Cargo unit
AssigneeGoodpack IBC (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorMario César Barrio Argentti
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Abstract
Described herein are units for transportation of cargo, and methods of using them. In some embodiments, the units are collapsible, stackable cargo units. In some embodiments, the cargo units include a generally rectangular base having a front, a rear and two sides, with forklift slots on its front, rear and each side. The cargo units may further include front and rear walls extending upward from the base. The cargo units may further include first and second side walls extending upward from the base between the front and rear walls. The first side wall may have a length greater than the second side wall. The cargo units may further include an integrated lid hingedly attached to one or more of the front, rear, and side walls.
Claims15
A collapsible, stackable cargo unit having an erected configuration in which the cargo unit may define an enclosed interior, and a collapsed configuration in which the cargo unit may be stored and transported compactly, the cargo unit comprising:
- a generally rectangular base having a front, a rear and two sides, with forklift slots on its front, rear and each side;
- front and rear walls extending upward from the base;
- first and second side walls extending upward from the base between the front and rear walls, the first side wall having a length greater than the second side wall;
- and
- an integrated lid hingedly attached to one or more of the front, rear, and side walls,
- wherein in a collapsed configuration, a first lid member is rotated to rest on the first side wall a second lid member is generally coplanar with the second side wall,
- wherein each of the first and second lid members includes a free edge opposite its hinged edge, the first lid member is larger than the second lid member, with a dimension between its hinged edge and its free edge being larger than a corresponding dimension of the second lid member, and
- wherein each lid member has a first handle extending outward over the front wall, and a second handle extending outward over the rear wall.
A double cargo unit having an erected configuration in which the cargo unit may define an enclosed interior, and a collapsed configuration in which the cargo unit may be stored and transported compactly;
- the double cargo unit comprising a pair of similar individual cargo units joined to one another;
- each of the individual cargo units comprising, when in erected configuration:
- a generally rectangular base having four sides, with forklift slots on at least three sides;
- first, second and third upstanding walls extending upward from the base to define a three sided enclosure and an open side;
- an integrated lid hingedly attached to one or more of the walls;
- and
- the individual cargo units being joined together at their open sides,
- wherein the first upstanding wall of one of the individual cargo units comprises a lower front wall and an upper front wall pivotably connected thereto, wherein the lower front wall includes locking mechanisms, the upper front wall includes locking mechanisms, and when the double cargo unit is in its erected configuration, the upper front wall may be either (1) locked in an upright configuration associated with a fully closed condition of the cargo unit, or (2) unlocked and folded outward and down through an arc of about 180° to hang against an outer surface of the lower front wall while the lower front wall remains locked in place to partially open the cargo unit and facilitate access to the interior.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.