# US 2014/0190964 A1 · Intermodal Container > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190964 A1 - Document ID: US20140190964A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/974,231 - Filed: 2013-08-23 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-07 - Inventors: Eirik Skeid - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190964A1 ## CPC - B65D 88/12: specially adapted for transport (associated with vehicles, see the relevant subclasses of B60 - B64) - B65D 88/528: {all side walls detached from each other to collapse the container} - B65D 90/00: Component parts, details or accessories for large containers (B65D88/34 - B65D88/78 take precedence) - B65D 90/0006: {Coupling devices between containers, e.g. ISO-containers (coupling devices between containers and vehicles B60P7/13)} - B65D 90/0066: {Partition walls} - B65D 90/0073: {Storage racks} - B65D 2590/0066: Containers inside the container - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract An intermodal container comprising: a first post; a first side panel attached to the first post; a second post, attached to the first side panel; a third post; a second side panel attached to the third post; a fourth post attached to the second side panel; a front panel attached to the first and fourth posts; a rear panel attached to the second and third posts; at least one shelf attached to the first, second, third, and fourth posts, and where the shelf can attach to the posts at a plurality of heights along the posts; the at least one shelf comprising: a front beam; a rear beam; a first strap bar extending from the front beam away from the shelf and a second strap bar extending from the rear beam away from the shelf. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An intermodal container comprising: a first post; a first side panel attached to the first post; a second post, attached to the first side panel; a third post; a second side panel attached to the third post; a fourth post attached to the second side panel; a front panel attached to the first and fourth posts; a rear panel attached to the second and third posts; at least one shelf attached to the first, second, third, and fourth posts, and where the shelf can attach to the posts at a plurality of heights along the posts; a front floor beam attached to the first and fourth posts; a rear floor beam attached to the second and third posts; at least one cross beam attached to the front floor beam and rear floor beam; a first floor beam notch located on the front floor beam and generally collinear with the cross beam; a first cross beam notch located on the cross beam, the first cross beam notch generally located on the front floor beam end of the cross beam, and generally collinear with the cross beam; a first cut-out located in the cross beam, the first cut-out forming a first gap located between the cross beam and the front floor beam; a first bar attached to the first floor beam notch and the first cross beam notch, and traversing the first gap; a second floor beam notch located on the rear floor beam and generally collinear with the cross beam; a second cross beam notch located on the cross beam, the second cross beam notch generally located on the rear floor beam end of the cross beam, and generally collinear with the cross beam; a second cut-out located in the cross beam, the cut-out forming a second gap located between the cross beam and the rear floor beam; a second bar attached to the second floor beam notch and the second cross beam notch, and traversing the second gap; wherein the first gap is configured to allow a strap to slide through the first gap and wrap around the first bar and is further configured to allow a hook to slide through the first gap and hook onto the first bar; and wherein the second gap is configured to allow a strap to slide through the second gap and wrap around the second bar and is further configured to allow a hook to slide through the second gap and hook onto the second bar. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The intermodal container of claim 1, wherein the first bar and second bar are generally cylindrical in shape. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The intermodal container of claim 1, wherein the first floor beam notch is generally located on the top surface of the front floor beam, and traverses the entire width of the floor beam, and has a depth of approximately ¾ of the cross-sectional height of the first bar. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The intermodal container of claim 1, where in the first cut-out is shaped such that the horizontal surface of the cross beam does not extending all the way to the front floor beam but stops short approximately a distance slightly less than the length of the first bar, and the first cut-out is also shaped such that a cross beam notch is formed in the vertical surface of the cross-beam such that the notch is adjacent to the front floor beam. ### Claim 5 An intermodal container comprising: a first post; a first side panel attached to the first post; a second post, attached to the first side panel; a third post; a second side panel attached to the third post; a fourth post attached to the second side panel; a front panel attached to the first and fourth posts; a rear panel attached to the second and third posts; at least one shelf attached to the first, second, third, and fourth posts, and where the shelf can attach to the posts at a plurality of heights along the posts; a first side floor beam attached to the first and second posts; a second side floor beam attached to the third and fourth posts; at least one longitudinal cross beam attached to the first side floor beam and second side floor beam; a first side floor beam notch located on the first side floor beam and generally collinear with the longitudinal cross beam; a first longitudinal cross beam notch located on the longitudinal cross beam, the first longitudinal cross beam notch generally located on the first side floor beam end of the longitudinal cross beam, and generally collinear with the longitudinal cross beam; a first cut-out located in the longitudinal cross beam, the first cut-out forming a first gap located between the longitudinal cross beam and the first side floor beam; a first bar attached to the first side floor beam notch and the first longitudinal cross beam notch, and traversing the first gap; a second side floor beam notch located on the second side floor beam and generally collinear with the longitudinal cross beam; a second longitudinal cross beam notch located on