Receptacles – Freight containers
Patent
1978-09-01
1979-07-31
Lowrance, George E.
Receptacles
Freight containers
206512, 220 6, 220 7, B65D 2102, B65D 728, B65J 102
Patent
active
041627377
ABSTRACT:
A collapsible container of the open-platform type for containing goods comprises a generally rectangular platform base having a stub corner post at each corner of the platform base. At its upper end, each corner post has means for coupling it to a bottom corner portion of a superimposed container. A corner post is pivotally connected to each stub corner post about an axis substantially parallel to the longer side of the base for movement from a folded-down position in which it lies below the level of the tops of the stub corner posts, through a vertical position into a position slightly beyond the vertical to enable bracing means to be swung upwards and coupled between the two corner posts at each of the two ends of the frame to hold them in their vertical positions. The tops of the corner post also carry coupling means to enable them to be coupled in their vertical position to the underside of a similar container, the bracing means and the pivotal connections then ensuring that the corner posts remain vertical despite the normal racking loads.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3402845 (1968-09-01), Erickson
patent: 3529741 (1970-09-01), Walker
patent: 3591033 (1971-07-01), Paitridge
patent: 3612330 (1971-10-01), Baer
patent: 3620388 (1971-11-01), Mansson
patent: 3807851 (1974-04-01), Nichols
patent: 3840133 (1974-10-01), Bridge
Lowrance George E.
Sea Containers Ltd.
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