittedina2xsor2xlO array. Where long goods are transported, they may be supported at individual points along their length on separate pallets. It is desirable to minimize the number of pallets used for transporting long loads.
Goods that do not fit onto standard pallets are not so easily managed. They may be loaded onto a long pallet of 4 to 6 metres in length, but attempting to lift a fully loaded long pallet with a forklift may risk overloading the forklift.
Loaded long pallets may simply be pushed into a container, provided the container floor and the pallet base are at the same level. This will damage both the pallet and the container. It also is an option that only works for loading the pallet into the container. The reverse is not possible where there are doors at only one end of the container.
Freight chassis in the form of wheeled trolleys are available. However, during transport, the trolleys may move around inside the container. Freight chassis of this type are also known to damage the floor of a shipping container when the weight of the loaded product bears down on the small wheels, resulting in point load deformations in the floor of the container. Freight chassis of this type also require one chassis per load and must be returned from the shipping destination before they can be reused. This incurs an ongoing cycle of transport costs and requires a high capital investment in freight chassis hardware.
It is desirable to provide a reusable freight chassis for loading and unloading of loaded long pallets into transport vehicles.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to overcome or ameliorate at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art, or to provide a useful alternative.
It is an object of the invention in its preferred form to provide a freight chassis able to lift and move long palletized freight loads into freight transport vessels.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention there is provided a freight chassis, suitable for lifting and moving long palletized freight loads comprising; a head frame, at least one load support platform, each load support platform comprising an elongate planar section having at least two ends wherein the elongate planar section is at least 3 metres in length; each load support platform connected at one of its ends to the head frame; at least one drive device connected to each load support platform; a power pack, mounted to the head frame, and connected to the at least one drive device, wherein the power pack is user operable to seleetably engage at least one drive device; and at least one positioning device connected to each load support platform by a moveable arm, each moveable arm being releasably engageable with the drive device such that the positioning device is operable for lifting and moving the load support platform.
In one embodiment, at least one positioning device is selected from the group comprising wheels, rollers, and endless belts.
In one embodiment, each load support platform comprising an upper surface and a lower surface.
In one embodiment, each load support platform comprising a rectangular cross section arm.
In one embodiment, each arm is formed as substantially hollow channel section.
In one embodiment, the lower surface of each arm comprising at least one recessed portion.
In one embodiment, the recessed portion is within the hollow channel section.
In one embodiment, the lower surface of each arm includes at least one aperture.
In one embodiment, each recessed portion is adjacent to, and accessible through, an aperture.
In one embodiment, each moveable arm is connected to a recessed portion of a load support platform.
In one embodiment, each moveable arm is hingedly connected to a load support platform.
In one embodiment, each moveable arm is hingedly connected to a load support platform by a support bracket and connecting pin arrangement.
In one embodiment, at least one drive device is a piston.
In one embodiment, each piston is mounted to a lower surfitce of a load support platform.
In one embodiment, each piston is selectably energised by the power pack, each selectably energized piston releasably engages a portion of an adjaeent moveable arm thereby urging the positioning device supported on the moveable arm to extend beyond the lower surface of a load support aim and make contact with a support surfitce, allowing user selectable positioning of the freight chassis.
In one embodiment, wherein the power pack is selected from at least one of the group comprising batteries, electric motors, fossil fuel motors, pneumatic, and hydraulic.
In one embodiment, the head frame further comprises a back plate.
In one embodiment, the head frame further comprises strengthening side plates.
In one embodiment, the head frame further comprises an attachment point.
In one embodiment, the attachment point is a tow ring.
BRIEF DESCRiPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A prefered embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a cross-sectional side view of a freight chassis according to the invention.
Figure 2 is a top view of a fitight chassis according to the invention.
Figure 3 is a cross section side view of a portion of a freight chassis according to the invention, showing a portion of a load support platform with a drive device, moveable arm and positioning device in a user selectable position.
