Shipping container with auxiliary door for bulk cargo
AssigneeSuperior Bulk Containers Ltd.
InventorDoug McPhee
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Abstract
A shipping container has an interior, a first main door, a second main door and an auxiliary door. In a closed position, the auxiliary door cooperates with one of the main doors to form a bulkhead which blocks access to the interior. The auxiliary door comprises a plurality of separately moveable portions moveable between open and closed positions. At least one of the portions is moveable to an open position which permits access to the interior of the shipping container.
Claims12
A shipping container suitable for shipping both packaged goods and bulk goods, the container comprising:
- a roof, a floor and walls enclosing an interior compartment;
- first and second main doors respectively pivotally mounted on first and second sides of an opening in the walls, the first and second main doors each pivotally moveable between a closed configuration and an open configuration, wherein the opening is blocked by the first and second main doors when the first and second main doors are in their closed positions;
- an auxiliary door deployable in a storage configuration and, when the first main door is in its closed position, in a bulkhead configuration
- wherein, when the auxiliary door is in the bulkhead configuration, the auxiliary door extends from the second side of the opening to meet the closed first main door thereby providing a bulkhead spanning the opening and the second main door can be opened to expose the auxiliary door and, when the auxiliary door is in its storage configuration the auxiliary door is detachably supported on a rear face of one of the first and second main doors and the one of the first and second main doors supporting the auxiliary door can be opened and closed while carrying the auxiliary door.
A shipping container suitable for shipping both packaged goods and bulk goods, the container comprising:
- a roof, a floor and walls enclosing an interior compartment;
- first and second main doors respectively pivotally mounted on first and second sides of an opening in the walls, the first and second main doors each pivotally moveable between a closed configuration and an open configuration, wherein the opening is blocked by the first and second main doors wherein the first and second main doors are in their closed positions;
- an auxiliary door pivotally mounted on a common pivot axis with the second main door inside the second main door, the auxiliary door having a closed position wherein, when the first main door is in its closed position, the auxiliary door meets the first main door to provide a bulkhead across the opening and the second main door can be opened to expose the closed auxiliary door;
- a latch detachably engageable to retain the auxiliary door in its closed position;
- wherein the auxiliary door is detachably engageable to the second main door and, when so engaged, opens and closes with the second main door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.