Air cargo container
First Claim
1. A cargo container, comprising:
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a first side wall attached to the base and having a curved front edge;
a second side wall attached to the base and having a curved front edge;
a rear wall attached to the base and attached to a rear edge of each of the first and second side walls; and
a retractable door between the first and second side walls, with the door extendible along the curved front edge of the first and second side walls to a position adjacent to the base.
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Abstract
An air cargo container includes a base, two side walls, and a rear wall. The side walls each included a curved front edge. A retractable or roll-up door is located between the side walls. The door is extendible from an open position in which the door is retracted or rolled-up, to a closed position in which the door follows the curved front edges of the side walls and terminates at a position adjacent to the base. A support member is attached along the curved front edge of each of the side walls. The support members each include a channel for receiving a cable on a side edge of the retractable door. One or more levers on each support member are rotatable from an open position to a closed position in which the levers secure the cables within the channels in the support members.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. A cargo container, comprising:
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a base;
a first side wall attached to the base and having a curved front edge;
a second side wall attached to the base and having a curved front edge;
a rear wall attached to the base and attached to a rear edge of each of the first and second side walls; and
a retractable door between the first and second side walls, with the door extendible along the curved front edge of the first and second side walls to a position adjacent to the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In an air freight container of the type having a flat back wall on a base, and an opening in a curved front wall, for loading and unloading the container, the improvement comprising:
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a roll-up door on the container moveable from a first position, wherein the door is rolled up and the opening is uncovered, for loading or unloading the container, to a second position, wherein the door extends along the curved front wall toward the base, and the door covers the opening, to close the container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A cargo container, comprising:
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a base;
a first side wall extending upwardly from the base and having a curved front edge;
a second side wall extending upwardly from the base and having a curved front edge;
a flat rear wall extending upwardly from the base and connecting to a rear edge of each of the first and second side walls;
a first support member attached along the curved front edge of the first side wall, the first support member including a first channel;
a second support member attached along the curved front edge of the second side wall, the second support member including a second channel; and
a roll-up door having a first cable on a first side edge and a second cable on a second side edge, the door extendible from an open position in which the door is rolled up, to a closed position where the door is at least partially unrolled and the first cable is positioned in the first channel and the second cable is positioned in the second channel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of loading cargo into a cargo container having a curved front end defining a curved plane and a flat vertical rear wall, comprising the steps of:
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loading cargo items against an interior surface of the flat rear wall until the items are loaded to near a ceiling of the container;
loading additional cargo items into the cargo container until the cargo container is substantially filled with cargo items;
pulling a roll-up door down along the curved front end of the container;
maintaining the door in the plane of the curved front end; and
pulling a leading edge of the door down to a position adjacent to a base of the cargo container. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A cargo container, comprising:
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a base;
a first side wall attached to the base;
a second side wall attached to the base;
a front wall attached to the base and attached to a front edge of each of the first and second side walls;
a substantially vertical first support member attached to a rear edge of the first side wall, the first support member including a first channel;
a substantially vertical second support member attached to a rear edge of the second side wall, the second support member including a second channel;
a retractable door positioned between the first and second support members, the door including a cable attached each of two side edges of the retractable door, wherein the first and second channels are each configured to receive one of the cables; and
at least one pivotable lever on each of the first and second support members, wherein each lever is movable from an open position to a closed position in which the lever secures the cable within one of the first and second channels.
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Specification