Figure 4 is an (a) cross sectional side view, and (b) cross sectional end view, of a freight chassis according to the invention, showing the freight chassis in position relative to a palletized freight load prior to deploying the drive devices to lift the palletized freight load otT a floor surface; and Figure 5 is an (a) cross sectional side view with cutaway portion, and (b) cross sectional end view of a freight chassis according to the invention, showing drive devices deployed to releasably engage moveable arms and showing thc palletized freight load lifted clear of the floor surface, in readiness for positioning devices to be deployed to move the palletized freight load to a user selectable position.
PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
Referring to the drawings, there is provided a freight chassis as best shown in cross-section in Figure I, comprising a head frame 101, at least one load support platform 102, each load support platform at least 3 metres in length; each load support platform connected, at one of its ends, to the head frame lot; at least one drive device 103 connected to each load support platform 102; a power pack 108, mounted to the head frame 101, and connected to at least one drive device 103 on each load support platform 102; at least one positioning device 104 connected to each load support platform 102; at least one positioning device 104 connected to each load support platform 102 releasably engageable with a drive device 103; and wherein the power pack 108 is user operable to sclcctably engage at least one drive device 103, and wherein each drive device 103 is releasably engageable with a portion 106 of a moveable arm 105 hingedly connected to load support platform 102 at fixing point 107 to releasably engage a positioning device 104 to raise a pallctizcd freight load clear of a floor surface on which it rests and for enabling user selectable positioning of load support platform 102 and its supported palletized freight load.
Freight chassis 100 may be constructed of any normal engineering materials having suitable mechanical properties and durability to withstand the loading stresses of repeated loading, unloading and positional change. For example, load support platform 102 may be made of one or more suitable metals such as various grades of steel.
In freight chassis 100, each load support platform 102 comprises an upper surface 114 and a lower surface 115. Each load support platform 102 may be formed as a rectangular cross section arm more than 3 metres in length. Each arm may be formed as a substantially hollow channel section. Upper surface 114 of load support platform 101 provides a freight support surface.
Lower surface 115 of load support platform 101 provides a positioning device mounting surface.
Apertures 109 formed through the width of load support platform 102 may be used to lift freight chassis 100, for example by using a forklift or crane, so that it may be transported or repositioned into a user selected position. Lifting freight chassis 100 can be achieved by inserting each tine of a forklift into an aperture 109, raising the forklift mast until the freight chassis has been lifted clear of the floor.
Where load support platform 102 is a solid rectangular section arm, lower surface 115 of each arm may include at least one recessed portion. \Vhere load support platform 102 is provided by one or more hollow channel section arms, each recessed portion may be located within the hollow channel section of load support platform 102. Access to each recessed portion may be provided by at least one aperture in lower surface 115. Each recessed portion of lower surface 115 may include a portion of the interior of the hollow channel section of load support platform 102.
Head frame 101 may also comprise back plate 112 and optional sidc plates 113 for protecting mounted power pack 108 and providing additional mechanical stability to freight chassis 100.
Head frame 101 may also include bumper bars or pads 111 for providing optionally cushioned contact points for external drive units such as engines to push a loadcd freight chassis to a user
selectable position.
Head frame 101 further comprises an optional attachment point 110, such as a tow ring, or similar. An attachment point enables the freight chassis to be connected to an external drive source such as a forklift or a winch to assist in actions such as removing a loaded freight chassis from a shipping container.
