Transport container with sliding curtains
AssigneeS.A. Libner
InventorHervé Libner
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Abstract
An independent transport container or a transport container mounted on a vehicle such as a truck, trailer or railway car, includes a generally rectangular-shaped horizontal loading surface whereby at least one lateral surface is fitted with tarpaulin side walls that are mounted in such a way that they can slide in a longitudinal direction on an upper rail. The tarpaulin side walls are hooked to a set of rigid louvers which can be folded like an accordion, whereby the upper end of the louvers slides on an upper rail with the aid of carriages which are provided with casters and the lower end slides on a lower rail, bearing the upper rail, with the aid of lower chariots which are provided with rollers.
Claims15
Transport container, independent or mounted on a vehicle, comprising a horizontal loading surface of generally rectangular shape of which at least one side surface is provided with tarpaulin side walls mounted longitudinally slidably on an upper rail,
- wherein said tarpaulin walls are hung from an assembly of rigid accordion folding louvers, an upper end of said louvers sliding on said upper rail in upper carriages with casters and being articulated on said upper carriages while the lower end of said louvers slides on a lower rail on lower carriages with rollers and are articulated on said lower carriages, said lower rail carrying the upper rail.
A transport container, independent or mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
- a horizontal loading surface of generally rectangular shape of which at least one side surface is provided with tarpaulin side walls mounted longitudinally slidably on an upper rail;
- a plurality of upper carriages having casters;
- a plurality of lower carriages having rollers;
- an assembly of rigid accordion folding louvers, an upper end of said louvers sliding on said upper rail on said plural upper carriages;
- and
- a lower rail, a lower end of each said louvers sliding on said lower carriages, said lower rail carrying the upper rail,
- wherein said tarpaulin side walls hang from said louvers,
- wherein the louvers are assembled by pairs of two louvers, and
- wherein in each pair of louvers, an upper edge of each louver is inclined convergently downwardly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.