the longitudinal cross beam, the second longitudinal cross beam notch generally located on the second side floor beam end of the longitudinal cross beam, and generally collinear with the longitudinal cross beam; a second cut-out located in the longitudinal cross beam, the cut-out forming a second gap located between the longitudinal cross beam and the second side floor beam; a second bar attached to the second floor beam notch and the second cross beam notch, and traversing the second gap; wherein the first gap is configured to allow a strap to slide through the first gap and wrap around the first bar and is further configured to allow a hook to slide through the first gap and hook onto the first bar; and wherein the second gap is configured to allow a strap to slide through the second gap and wrap around the second bar and is further configured to allow a hook to slide through the second gap and hook onto the second bar. ### Claim 6 An intermodal container comprising: a first post; a first side panel attached to the first post; a second post, attached to the first side panel; a third post; a second side panel attached to the third post; a fourth post attached to the second side panel; a front panel attached to the first and fourth posts; a rear panel attached to the second and third posts; at least one shelf attached to the first, second, third, and fourth posts, and where the shelf can attach to the posts at a plurality of heights along the posts; the at least one shelf comprising: a front beam; a rear beam; a first strap bar extending from the front beam away from the shelf; and a second strap bar extending from the rear beam away from the shelf. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The intermodal container of claim 6, wherein the first strap bar comprises: a generally horizontal member extending from the front beam; a generally vertical member extending from the generally horizontal member and the distil end of the generally vertical member attached to the front beam; and wherein the second strap bar comprises: a generally horizontal member extending from the rear beam; a generally vertical member extending from the generally horizontal member and the distil end of the generally vertical member attached to the rear beam. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The intermodal container of claim 6, wherein the first and second strap bars have a cross-section that are generally circular in shape. ### Claim 9 An intermodal container comprising: a first post; a first side panel attached to the first post; a second post, attached to the first side panel; a third post; a second side panel attached to the third post; a fourth post attached to the second side panel; a front panel attached to the first and fourth posts; a rear panel attached to the second and third posts; a first post top side hole located at the top of the first post; a first post top center hole located at the top of the first post and adjacent to the first post top side hole; a first post top front hole located at the top of the first post and adjacent to the first post top center hole; a first post bottom side hole located at the bottom of the first post; a first post bottom center hole located at the bottom of the first post and adjacent to the first post bottom side hole; a first post bottom front hole located at the bottom of the first post and adjacent to the first post bottom center hole; and wherein each of the side holes, center holes, and front holes are configured to be large enough to accept a cargo strap or a means for locking two adjacent intermodal containers together. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The intermodal container of claim 9, further comprising: a second post top side hole located at the top of the second post; a second post top center hole located at the top of the second post and adjacent to the second post top side hole; a second post top rear hole located at the top of the second post and adjacent to the second post top center hole; a second post bottom side hole located at the bottom of the second post; a second post bottom center hole located at the bottom of the second post and adjacent to the second post bottom side hole; a second post bottom rear hole located at the bottom of the second post and adjacent to the second post bottom center hole; a third post top side hole located at the top of the third post; a third post top center hole located at the top of the third post and adjacent to the third post top side hole; a third post top rear hole located at the top of the third post and adjacent to the third post top center hole; a third post bottom side hole located at the bottom of the third post; a third post bottom center hole located at the bottom of the third post and adjacent to the third post bottom side hole; a third post bottom rear hole located at the bottom of the third post and adjacent to the third post bottom center hole; a fourth post top side hole located at the top of the fourth post; a fourth post top center hole located at the top of the fourth post and adjacent to the fourth post top side hole; a fourth post top front hole located at the top of the fourth post and adjacent to the fourth post top center hole; a fourth post bottom side hole located at the bottom of the fourth post; a fourth post bottom center hole located at the bottom of the fourth post and adjacent to the fourth post bottom side hole; a fourth post bottom front hole located at the bottom of the fourth post and adjacent to the fourth post bottom center hole; and wherein each of the side holes, center holes, rear holes, and front holes are configured to be large enough to accept a cargo strap or a means for locking two adjacent intermodal containers together. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The intermodal container of claim 10, wherein the side holes are generally located in a plane parallel to the side panel and generally face outward from the intermodal container; wherein the center holes are generally located in a plane that is generally at an angle of about 45° to the to the side panel, front panel, and rear panel, and generally face outward from the intermodal container; wherein the front holes are generally located in a plane parallel to the front panel and generally face outward from the intermodal container; and wherein the rear holes are generally located in a plane parallel to the rear panel and generally face outward from the intermodal container. