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US 12,565,377 B2Granted
Assembly of load containers
AssigneeLohmm Participacoes S.A
InventorsMichael Gaymer Jones, José Christino De Magalhães Junior
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Abstract
An assembly of load containers can facilitate the transportation, storage and handling of miscellaneous goods. The containers have movement means, can be stacked on top of one the other, and the assembly of containers is specially adapted to fit in a 20-ft or 40-ft shipping container. Such containers have locking means with remote tracking and can be transported inside dry-box maritime containers, or directly on or inside any transport means.
Claims11
A set of cargo containers comprising:
- at least one holding container and at least one chest;
- wherein the at least one holding container can preferably transport up to eight-chests that are essentially identical to the at least one chest inside;
- wherein the width of the at least one holding container is compatible with the working width of a shipping container;
- wherein the height of the at least one holding container is compatible with the working height of a shipping container;
- wherein the total length of two of the at least one holding containers lined up is compatible with the working length of a 20 foot shipping container;
- wherein the total length of four of the at least one holding containers lined up is compatible with the working length of a 40 foot shipping container;
- wherein the at least one holding container includes retractable castors that can be embedded inside the at least one holding container and recesses provided in the upper wall of the at least one holding container;
- wherein the at least one chest includes castors attached to trapezoidal supports;
- wherein the at least one holding container includes means for stacking another at least one container on the at least one container;
- and
- wherein the at least one holding container includes four recesses in its upper wall with each of the four recesses holding castors for another holding container stacked immediately above.
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A set of cargo containers comprising:
- at least one holding container and at least one chest;
- wherein the at least one holding container can preferably transport up to eight of the at least one chests inside;
- wherein the width of the at least one holding container is compatible with the working width of a shipping container;
- wherein the height of the at least one holding container is compatible with the working height of a shipping container;
- wherein the total length of two of the at least one holding containers lined up is compatible with the working length of a 20 foot shipping container;
- wherein the total length of four of the at least one holding containers lined up is compatible with the working length of a 40 foot shipping container;
- wherein a metallic structure is made of steel and has a parallelepiped format;
- wherein a door is formed by double sheets with a manual lock;
- wherein a base is fitted with recesses for forklift forks;
- wherein lifting points are at vertices for eventual cable anchorage or mooring;
- and
- wherein a floor provided inside to hold the cargo.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.