Submersible cargo container
OwnerKevin Stremelinventor
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Abstract
Various embodiments of this invention disclose a standard sized shipping container that is submersible, such that it may be towed behind a seagoing vessel as well as loaded and stored on the deck of a sea going vessel. Various embodiments of the invention allow standard shipping containers to be towed behind seagoing vessels and containers to be sealed and submerged in order to prevent tampering during transit.
Claims19
A submersible shipping container, comprising:
- a container with outside dimensions equal to one of the standard container dimensions specified by the International Organization for Standardization,
- said container being waterproof and submersible,
- said container being configured for towing behind a ship and beneath the surface of the water without water penetration to the interior of said container, and
- said container including an attachment system for being towed while submerged by a vessel or by another shipping container.
A system for shipping cargo containers, comprising:
- a plurality of shipping containers of the standard dimensions specified by the International Organization for Standardization,
- one or more of said containers being configured to be waterproof and submersible,
- said one or more containers being configured for towing behind a ship without water penetration to the interior of said containers,
- said one or more containers including an attachment system for being towed by said vessel or another shipping container, and
- a marine vessel, said marine vessel configured to transport said plurality of shipping containers.
A method for transporting International Organization for Standardization standard shipping containers, comprising:
- preparing a plurality of said International Organization for Standardization standard shipping containers such that said plurality of said International Organization for Standardization standard shipping containers are waterproof and submersible,
- placing one or more waterproof and submersible containers underwater and attaching to a tow line,
- towing said one or more waterproof and submersible containers by a vessel while said waterproof and submersible containers are partially or fully submerged,
- removing said one or more waterproof and submersible containers from the water.
A submersible standardized shipping container, comprising,
- a standardized steel shipping container, said standardized steel shipping container having an interior surface and an exterior surface,
- an interior waterproof shell, said interior waterproof shell comprising, a plurality of plastic panels, said plurality of plastic panels being fixedly attached to the interior surfaces of said standardized steel shipping container and fixedly attached to one another such that a waterproof seal is created at the interior surface of said standardized steel shipping container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.