US 2009/0242552 A1 · ISO CONTAINER HAVING A LOAD TRANSFER PLATE

Abstract

A lightweight transportable container is disclosed in which the wall, roof, and floor of the container are laminated panels bonded together to form a rigid monolithic structure. The container has fittings attached thereto to provide for the attachment of lifting hooks, tie downs, and alignment and coupling pins for attachment with other units when stacked one on top of the other. Load transfer plates are secured to both the fittings and an interior surface of the container to distribute loads otherwise concentrated at the fittings. The container is particularly useful in hostile and extreme temperature environments and is designed to withstand the application of numerous forces from various directions, such as those typically applied, for example, in ISO certification testing.

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Dependent claims

A monocoque shipping container, comprising:

a plurality of nonmetallic columns;
a plurality of nonmetallic wall panels, each wall panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first vertical edge, and a second vertical edge, each vertical edge integrally bonded to one of the nonmetallic columns;
a nonmetallic floor panel having a plurality of edges integrally bonded with one of the bottom edges of the wall panels and a plurality of corners integrally bonded with separate nonmetallic columns;
a nonmetallic roof panel having a plurality of edges integrally bonded with one of the top edges of the wall panels and a plurality of corners integrally bonded with separate nonmetallic columns;
a plurality of fittings, each fitting being secured to an end of one of the nonmetallic columns;
and
at least one load plate secured to at least one of the fittings and an interior surface of one of the panels.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Iso container having a load transfer plate

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Iso container having a load transfer plate

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Abstract

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