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US 2009/0212047 A1Published application
Environment controlled cargo container
AssigneeTednologies, Inc.
InventorsDonald Edward Harman, Kyle Mathias Taylor
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Abstract
A cargo container includes a cargo box affixed atop a hollow base, with the base including forklift tunnels extending therethrough with elongate bays disposed parallel thereto. Each bay includes a removable tray for receiving electrical batteries. And, a temperature control system is disposed on a sidewall adjoining the base.
Claims20
A cargo container comprising:
- a cargo box affixed atop a hollow base;
- a temperature control system (TCS) disposed on a sidewall of said box adjoining said base for controlling temperature inside said box;
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- said base including a pair of forklift tunnels extending laterally therethrough, and a plurality of the elongate bays disposed parallel thereto, with each bay including a removable tray therein and electrical power cables joined to said TCS.
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A cargo container comprising:
- a cargo box bound by perimeter sidewalls, roof, and floor, and including a vertical kneewall and adjoining horizontal shelf dividing said box into a main cargo box atop said floor and an integral secondary cargo box atop said shelf;
- an external housing suspended below said secondary box outside said kneewall, and being narrower than said kneewall to define left and right seats on opposite sides of said housing;
- a base mounted below said floor and including a pair of forklift tunnels and a plurality of bays supporting a plurality of batteries;
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- a temperature control system distributed in said left and right seats and housing in flow communication with said cargo box for selectively cooling and heating thereof, and operatively joined to said batteries in said base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.