Spill containment intermodal container

• US 9,248,959 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2013
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharkcage Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mobile Shelter Systems AS
• Inventors: Skeid, Eirik, Dovik, Jonas
• Primary Examiner(s): Mathew, Fenn
• Assistant Examiner(s): CASTILLO, KEVIN CHARLES
• Application Number:
  US14/061,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20150108139A1
• Time in Patent Office: 832 Days
• Field of Search: 220/4.28, 220/4.31
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 90/00 Component parts, details or accessories for large containers B65D88/34 - B65D88/78 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 90/0073 Storage racks
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 90/24 Spillage-retaining means, e.g. recovery ponds

Abstract

A an intermodal container comprising: a first post; a second post; a third post; a fourth post; a floor drain hole located in one of the posts; an outlet drain hole located in one of the posts; a floor attached to the first, second, third, and fourth posts, the floor comprising: a front floor beam; a first side floor beam; a second side floor beam; a rear floor beam; a floor grating permanently attached to the top surface of at least two of the floor beams; at least one floor plate permanently attached to the bottom sides of the front, first side, second side, and rear floor beams, the beams and at least one floor plate forming a floor container, and the floor drain hole in fluid communication with the floor container, and generally at the same elevation as the interior of the floor container, and the outlet drain hole located at an elevation below the floor drain hole and the floor container, the floor container in fluid communication with the interior of the post with the floor drain hole and also in fluid communication with the interior of the post with the outlet drain hole.

Claims

1. An intermodal container comprising:

a first post;

a second post;

a third post;

a fourth post;

a floor drain hole located in one of the posts;

an outlet drain hole located in one of the posts;

a floor attached to the first, second, third, and fourth posts, the floor comprising;

a front floor beam;

a first side floor beam;

a second side floor beam;

a rear floor beam;

a floor grating permanently attached to the top surface of at least two of the floor beams;

at least one floor plate permanently attached to the bottom sides of the front, first side, second side, and rear floor beams, the beams and at least one floor plate forming a floor container, and the floor drain hole in fluid communication with the floor container, and generally at the same elevation as the interior of the floor container, and the outlet drain hole located at an elevation below the floor drain hole and the floor container, the floor container in fluid communication with the interior of the post with the floor drain hole and also in fluid communication with the interior of the post with the outlet drain hole;

a shelf drain hole located in one of the posts;

at least one shelf removeably attachable to the first, second, third and fourth posts, the shelf comprising;

a front shelf wall;

a front shelf bottom lip generally orthogonal to the front shelf wall;

a plate slot located between the front shelf wall and the front shelf bottom lip that extends across generally the entire length of the front shelf wall, and is adjacent to the front shelf bottom lip;

a first side shelf wall attached to the front shelf wall and generally orthogonal to the front shelf wall;

a first side shelf bottom lip generally orthogonal to the first side shelf wall and attached to the first side shelf bottom lip;

a rear shelf wall attached to the front shelf wall and generally orthogonal to the first side shelf wall;

a rear shelf bottom lip generally orthogonal to the rear shelf wall and attached to the rear shelf wall;

a second side shelf wall attached to the front shelf wall and rear shelf wall, and generally orthogonal to both the front shelf wall and rear shelf wall;

a second side shelf bottom lip generally orthogonal to the second side shelf wall and attached to the second side shelf bottom lip;

a shelf grating permanently attached to the shelf walls, and generally parallel to the shelf bottom lips;

a shelf plate configured to slide into the plate slot, and the shelf plate supported and permanently attached to the front shelf bottom lip, first side shelf bottom lip, second side shelf bottom lip, and rear shelf bottom lip, the plate, shelf walls, and shelf bottom lips forming a shelf container;

an outlet pipe attached to one of the shelf bottom lips, the outlet pipe in fluid communication with the shelf container;

a hose attached to the outlet pipe, and inserted into the shelf drain hole, thereby making the shelf container in fluid communication with the interior of the post with the shelf drain hole; and

wherein the floor container is fluid communication with the shelf container.

