Convertible container and vehicle

Details Convertible container and vehicle Convertible container and vehicle

1987-05-29

1990-07-17

Fidei, David T.

Receptacles

Freight containers

105243, 1052821, 298 24, B65D 8800

Patent

active

049415816

ABSTRACT:
A convertible container has side walls, a rear door, front end walls sloping downwardly in the direction of the rear door, a floor commencing at the rear door, and a gated hopper lying between the floor and the front end wall. A movably mounted sheet has first and second positions, the first position of the sheet lying between the side walls, covering the hopper. In the second position the sheet is supported between the side walls, over the floor, sloping downwardly in the direction of the front end wall, and between the hopper and the rear door. The convertible container can be part of a convertible vehicle including a tractor, tilt mechanism for tilting the container between a tilted and a substantially horizontal position, wheels supporting the container, and a towing mechanism pivotally connecting the tractor and the front of the container. The hopper may be employed to discharge dry bulk goods when the sheet is in the second position and the container is in the substantially horizontal position. The rear door may be employed to discharge dry bulk goods or piece goods with the sheet in the first position and the container in the tilted position. The rear door may be employed to allow piece goods to be carried off with the sheet in the first position and the container in the substantially horizontal position.

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