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US 11,027,912 B2Granted
Removable container shipping frame for vehicle
OwnerMatt Saerinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a removable frame system for transporting vehicles in a container. The frame system is be assembled in the container, the vehicles are loaded on the frame system, the container is shipped to the location, the vehicles are unloaded from the frame system, and the frame system is disassembled and returned to the manufacture or stored for later use.
Claims17
A method of installing a removable front frame system in a container for supporting a vehicle for transport comprising the steps of:
- providing the container having a container front opposite a container rear;
- installing a front vehicle support system in the container front comprising the steps of:
- (1) assembling a front right frame system (14A) in the container front comprising the steps of
- positioning a first right frame support (12A) having a plurality of first right apertures in the container front,
- positioning a second right frame support (12B) having a plurality of second right apertures adjacent to the first right frame support (12A), and
- connecting a first removable crossbar (22A) to the first right frame support (12A) and the second right frame support (12B) to stabilize the front right frame system;
- (2) assembling a front left frame system (14B) in the container front opposite the front right frame system (14A) comprising the steps of
- positioning a first left frame support (12C) having a plurality of first left apertures;
- positioning a second left frame support (12D) having a plurality of second left apertures;
- and
- connecting a second removable crossbar (22B) to the first left frame support (12C) and the second left frame support (12D) to stabilize the front left frame system;
- (3) providing a first rail (16A) comprising a first right connecting end opposite a first left connecting end;
- connecting the first right connecting end to the first right frame support (12A);
- connecting the first left connecting end to the first left frame support (12C);
- (4) providing a second rail (16B) comprising a second right connecting end opposite a second left connecting end;
- connecting the second right connecting end to the second right frame support (12B);
- connecting the second left connecting end to the second left frame support (12D);
- (5) positioning a first vehicle adapter (28A) over the first rail (16A) and extending over the second rail (16B);
- and
- (6) positioning a second vehicle adapter (28B) over the first rail (16A) and extending over the second rail (16B), wherein the first vehicle adapter (28A) and the second vehicle adapter (28B) support a portion of the vehicle.
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A method of installing a removable frame system in a container for supporting a vehicle for transport comprising the steps of:
- (A) providing the container;
- (B) installing a front vehicle support system in the container comprising the steps of:
- (1) assembling a front right frame system in the container comprising the steps of
- positioning a first right frame support (12A) having a plurality of first right apertures in a container front,
- positioning a second right frame support (12B) having a plurality of second right apertures adjacent to the first right frame support (12A), and
- connecting a first removable crossbar (22A) to the first right frame support (12A) and the second right frame support (12B) to stabilize the front right frame system;
- (2) assembling a front left frame system in the container front opposite the front right frame system comprising the steps of
- positioning a first left frame support (12C) having a plurality of first left apertures;
- positioning a second left frame support (12D) having a plurality of second left apertures;
- and
- connecting a second removable crossbar (22B) to the first left frame support (12C) and the second left frame support (12D) to stabilize the front left frame system;
- (3) providing a first rail (16A) comprising a first right connecting end opposite a first left connecting end;
- connecting the first right connecting end to the first right frame support (12A);
- connecting the first left connecting end to the first left frame support (12C);
- (4) providing a second rail (16B) comprising a second right connecting end opposite a second left connecting end;
- connecting the second right connecting end to the second right frame support (12B);
- connecting the second left connecting end to the second left frame support (12D);
- (5) positioning a first vehicle adapter (28A) over the first rail (16A) and extending over the second rail (16B);
- (6) positioning a second vehicle adapter (28B) over the first rail (16A) and extending over the second rail (16B), wherein the first vehicle adapter (28A) and the second vehicle adapter (28B) support a portion of the vehicle;
- (C) installing a rear vehicle support system opposite the front vehicle support system comprising the steps of:
- (1) assembling a rear right frame system comprising the steps of
- positioning a first right rear frame support (12A) having a plurality of first right rear apertures,
- positioning a second right rear frame support (12B) having a plurality of second right rear apertures adjacent to the first right rear frame support (12A), and
- connecting a first removable rear crossbar (22A) to the first right rear frame support (12A) and the second right rear frame support (12B) to stabilize the rear right frame system;
- (2) assembling a rear left frame system opposite the rear right frame system comprising the steps of
- positioning a first left rear frame support (12C) having a plurality of first left rear apertures;
- positioning a second left rear frame support (12D) having a plurality of second left rear apertures;
- and
- connecting a second removable rear crossbar (22B) to the first left rear frame support (12C) and the second left rear frame support (12D) to stabilize the rear left frame system;
- (3) providing a first rear rail (16A) comprising a first right rear connecting end opposite a first left rear connecting end;
- connecting the first right rear connecting end to the first right rear frame support (12A);
- connecting the first left rear connecting end to the first left rear frame support (12C);
- (4) providing a second rear rail (16B) comprising a second right rear connecting end opposite a second left rear connecting end;
- connecting the second right rear connecting end to the second right rear frame support (12B);
- connecting the second left rear connecting end to the second left rear frame support (12D);
- (5) positioning a first rear vehicle adapter (28A) over the first rear rail (16A) and extending over the second rear rail (16B);
- and
- (6) positioning a second rear vehicle adapter (28B) over the first rear rail (16A) and extending over the second rear rail (16B), wherein the first rear vehicle adapter (28A) and the second rear vehicle adapter (28B) support a portion of the vehicle.
