×

Freight container, system, and method for shipping freight

  • US 6,474,927 B1
  • Filed: 10/11/1996
  • Issued: 11/05/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A system for shipping freight from the premises of a customer to the premises of the ultimate recipient by means of transportation including one or more land vehicles, the system comprising:

  • an inventory of identical freight containers for holding the freight to be shipped, each of said containers having a length of approximately 13 feet and including a base, a roof, a pair of opposed side walls, a pair of opposed end walls, and an opening formed in one of said end walls, said opening being sufficiently large to permit a conventional fork lift truck to load and unload freight into and out of the container; and

    land vehicles for removably supporting at least one freight container and transporting at least one container to and/or from the customer'"'"'s premises, and to the ultimate recipient.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×