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US 8,523,257 B1Granted
Specialized cover for protecting freight while in transit
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorCarl E. Berger
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Abstract
The re-usable cover for protecting freight while in transit includes an upper end for attachment to the rear end opening of a freight container, a pair of side edges adjacent to a respective side of the rear end opening of the freight container when the upper end is attached, and a front surface configured to face the exterior of the freight container when the upper end is attached.
Claims21
A freight protection system, comprising:
- a freight container comprising:
- a rear end opening, wherein a top portion of the opening comprises a ferromagnetic material;
- a pair of side surfaces, wherein at least a portion of the side surfaces comprise a ferromagnetic material;
- an interior bottom surface, wherein at least a portion of the interior bottom surface comprises a ferromagnetic material;
- a pair of doors of the rear end opening;
- and
- a waterproof cover comprising:
- an upper end, wherein the upper end comprises at least one magnet for attachment to the top of the rear end opening of the freight container;
- a lower end with a lower portion configured to extend beyond a bottom of the rear end opening of the freight container when the pair of doors of the rear end opening of the freight container are closed;
- a pair of side edges, each side edge being configured to be positioned adjacent to a respective side of the rear end opening of the freight container when the upper end is attached to the top of the rear end opening of the freight container;
- at least one strap affixed to each of the two side edges of the cover comprising at least one magnet and attached to an interior side surface of the freight container;
- and
- a flap portion comprising at least one magnet affixed to a lower portion of a back surface of the cover, wherein the flap portion is configured to be affixed to a bottom surface of the interior of the freight container when the upper end of the cover is attached to the top of the rear end opening of the freight container.
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A re-usable cover for protecting freight while in transit comprising:
- an upper end, wherein the upper end comprises at least one magnet for attachment to the top of a rear end opening of a freight container;
- a lower end with a lower portion configured to extend beyond a bottom of the rear end opening of the freight container;
- a pair of side edges, each side edge being configured to be positioned adjacent to a respective side of the rear end opening of the freight container when the upper end is attached to the top of the rear end opening of the freight container;
- and
- a front surface configured to face the exterior of the freight container when the upper end is attached to the top of the rear end opening of the freight container.
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A method of using a re-useable cover for protecting freight while in transit comprising the steps of:
- attaching an upper end of the cover to a top portion of a freight container;
- attaching a flap portion comprising at least one magnet affixed to a lower portion of a back surface of the cover to a bottom surface of the interior of the freight container;
- and
- closing a pair of doors of the rear end opening of the freight container so that a portion of the cover is pinched by the doors and the cover extends beyond a bottom of the rear end opening of the freight container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.