Cargo Container Lock System and Method for Locking Cargo Containers
AssigneeThe CargoLock LLC
InventorsCarlton F. Martin, Frederick H. Martin, III
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Abstract
Various systems and methods may be used to lock a cargo container. In one particular implementation, a method for locking a cargo container may include connecting a cable to the interior surface of at one least hinged door of a cargo container having an interior and connecting the cable to at least one interior surface of the cargo container that is not disposed on the at least one hinged door. The method may also include applying tension to the cable to pull the at least one hinged door toward the interior of the container after the at least one hinged door is closed.
Claims25
A locking system for a cargo container with an interior, an exterior, and at least one hinged door, said lock system comprising:
- at least one cable connected to the at least one hinged door and to at least one interior surface of the container, said at least one interior surface not being disposed on the at least one hinged door;
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- a pulling device that puts the at least one cable under tension between the connection of the at least one cable to the at least one hinged door and the at least one interior surface of the container.
A locking system for a cargo container with an interior, an exterior, and at least one hinged door, said locking system comprising:
- a pulling device in the interior of the container,
- at least one cable extending from the pulling device and connected to the at least one hinged door;
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- wherein the pulling device is positioned to put the at least one cable under tension to pull the at least one hinged door toward the interior of the container after the at least one hinged door is closed.
A cargo container locking system, the locking system comprising:
- a cargo container comprising a front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and at least one hinged door opposite the front wall, wherein the front wall, the first side wall, the second side wall, the top wall, the bottom wall and, when closed, the at least one hinged door define an interior for the container;
- a pulling device in the interior of the container,
- at least one cable extending from the pulling device and connected to the at least one hinged door;
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- wherein the pulling device is positioned to put the at least one cable under tension to pull the at least one hinged door toward the interior of the container after the at least one hinged door is closed.
A method for locking a cargo container with an interior, an exterior, and at least one hinged door, said method comprising maintaining pulling force on the at least one hinged door to pull the at least one hinged door toward the interior of the cargo container after the door is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.