A freight chassis, similar to that shown in side view in Figure 1, is shown in top view in Figure 2, where freight chassis 200 comprises an elongate planar section load support platform 202 in the form of a pair of parallel elongate rectangular cross-section hollow channel sections arms constructed of steel. Each arm is connected to head frame 201. Connection may be by welding or other suitable mechanical fixing means. Moveable arms 205 are each located within a recessed portion of one of the hollow channel section elongate arms, and each is connected to the lower surface of load support platform 202, by a mounting block and connecting pin arrangement. Each moveable arm is releasably cnagagcable by a user operable drive device 203 mounted within a hollow channel section elongate arm. Each moveable arm supports at least one drive device such as a roller or wheel which, when engaged by a drive device, is extended through an aperture in the lower surface of load support platform 202 to a position outside the hollow channel section elongate arm and in contact with a floor surface. The force provided by each drive device 203 acting on corresponding portion 206, adjacent positioning device 204, on moveable arm 205 provides a mechanical force capable of lifting a palletized freight load off a floor surface on which it has been resting, each positioning device 204 at the end of a respective moveablc arm 205 thereby providing a rolling surface ready for user selectable repositioning of the freight chassis supporting a palletized freight load. By having a number of evenly spaced moveable arms located along the length of each of the arms of the load support platform, each with an attached positioning device, stability of the load support platform is increased.
Head frame 201 is shown, in Figure 2, supporting power pack 208. Head frame 201 has back panel 212 and side panels 213 for stiffening the freight chassis and for protecting power pack 208. Head frame 201 also supports an aftachment point 210 in this case in the form of a tow ring.
A portion of tow ring 210 is shown in dotted line in Figure 2 to indicate that it is attached to the underside of head frame 201.
As best shown in Figure 3, at least one positioning device 308 is connected to a lower surface 302 of each load support platform 300 indirectly via a moveable arm 303. Positioning device 308 may be a wheel, roller, endless caterpillar type loop, and the like. Positioning device 308 may be connected to moveable arm 305 by means known in the art, such as by fixing an axle or similar at predetermined fixing point 309 to moveable arm 303, allowing positioning device 308 to move freely and facilitate movement and relocation of the freight chassis. Each moveable arm 303 is, in turn, connected to a recessed portion 314 of a load support platform 300. Each moveablc arm 303 may be hingcdly connected to lower surface 302 of load support platform 300. Each moveable arm 303 is hingedly connected by known means such as a support bracket 305 and connecting pin 304 arrangement, where support bracket 305 is mechanically fixed to lower surface 302 of load support platform 300 by bolts 306 or the like.
Drive device 310 is mounted in recessed portion 314 of lower surfItce 302 of load support platform 300 by mounting pins 311 or similar. In this example, drive device 310 is a piston which may be selectably operated by being energized by a power pack mounted on the head frame. The power pack may be selected from at least one of the group comprising batteries, eleelric motors, fossil fuel motors, pneumatic power sourees and hydraulic power sources to provide electrical, mechanical, pneumatic or hydraulic power respectively. The energizing energy is transmitted from the power pack to each drive device through one or more conduits 312. The conduits may be chosen to support optimum transmission of the selected energizing energy type. For example, the conduits may be in the form of electrically conductive wires in the ease of battery or electric power being the energizing energy. Alternatively, the conduits may consist of piping or tubing suited to transmit pneumatic or hydraulic energizing energy and so on.
Each seleetably energized piston 310 releasably engages portion 307 of an adjacent movcable arm 303 thereby urging positioning device 308 to extend out of recessed portion 314, in this example by extending through aperture 313 in lower surface 302 of load support platform 300, and make contact with a floor surface (not shown), such as the ground or the floor of a shipping container. When a freight chassis is use to move a palletized freight load, extending each moveable arm also functions to bring upper surface 301 of load support platfbrm into contact with the palletized freight load and thereby raise the palletized freight load off the floor surface on which it was restin& allowing the palletized freight load to be moved around by urging one or more positioning devices to move in a user selectable direction. Each positioning device 308 is abletomoverelativetoitsflxingpointaxisandallowausertomovethepalletizedfrei ghtload to a user selectable position.
A freight chassis in position and ready to lift a palletized freight load is best shown in side view in Figure 4(a) and end view in Figure 4(b). In this Figure, the freight chassis has a load support platfoim 401, in the form of a pair of tines each formed as a rectangular hollow channel section.
