Receptacles – Freight containers
Patent
1997-11-03
1999-03-23
Pollard, Steven
Receptacles
Freight containers
410 54, 105355, B65D 8700
Patent
active
058847944
ABSTRACT:
A transportable cargo container for transporting bulk volumes of cargo, some of which may be hazardous material, including: a rectangular floor member and roof member having the same dimensions; an opening in the roof member for the introduction of the cargo; a support channel attached to the roof member for increasing the structural strength of the roof member; and wall members extending therebetween having lengths the same as the floor member; where the floor, roof, and wall members are attached by continuous-seal welds; a hatch member for each of the openings in the roof member for sealing the openings; a flexible gasket positioned around the perimeter of the side of the hatch most proximate to the roof member for preventing leakage of the cargo out of the hatch when closed; a door located in an end wall for the removal of the cargo; a latch attached to a central portion of the door for sealing the door; where the latch comprises an extendible wedge member for engagement with a portion of the wall member immediately adjacent to the door; a flexible gasket disposed around the perimeter of the side of the door most proximate to the wall member, for preventing leakage of the cargo out of the door when the door is in the closed position; at least one pressure fitting in the floor, roof, or wall members for removable attachment to a pressure testing line; and at least one pressure release/vacuum breaker device attached to the roof member.
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Adams Rick L.
Burrell William A.
Calhoun Wallace E.
Huffman Jim C.
Rittiner Mark B.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Hadlock Timothy J.
Pollard Steven
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