2. The intermodal container of claim 1, wherein the container, except for the floor plate and the shelf plate, is made out of a steel that has been hot dipped galvanized, and the floor plate and shelf plate are made out of the material selected from the group consisting of:

Lexan and anodized aluminum.

3. The intermodal container of claim 1, wherein the floor plate and shelf plate are attached to the container by an adhesive.

4. The intermodal container of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one tie down bar extending form the front shelf wall;

at least one tie down bar extending from the rear shelf wall.

5. The intermodal container of claim 1, further comprising:

a shelf plate lip extending orthogonally form the shelf plate.

6. The intermodal container comprising:

a first post;

a second post;

a third post;

a fourth post;

a floor drain hole located in one of the post;

an outlet drain hole located in one of the post;

a floor attached to the first, second, third and fourth posts, the floor comprising;

a front floor beam;

a first side floor beam;

a second side floor beam;

a rear floor beam;

a floor grating permanently attached to the top surface of at least two of the floor beams;

at least one floor plate permanently attached to the bottom sides of the front, first side, second side, and rear floor beams, the beams and at least one floor plate forming a floor container, and the floor drain hole in fluid communication with the floor container, and generally at the same elevation as the interior of the floor container, and the outlet drain hole located at an elevation below the floor drain hole and the floor container, the floor container in fluid communication with the interior of the post with the floor drain hole and also in fluid communication with the interior of the post with the outlet drain hole;

a shelf drain hole located in one of the posts;

at least one shelf removeably attachable to two of the posts selected from the group consisting of the first, second, third and fourth posts, the shelf comprising;

a front shelf wall;

a front shelf bottom lip generally orthogonal to the front shelf wall;

a plate slot located between the front shelf wall and the front shelf bottom lip that extends across generally the entire length of the front shelf wall, and is adjacent to the front shelf bottom lip;

a first side shelf wall attached to the front shelf wall and generally orthogonal to the front shelf wall;

a first side shelf bottom lip generally orthogonal to the first side shelf wall and attached to the first side shelf bottom lip;

a rear shelf wall attached to the front shelf wall and generally orthogonal to the first side shelf wall;

a rear shelf bottom lip generally orthogonal to the rear shelf wall and attached to the rear shelf wall;

a second side shelf wall attached to the front shelf wall and rear shelf wall, and generally orthogonal to both the front shelf wall and rear shelf wall;

a second side shelf bottom lip generally orthogonal to the second side shelf wall and attached to the second side shelf bottom lip;

a shelf grating permanently attached to the shelf walls, and generally parallel to the shelf bottom lips;

a shelf plate configured to slide into the plate slot, and the shelf plate supported and permanently attached to the front shelf bottom lip, first side shelf bottom lip, second side shelf bottom lip, and rear shelf bottom lip, the plate, shelf walls, and shelf bottom lips forming a shelf container;

an outlet pipe attached to one of the shelf bottom lips, the outlet pipe in fluid communication with the shelf container;

a hose attached to the outlet pipe, and inserted into the shelf drain hole, thereby making the shelf container in fluid communication with the interior of the post with the shelf drain hole; and

wherein the floor container is fluid communication with the shelf container.

7. The intermodal container of claim 6, wherein the container, except for the floor plate and the shelf plate, is made out of a steel that has been hot dipped galvanized, and the floor plate and shelf plate are made out of the material selected from the group consisting of:

Lexan and anodized aluminum.

8. The intermodal container of claim 6, wherein the floor plate and shelf plate are attached to the container by an adhesive.

9. The intermodal container of claim 6, further comprising:

at least one tie down bar extending form the front shelf wall;

at least one tie down bar extending from the rear shelf wall.

10. The intermodal container of claim 6, further comprising:

a shelf plate lip extending orthogonally form the shelf plate.