Transport container
AssigneeJohn Daniel Containers Limited
InventorDaniel John Hall
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Abstract
A container (10) for use in the transportation of goods includes a floor (12) and a pair of opposed side walls (14, 16) each of which is supported for displacement about a pivotal axis adjacent its upper edge. The container (10) also includes hinge means (26) whereby one side wall (14) is disconnectably connectable adjacent its lower edge to the floor (12). The container (10) further includes first displacement means (52) for displacing the floor (12) laterally between a rest position in which goods can be contained within the container (10), and a displaced position. When the side wall (14) is connected to the floor (12). However, the floor (12) is displaced independently of the side wall (14) when the hinge means (26) is disconnected.
Claims26
A container for use in the transportation of goods, which includes
- a floor;
- a pair of opposed side walls, at lease one of which is supported for displacement about a pivotal axis adjacent its upper edge;
- hinge means whereby said one side wall is disconnectably connectable adjacent its lower edge to the floor;
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- first displacement means for displacing the floor laterally between a rest position in which goods can be contained within the container, and a displaced position, the first displacement means being configured such that when the floor and said one side wall are hingedly connected together, and the floor is displaced from its rest position towards its displaced position, the floor will tilt downwardly outwardly thereby facilitating the discharge of flowable goods from the container and when the floor and said one side wall are disconnected, the floor is then displaced laterally in a level fashion that in its displaced position it protrudes from the container to facilitate the loading and unloading of goods.
A container for use in the transportation of goods, which includes
- a body defining a goods receiving compartment;
- an access opening through which access can be gained to the goods receiving compartment;
- a closure member mounted for displacement between a closed position in which it closes off the access opening and an open position;
- and
- locking means for locking the closure member releasably in its closed position, the locking means including complementary locking components mounted on the body and on the closure member which complementary locking components cooperate when the door is in its closed position, and locking component displacement means configured to displace at least one of the locking components between an extended position in which the complementary locking components are releasably engageable and a retracted position such that displacement of said at least one of the locking components from its extended to its retracted position when the locking components are engaged serves to displace the closure member to its closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.