Lightweight container
AssigneeMis.Carbonart Pty Ltd
InventorGrant Christopher Reynolds
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a container assembly comprising a container, and a load bearing exoskeleton for the container, the exoskeleton comprising a space frame construction. Also disclosed are a vehicle trailer, a rail wagon, and dump body for a dump truck comprising the container assembly.
Claims18
A container assembly comprising:
- a container, the container having an interior and an exterior and comprised of a plurality of contiguous rigid panels, the container assembly further comprising a rigid load bearing exoskeleton extending around the exterior of the container, the exoskeleton comprising a plurality of struts of fibre reinforced polymer joined by a plurality of joiners of fibre reinforced polymer to form a space frame construction.
A dump body for a dump truck, the dump body comprising a container comprised of a plurality of contiguous rigid panels, and comprising an interior, an exterior and an uppermost opening, the dump body further comprising a rigid load bearing exoskeleton extending around the exterior of the container, the exoskeleton comprising a plurality of struts of fibre reinforced polymer joined by a plurality of joiners of fibre reinforced polymer to form a space frame construction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.