Shipping system for liquids and powders
First Claim
1. A shipping harness for securing a non-rigid container against movement on a platform support means comprising a plurality of continuous flexible straps forming closed loops for encircling the non-rigid container, each of said encircling straps spaced from each other by a plurality of flexible straps positioned across and attached to said encircling straps, at least some of said encircling straps having a pair of separate anchoring straps on opposite sides for holding the container on and in a fixed relation to said platform support means.
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Abstract
A shipping harness assembly for use with collapsible containers to permit such containers, when filled with a liquid or dry powdered solid substances, to be "containerized" in cargo boxes for transoceanic movement by boat. The cargo boxes may also be positioned on truck or railway car beds for distribution on land. The shipping harness stabilizes the collapsible container, which is positioned on its side in the cargo box, through the provision of a plurality of straps encircling the collapsible container along its length and a plurality of straps positioned across said encircling straps in a direction generally parallel to the axis of the collapsible container. Each strap is anchored to the floor of the cargo box.
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21 Claims
- 1. A shipping harness for securing a non-rigid container against movement on a platform support means comprising a plurality of continuous flexible straps forming closed loops for encircling the non-rigid container, each of said encircling straps spaced from each other by a plurality of flexible straps positioned across and attached to said encircling straps, at least some of said encircling straps having a pair of separate anchoring straps on opposite sides for holding the container on and in a fixed relation to said platform support means.
- 8. A shipping harness for use with a cyclindrical non-rigid container comprising a plurality of continuous flexible straps forming closed loops, all having the same circumference, which circumference is slightly less than that of the non-rigid container, said continuous straps being positioned and held parallel to each other by a plurality of longitudinal straps attached to said encircling straps, at least one of said longitudinal straps extending across the encircling straps, and at least one of said longitudinal straps having at least one of its ends extending sufficiently beyond said encircling straps to allow said extended longitudinal straps to be attached to a platform support means, each of the encircling straps having a pair of separate anchoring straps for attaching said container to said platform support means.
- 11. A shipping system for liquids and dry powders consisting of a generally cyclindrical non-rigid container mounted on its side and held in position on a platform support means by a shipping harness, said shipping harness consisting of a plurality of continuous flexible straps forming closed loops for encircling the non-rigid container said strips positioned and held parallel to each other by a plurality of longitudinal straps attached to said encircling straps, each of the encircling straps having attached thereto a pair of separate anchoring straps, all anchoring straps secured to said platform.
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