Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – With traffic-guiding feature
Patent
1997-04-08
1999-07-20
Kent, Christopher
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
With traffic-guiding feature
52646, 526481, 526531, 526532, 5274501, 410 4, 410 24, 410 26, 414228, 414229, E04H 604, B60P 308
Patent
active
059242485
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This invention relates to a collapsible frame device suitable for packing vehicles in a transport container. The invention also relates to a method of packing vehicles in a transport container.
When packing motor vehicles in transport containers such as shipping containers, at least some of the vehicles are usually provided in an inclined position relative to the container floor to allow the maximum amount of vehicles to be fitted into the container.
In order to pack two motor vehicles into a standard six meter shipping container the one vehicle is usually provided in an inclined position in the container with one end thereof located near the floor of the container and the other end provided near the roof of the container. The second vehicle is usually provided in a substantially horizontal position, parallel to the container floor, partly underneath the first vehicle. The same method may also be used to pack for example, four vehicles into a standard twelve meter shipping container.
The frame devices used to pack vehicles in a transport container are usually bulky and take up a lot of space when they have to be transported back after use.
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a frame device suitable for packing vehicles in a transport container which frame device is collapsible allowing it to take up relative little space when transported back after use. The arrangement is preferably such that the frame device can be erected and collapsed with relatively little effort.
According to the present invention there is provided a collapsible frame device suitable for packing vehicles in a transport container having at least a floor and a wall structure, the frame device comprising a base which in use rests on the container floor; a first vehicle support means associated with the base for supporting a first vehicle in an inclined raised position relative to the base, the first vehicle support means comprising a lower vehicle support member and an upper vehicle support member, the support members in use in the erected configuration of the device being horizontally and vertically spaced from each other in order that the lower vehicle support member is relatively close to the base and that the upper vehicle support member is relatively high from the base; the lower and upper vehicle support members being collapsible onto the base to be located substantially flat onto the base in the collapsed configuration of the device; the arrangement being such that in the erected configuration of the device the device provides a space to receive a second vehicle at least partly beneath the first vehicle support means.
In this specification the term "vehicle" may in addition to its normal meaning also include a vehicle in semi knock-down form or a partly assembled vehicle.
The first vehicle support means may also include a ramp means releasably connectable to the upper and lower vehicle support members to support the first vehicle thereon in an inclined raised position in the erected configuration of the device. This vehicle will normally comprise a wheeled vehicle.
Alternatively, mounting brackets may be provided to mount a vehicle in semi-knock down form or in a partly assembled form to the lower and upper vehicle support members.
The base may comprise a generally rectangularly shaped configuration defining two opposing long sides and two opposing short ends. The base may be in the form of a frame.
The base may be provided with a number of wheels or rollers or the like whereupon the base in use slides.
The lower and upper vehicle support members may each comprise a cross-bar which in use extends transversely across the base from one side to the other side; and two substantially upright members which in the erected configuration of the device extend upright from the base on opposite sides thereof in use to engage the cross-bar towards opposite ends thereof thereby in use supporting the cross-bar in an elevated position from the base.
Each cross-bar may be releasably secured to the upright members. Prefe
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Cox Richard Dawson
Pienaar Salmon
Kar-Tainer International Inc.
Kent Christopher
LandOfFree
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