System, apparatus, and method for housing a vehicle in a container
OwnerDaniel Holdeninventor
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Abstract
A method is disclosed. The method includes loading a plurality of vehicle components in a housed configuration in a container, transporting the container containing the plurality of vehicle components in the housed configuration to a location, unloading the plurality of vehicle components from the container and assembling the plurality of vehicle components into an assembled configuration of a vehicle, disposing the container on the assembled configuration of the vehicle, and transporting the container from the location to a next location on the assembled configuration of the vehicle, and disassembling the plurality of vehicle components and loading the plurality of vehicle components in the housed configuration in the container at the next location.
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A method, comprising:
- loading a plurality of vehicle components in a housed configuration in a container;
- transporting the container containing the plurality of vehicle components in the housed configuration to a location;
- unloading the plurality of vehicle components from the container and assembling the plurality of vehicle components into an assembled configuration of a vehicle;
- disposing the container on the assembled configuration of the vehicle, and transporting the container from the location to a next location on the assembled configuration of the vehicle;
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- disassembling the plurality of vehicle components and loading the plurality of vehicle components in the housed configuration in the container at the next location.
A system for use with an intermodal shipping container, comprising:
- a plurality of vehicle components configured to be housed and shipped in the intermodal shipping container in a housed configuration;
- wherein the plurality of vehicle components is also configured to be assembled into an assembled configuration of a vehicle;
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- wherein the plurality of vehicle components assembled in the assembled configuration of the vehicle is configured to receive and transport the intermodal shipping container.
A method, comprising:
- loading a plurality of boat components in a housed configuration in a container;
- transporting the container containing the plurality of boat components in the housed configuration to a location;
- unloading the plurality of boat components from the container and assembling the plurality of boat components into an assembled configuration of a boat;
- disposing the container on the assembled configuration of the boat, and transporting the container on water from the location to a next location on the assembled configuration of the boat;
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- disassembling the plurality of boat components and loading the plurality of boat components in the housed configuration in the container at the next location;
- wherein transporting the container containing the plurality of boat components in the housed configuration to the location includes transporting by truck, freight rail, or container crane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.