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The intermodal container of claim 9, wherein the side holes, and front holes have a height that ranges from about 1 inch to about 6 inches, and a width that ranges from about ¼ inch to about 2 inches, and wherein the center holes have a height that ranges from about 1.5 inches to about 8 inches, and a width that ranges from about 0.5 inches to about 4 inches. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The intermodal container of claim 9, wherein the side holes, and front holes have a height of about 2.6 inches, a width of about 0.6 inches, and wherein the center holes have a height of about 3.1 inches, and a width of about 1.5 inches. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The intermodal container of claim 9, where the first, second, third and fourth posts each have top openings. ### Claim 15 An intermodal container comprising: a first post; a first side panel attached to the first post; a second post, attached to the first side panel; a third post; a second side panel attached to the third post; a fourth post attached to the second side panel; a front panel attached to the first and fourth posts; a rear panel attached to the second and third posts; at least one shelf attached to the first, second, third, and fourth posts, and where the shelf can attach to the posts at a plurality of heights along the posts, the at least one shelf comprising: a grid; a front beam attached to the underside of the grid; a first side beam attached to the underside of the grid and to the front beam at generally a right angle to the front beam; a second side beam attached to the underside of the grid and to the front beam at generally a right angle to the front beam; a rear beam attached to the underside to the grid and to the first and second side beams, at generally right angles to the first and second side beams; a liquid barrier plate attached to the front, first side, second side and rear beams, and located generally under the grid; a drain hole located in the rear beam or front beam, the drain hole configured to drain liquid collected on the liquid barrier plate and direct the liquid down the first side panel or the second side panel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The intermodal container of claim 15, wherein for a shelf about 41 inches wide and about 38 inches long, the shelf weighs about 60 pounds. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The intermodal container of claim 15, where the grid is about 3 mm to about 4 mm thick with about a 1 inch to 2 inch spacing, and the liquid barrier plate is about 0.5 mm thick to about 1 mm thick. ### Claim 18 An intermodal container comprising: a first post; a first side panel attached to the first post; a second post, attached to the first side panel; a third post; a second side panel attached to the third post; a fourth post attached to the second side panel; a front panel attached to the first and fourth posts; a rear panel attached to the second and third posts; a first bottom support member attached to the first and second posts, and located generally at the bottom of the intermodal container, the first bottom support member comprising: a first slot; a second bottom support member attached to the third and fourth posts, and located generally at the bottom of the intermodal container, the second bottom support member comprising: a second slot; at least one shelf attached to the first, second, third, and fourth posts, and where the shelf can attach to the posts at a plurality of heights along the posts; the first side panel comprising: a top beam attached to the first and second posts, and located generally at the top of the intermodal container; a first sliding bar slideably attached to the top beam, the first sliding bar slideable in generally a vertical direction, the first sliding bar generally parallel with the first post, the first sliding bar having a pin hole located generally near the top of the first sliding bar; the second side panel comprising: a top beam attached to the third and fourth posts, and located generally at the top of the intermodal container; a second sliding bar slideably attached to the top beam, the second sliding bar slideable in generally a vertical direction, the second sliding bar generally parallel with the third post, the second sliding bar having a pin hole located generally near the top of the second sliding bar; wherein the first sliding bar is configured to slide into a first slot of a second intermodal container stacked on the first intermodal container, and the first sliding bar is configured to be locked in place with a pin that is configured to slide through the pin hole in the first sliding bar; and wherein the second sliding bar is configured to slide into a second slot of a second intermodal container stacked on the first intermodal container, and the second sliding bar is configured to be locked in place with a pin that is configured to slide through the pin hole in the second sliding bar. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The intermodal container of claim 18 further comprising: a first tab extending generally upwards and vertically from the first bottom support member, and located on one side of the slot, the first tab having a pin hole; second tab extending generally upwards and vertically from the second bottom support member, and located on one side of the second slot, the second tab having a pin hole; and wherein the first sliding bar is configured to slide into a first slot of a second intermodal container stacked on the first intermodal container, and the first sliding bar is configured to be locked in place with a pin that is configured to slide through the pin hole in the first sliding bar and the pin hole in the first tab of the second intermodal container; and wherein the second sliding bar is configured to slide into a second slot of a second intermodal container stacked on the first intermodal container, and the second sliding bar is configured to be locked in place with a pin that is configured to slide through the pin hole in the second sliding bar and the pin hole in the second tab of the second intermodal container. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The intermodal container of claim 19, further comprising: a third tab extending generally upwards and vertically from the first bottom support member, and located on an opposite side of the slot from the first tab, the third tab having a pin hole; a fourth tab extending generally upwards and vertically from the second bottom support member, and located on an opposite side of the second slot from the second tab, the fourth tab having a pin hole.