Container sidewall connector
AssigneeVanguard National Trailer Corporation
InventorMark Roush
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Abstract
Presented is a composite panel container sidewall construction that provides additional interior logistics slots in the sidewalls of the container for securing cargo loaded into the container. The sidewall is constructed from posts, outer sheets, inner liners, and logistics panels. The outer sheets have inward protrusions that are secured into pockets in the posts. The logistic panels may include logistic slots that may be used to secure cargo or tie downs to the sidewall of the trailer.
Claims20
A cargo container having an interior for the storage and transport of cargo, a floor, and a sidewall structure extending upwardly from the floor and bounding an interior cargo storage space, the sidewall structure comprising:
- an interior wall horizontally bounded by a first vertical edge and a second vertical edge;
- a first partition, a second partition and a third partition, the second partition located between the first and third partitions, each of the first partition, the second partition and the third partition directly contacting and outwardly extending from the interior wall distant from both the first vertical edge and the second vertical edge;
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- a first wall directly contacting and extending from the first partition and a second wall directly contacting and extending from the third partition, each of the first and second walls extending away from the second partition, parallel to the interior wall.
A cargo container having an interior for the storage and transport of cargo, a floor, and a sidewall structure extending upwardly from the floor and bounding an interior cargo storage space, the sidewall structure comprising:
- an interior wall horizontally bounded by a first vertical edge and a second vertical edge;
- a first partition, a second partition and a third partition, each of the first partition, the second partition and the third partition directly contacting and outwardly extending from the interior wall distant from both the first vertical edge and the second vertical edge;
- a first wall extending from the first partition, parallel to the interior wall, away from the second partition;
- a first exterior panel adhesively secured to the first wall and having a portion secured directly between the second partition and the third partition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.