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US 12,246,914 B2Granted
Removable cargo container base brackets
AssigneeAdvanced Composite Structures, LLC
InventorThomas R. Pherson
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Abstract
A base for a cargo container including a bottom plate, a top plate, risers, and a bracket. The top plate has a top surface that faces away from the bottom plate. The risers interconnect the top plate and the bottom plate. The bracket extends between the top plate and the bottom plate and is configured to maintain a distance between the top plate and the bottom plate. The bracket is replaceable from the base without access to the top surface of the top plate.
Claims19
A base for a cargo container, the base comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- a top plate having a top surface facing away from the bottom plate;
- risers interconnecting the top plate and the bottom plate;
- a bracket extending between the top plate and the bottom plate and configured to maintain a distance between the top plate and the bottom plate, the bracket replaceable from the base without access to the top surface of the top plate, the bracket including a foot, a head, and a body interconnecting the foot and the head, the foot fixed to the bottom plate, the head secured to the top plate;
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- a latch fixed to the top plate, the latch securing the head of the bracket to the top plate, the latch fixed to the top plate by fasteners passing through the latch and the top plate.
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A base for a cargo container, the base comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- a top plate;
- risers interconnecting the top plate and the bottom plate;
- a latch fixed to the top plate, the latch including a first layer that is fixed to the top plate and a second layer that extends from the first layer, the latch defining a receiver between the second layer and the top plate;
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- a bracket extending between the top plate and the bottom plate and configured to maintain a distance between the top plate and the bottom plate, the bracket including a foot, a head, and a body interconnecting the foot and the head, the foot fixed to the bottom plate, the head received within the receiver to secure the head to the top plate, the head having a thickness substantially equal to a thickness of the first layer.
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A base for a cargo container, the base comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- a top plate having a top surface facing away from the bottom plate, the top surface of the top plate configured to be inaccessible;
- risers interconnecting the top plate and the bottom plate;
- a latch fixed to the top plate, the latch including a first layer that is fixed to the top plate and a second layer that extends from the first layer, the latch defining a receiver between the top plate and the second layer;
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- a bracket extending between the top plate and the bottom plate and configured to maintain a distance between the top plate and the bottom plate, the bracket being replaceable, the bracket including a foot, a head, and a body interconnecting the foot and the head, the foot fixed to the bottom plate, the head having a thickness substantially equal to a thickness of the first layer, the head configured to slide within the receiver between the latch and the top plate when the head is received within the receiver and the foot is fixed to the bottom plate such that the head of the bracket is secured to the latch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.