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Freight container, system, and method for shipping freight

  • US 6,406,249 B1
  • Filed: 03/24/2000
  • Issued: 06/18/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of shipping freight directly from a customer'"'"'s premises to the premises of the consignee comprising the steps of:

  • a. transporting to a customer'"'"'s premises at least one freight container comprising a base, a roof, a pair of opposed side walls, and a pair of opposed end walls, one of said end walls including an opening for the loading and removal of freight, said container and said opening being sufficiently large to permit the loading and unloading of freight to and from the container by a conventional fork lift truck, said container having a size of approximately 13 feet long, 8 feet high, and 8 feet wide;

    b. at the customer'"'"'s premises loading freight into said at least one freight container and securing the freight in the freight container;

    c. transporting said at least one freight container and its loaded freight, in a secured state, from the customer'"'"'s premises to the premises of the consignee of the freight.

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