Convertible shipping container
OwnerBeverly Pearceinventor
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Abstract
A convertible shipping container includes a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge that is diagonally opposed to the first longitudinal edge in a first configuration and a hinged longitudinal edge and a lockable longitudinal edge that is diagonally opposed to the hinged longitudinal edge in the first configuration. The first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge each comprise 90° fixed edges, and the lockable longitudinal edge is configured to be unlocked and opened to thereby expand the convertible shipping container into a second configuration.
Claims17
A convertible shipping container, comprising:
- a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge that is diagonally opposed to the first longitudinal edge in a first configuration;
- and
- a hinged longitudinal edge and a lockable longitudinal edge that is diagonally opposed to the hinged longitudinal edge in the first configuration,
- wherein:
- the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge each comprise 90° fixed edges;
- and
- the lockable longitudinal edge is configured to be unlocked and opened to thereby expand the convertible shipping container into a second configuration.
A method of forming a convertible shipping container dwelling unit, the method comprising:
- forming a convertible shipping container comprising:
- a first longitudinal edge;
- a second longitudinal edge that is diagonally opposed to the first longitudinal edge;
- a hinged longitudinal edge;
- and
- a lockable longitudinal edge that is diagonally opposed to the hinged longitudinal edge;
- unlocking the lockable longitudinal edge;
- and
- opening the lockable longitudinal edge to thereby expand the convertible shipping container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.