The lower surface of each tine has a series of apertures evenly spaced along its length, each aperture allows access to the interior of the rectangular channel section for constructing the freight chassis, and also, in use, allows a moveable arm mounted within the recessed portion to extend beyond the rccessed portion.
The interior of each rectangular channel section provides a recessed portion of the tine in which one or more movcablc arms is mounted. In this embodiment, each movcable arm may be prc-assembled before mounting to the interior of the tine. A preassembled moveable arm comprises an arm mounted at one end to a support bracket by a hinge pin, allowing hingeablc movement around the axis of the hinge pin. At its other end, the moveable arm has a cylindrical roller wheel fixed at is axle at a predetermined position to the arm. In this example, the arm is a substantially "C" shaped channel having a central web and a side arm extending substantially orthogonally from each edge of the central web. The roller wheel fits within the "C" shaped channel and may be mounted to the moveable arm by bolting the axle of the roller wheel through the side arms at a predetermined position.
Adjacent the roller wheel position is a portion of the moveable arm that is releasably engaged by a drive device. Drive device 404 in this embodiment is an electrically operated piston. The shape of the piston contact area is optimized to provide the best energy transfer efficiency from the piston to the moveable arm. When energized by power pack 403, the piston extends from its housing, contacts moveable arm 405 and urges one end of the moveable aim to extend beyond the recessed portion of the tine. The combined energy supplied to each piston is sufficient to lift pallctizcd freight load 411 off a floor surface 414 on which it is resting.
In this embodiment, an example of a typical pallctizcd freight load 411 that may be lifted and moved by the freight chassis of the invention is shown comprising a pallet 3 metres in length or longer, and having a floor contact surface 410 for contacting a supporting floor surface such as a freight loading dock or a freight transport vessel floor, a freight contact surface 407 for supporting a freight load such as a load of building, a number of intermediate support members 415 separating freight contact surface 407 from floor contact surface 410 and providing a channel 416 of suitable dimensions to accommodate freight chassis load support surface 401.
Floor contact surface 410 of the pallet would normally contain spaced rails, the gap between each rail defining an aperture capable of accepting a positioning device 406 and optionally a pan of a corresponding moveable arm 405. When load support platform 401 of freight chassis 400 is introduced into channel 416 and drive device 404 is energized to deploy one or more movcable arms 405, each moveable arm extends and each positioning device 406 at the end of a respective moveable arm 405 moves through an aperture between spaced rails of floor contact surface 410 and palletized freight load 411 is lifted away from floor surface 414. Palletized freight load 411 may be stabilized by adding strapping 412 that secures the freight load to the pallet.
The invention is not limited by the type of freight to be transported and should be understood to be applicable to all freight types.
A freight chassis deployed and ready to be used to reposition a palletized freight load is best shown in side view in Figure 5(a), and in end view in Figure 5(b). In this Figure, once each piston has been energized and releasably engages moveable arm 505, moveable arm 505 is urged beyond the recessed portion of the tine, palletized freight load 511 is lifted off a floor on which it rested and can be moved to a user selectable position. Figure 5(a) includes a cutaway portion showing the relative position of drive device piston 504. moveable arm 505 and positioning device 506 after drive device 504 has been energized.
Roller wheels 506 allow freight chassis 500, now supporting palletized freight load 511, to be moved into or out of a freight transport vessel such as a shipping container. Freight chassis 500 may be connected to a winch or similar by connecting a hook or similar temporary connection device to attachment point 513. In this embodiment, the attachment point is in the form of a tow ring, but any other suitable fixing point type may be used. Once the winch is connected, freight chassis 500 may be winched out of the shipping container and onto a loading dock platform floor or other floor surface, as required.
