Interlocking container
AssigneeDouble Crown Resources Inc.
InventorAllen E. Lopez
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Abstract
An interlocking container for intermodal transportation includes a plurality of storage chambers that are surrounded by a frame. The frame is configured to support multiple interlocking containers stacked on top of the interlocking container. Each of the storage chambers are configured to couple with a vertically adjacent storage chamber, so that materials stored within a particular storage chamber may travel to a different storage chamber. Each storage chamber uses a sealing member to couple with a vertically adjacent storage chamber to prevent loss of materials.
Claims18
An interlocking container for intermodal transportation, the container comprising:
- a frame defining a top plane and a bottom plane;
- a storage chamber located within the frame, the storage chamber having an inlet located below the top plane of the frame and an outlet located above the bottom plane of the frame;
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- a sealing member operatively coupled to the outlet of the storage chamber, the sealing member being configured to transition between a retracted position in which the sealing member is located above the bottom plane of the frame and an extended position in which the sealing member extends below the bottom plane of the frame, the sealing member being further configured to create a sealed connection with an inlet of a storage chamber of another interlocking container when in the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.