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A method of transporting one or more vehicles in a transport container using a removable frame system comprising the steps of:
- (A) providing the container;
- (B) installing a front vehicle support system in the container comprising the steps of:
- (1) assembling a front right frame system in the container comprising the steps of positioning a first right frame support (12A) having a plurality of first right apertures in a container front,
- positioning a second right frame support (12B) having a plurality of second right apertures adjacent to the first right frame support (12A), and
- connecting a first removable crossbar (22A) to the first right frame support (12A) and the second right frame support (12B) to stabilize the front right frame system;
- (2) assembling a front left frame system in the container front opposite the front right frame system comprising the steps of positioning a first left frame support (12C) having a plurality of first left apertures;
- positioning a second left frame support (12D) having a plurality of second left apertures;
- and
- connecting a second removable crossbar (22B) to the first left frame support (12C) and the second left frame support (12D) to stabilize the front left frame system;
- (3) providing a first rail (16A) comprising a first right connecting end opposite a first left connecting end;
- connecting the first right connecting end to the first right frame support (12A);
- connecting the first left connecting end to the first left frame support (12C);
- (4) providing a second rail (16B) comprising a second right connecting end opposite a second left connecting end;
- connecting the second right connecting end to the second right frame support (12B);
- connecting the second left connecting end to the second left frame support (12D);
- (5) positioning a first vehicle adapter (28A) over the first rail (16A) and extending over the second rail (16B);
- (6) positioning a second vehicle adapter (28B) over the first rail (16A) and extending over the second rail (16B);
- (C) installing a rear vehicle support system opposite the front vehicle support system comprising the steps of:
- (1) assembling a rear right frame system comprising the steps of positioning a first right rear frame support (12A) having a plurality of first right rear apertures;
- positioning a second right rear frame support (12B) having a plurality of second right rear apertures adjacent to the first right rear frame support (12A);
- and
- connecting a first removable rear crossbar (22A) to the first right rear frame support (12A) and the second right rear frame support (12B) to stabilize the rear right frame system;
- (2) assembling a rear left frame system opposite the rear right frame system comprising the steps of
- positioning a first left rear frame support (12C) having a plurality of first left rear apertures;
- positioning a second left rear frame support (12D) having a plurality of second left rear apertures;
- and
- connecting a second removable rear crossbar (22B) to the first left rear frame support (12C) and the second left rear frame support (12D) to stabilize the rear left frame system;
- (3) providing a first rear rail (16A) comprising a first right rear connecting end opposite a first left rear connecting end;
- connecting the first right rear connecting end to the first right rear frame support (12A);
- connecting the first left rear connecting end to the first left rear frame support (12C);
- (4) providing a second rear rail (16B) comprising a second right rear connecting end opposite a second left rear connecting end;
- connecting the second right rear connecting end to the second right rear frame support (12B);
- connecting the second left rear connecting end to the second left rear frame support (12D);
- (5) positioning a first rear vehicle adapter (28A) over the first rear rail (16A) and extending over the second rear rail (16B);
- (6) positioning a second rear vehicle adapter (28B) over the first rear rail (16A) and extending over the second rear rail (16B);
- (D) providing a first vehicle of the one or more vehicles;
- (E) position a first portion of the first vehicle on the first vehicle adapter (28A) and the second vehicle adapter (28B) to support the first portion of the first vehicle;
- and
- (F) position a second portion of the first vehicle on the first rear vehicle adapter (28A) and the second rear vehicle adapter (28B) to support the second portion of the first vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.