Conversely, to load a freight chassis 500, supporting palletized freight load 511, into a freight transport vessel such as a shipping container, the loaded freight chassis may be pushed by an external means such as a forklift so that it moves from a loading dock platform floor or similar, into the shipping container. Once the loaded freight chassis has been positioned to a user selected position within the shipping container, each drive device 504 can be de-energised by switching off power pack 503, thereby allowing the piston (in this example) to retract into its housing and allowing the extended end of moveable arm 505 to return to the recessed portion of the tine. The retraction of the moveable arm lowers palletized freight load 511 until lower surface 510 of the pallet contacts floor surface 514. Once the moveable arms have retracted to their original position, the freight chassis can be rolled, dragged or winched out of the shipping container and is ready for re-use. Once loaded freight chassis 511 has been removed from a shipping container, stabilizer strapping 512 may be removed and the freight unloaded as required.
It will be appreciated that the illustrated invention provides freight chassis able to lift and move long palletized freight loads into freight transport vessels.
Although the invention has been described with reference to specific examples, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the invention may be embodied in many other forms. 1-,

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  1. THE CLAIMS DEFINING THE INVENTION ARE AS FOLLOWS: A freight chassis, suitable for lifting and moving long palletized freight loads, comprising: ahead frame 101, at least one load support platform 102, each load support platform comprising an elongate planar section having at least two ends wherein the elongate planar section is at least 3 metres in length; each load support platform connected, at one of its ends, to the head frame 101; at least one drive device 103 connected to each load support platform 102; a power pack 108, mounted to the head frame 101, and connected to the at least one drive device 103, wherein the power pack 108 is user operable to selectably engage at least one drive device 103; and at least one positioning device 104 connected to each load support platform 102 IS by a moveable arm 105, each moveable arm being releasably engageable with the drive device 103 such that the positioning device 104 is operable for lifting and moving the load support platform 102.
  2. 2. A freight chassis according to claim 1, wherein at least one positioning device is selected from the group comprising wheels, rollers, and endless belts.
  3. 3. A freight chassis according to claim I or claim 2, each load support platform comprising an upper surface and a lower surface.
  4. 4. A freight chassis according to any one of the preceding claims, each load support platform comprising a rectangular cross section arm.
  5. 5. A freight chassis according to claim 4, each arm formed as substantially hollow channel section.
  6. 6. A freight chassis according to any one of claim 4 or claims, the lower surface of each arm comprising at least one recessed portion.
  7. 7. A freight chassis according to claim 6, wherein the recessed portion is within the hollow channel section.
  8. 8. A freight chassis according to any one of claims 3 to 7, wherein the lower surface of each ann includes at least one aperture.
  9. 9. A freight chassis according to claim 8, wherein each recessed portion is adjacent to, and accessible thmugh, an aperture.
  10. 10. A ftvight chassis according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each moveable aim is connected to a recessed portion of a load support platform.
  11. Ii. A ftvight chassis according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each moveable aim is hingedly connected to a load support platform.
  12. 12.A freight chassis according to claim 11, wherein each moveable arm is hingedly connected to a load support platform by a support bracket and connecting pin arrangement.
  13. 13. A freight chassis according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one drive device is a piston.
  14. 14. A freight chassis according to claim 13, wherein each piston is mounted to a lower surface of a load support platform.
  15. 15. A freight chassis according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each drive device is selectably energised by the power pack, each selectably energized drive device releasably engages a portion of a moveablc aim thereby urging the positioning device supported on the moveable arm to extend beyond the lower surface of a load support arm and make contact with a floor surface, lifting a palletized freight load from contact with the floor surface, and allowing user selectable positioning of the freight chassis.
  16. 16. A freight chassis according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the power pack is selected from at least one of the group comprising batteries, electric motors, fossil fuel motors, pneumatic, and hydraulic.
  17. 17. A freight chassis according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the head frame further comprises a back plate.
  18. 18. A freight chassis according to anyone of the preceding claims, wherein the head frame further comprises strengthening side plates.
  19. 19. A freight chassis according to anyone of the preceding claims, wherein the head frame further comprises an attachment point.
  20. 20. A freight chassis according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the attachment point is a tow ring.
  21. 21. A freight chassis substantially as herein described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
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