Modular shipping apparatus and system

• US 9,988,206 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2015
• Issued: 06/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cargo Cube Systems, Llc
• Original Assignee: Cargo Cube Systems, Llc
• Inventors: DiSorbo, Aldo
• Primary Examiner(s): Reynolds, Steven A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pagan, Javier A
• Application Number:
  US14/414,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20160340111A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,239 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 1/36 using endless chains or belts thereon
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 1/52 using rollers in the load-transporting element
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 19/0004 Rigid pallets without side walls
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2590/0066 Containers inside the container
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 88/02 rigid B65D88/34 - B65D88/78 take precedence; hoppers B65D88/26; special vessels for collecting or storing rain-water for use in the household E03B3/03; cesspools E03F11/00
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 88/12 specially adapted for transport associated with vehicles, see the relevant subclasses of B60 - B64
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 88/129 Transporter frames for containers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 88/30 specially adapted to facilitate transportation from one utilisation site to another collapsible hoppers B65D88/52
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 88/546 Devices for loading or unloading and forming part of the container, e.g. rollers, conveyors loading or unloading vehicles B65G67/20
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 90/00 Component parts, details or accessories for large containers B65D88/34 - B65D88/78 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 90/0053 fixed on the side wall of the container B65D90/0066, B65D90/0073 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 90/0066 Partition walls
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 90/587 having a linear motion
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 63/004 for containers
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 67/02 Loading or unloading land vehicles

Abstract

A modular shipping apparatus comprising: at least one base for a cargo container; each base having at least two spaces and each of spaces is formed by a left rectangular opening and a right rectangular opening, at least one wheel assembly is attached in one of the spaces, the base has a center portion that forms a first channel between the center portion and one of the openings and forms a second channel between the center portion and another one of the openings, a shipping container with a bottom interior and having at least two tracks attached to the bottom interior, wherein at least a portion of each of the at least one wheel assemblies attached in one of the at least two spaces slides along one of the at least two tracks.

Claims

1. A modular shipping apparatus for a transportation container, comprising:

at least one base for a cargo container;

wherein each said at least one base has at least two spaces, wherein each of the at least two spaces is formed by a left rectangular opening and a right rectangular opening, and at least one wheel assembly is attached in one of the at least two spaces,

wherein each said at least one base has a center portion that forms a first channel between the center portion and one of the left rectangular openings and the right rectangular openings and forms a second channel between the center portion and another one of the left rectangular openings and the right rectangular openings,

a shipping container with a bottom interior and having at least two tracks attached to the bottom interior, wherein at least a portion of each of the at least one wheel assemblies attached in one of the at least two spaces slides along one of the at least two tracks, wherein each of the wheel assembly are V-groove wheel assemblies comprised of a V-groove wheel with a bearing and a bolt that is attached through a portion of the left rectangular opening, the bearing and a portion of the right rectangular opening with the V-grove wheel rotatably attached to the bolt in one of the at least two spaces.

2. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the at least one wheel assembly is a V-groove wheel assembly.

3. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 1, wherein each of the at least two tracks are V-shaped tracks.

4. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the center portion includes at least one rectangular bar that is perpendicular to the first channel and the second channel.

5. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the shipping container has at least two foot stoppers attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container.

6. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the center portion is further comprising a center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion.

7. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 6, further comprising a hook arm assembly attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container and aligned with the center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion, to allow a portion of the hook arm assembly to thread the center portion opening.

8. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 6, further comprising a pulley system assembly attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container and aligned with the center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion, wherein a portion of the pulley system assembly threads the center portion opening.

9. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the first channel and the second channel are sized to receive a portion of a lifting device.

10. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a cargo container in communication with one of said at least one bases, wherein the cargo container is a commodities transporter for transporting a commodity.

11. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the commodities transporter cargo container has a bottom interior with a funneled portion and a bottom exterior with a door, wherein that funneled portion directs good towards the center of the bottom interior and when the door is opened the commodity is funneled out of the commodities transporter.

12. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a cargo container in communication with one of said at least one base, wherein the interior of the cargo container has a plurality of rails with elongated rail openings that receive a strap.

13. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a cargo container in communication with one of said at least one bases, wherein the cargo container has at least one interior partition.

14. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 13, wherein each of the interior partitions contains at least one locked cargo container.

15. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the shipping container has at least one lever stoppers attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container.

16. A modular shipping apparatus for a transportation container, comprising:

at least one base for a cargo container;

wherein each said at least one base has a first rectangular opening and a second rectangular opening with a first space between the first rectangular opening and a second rectangular opening, wherein at least one V-groove wheel assembly is attached in the first space,

wherein each said at least one base has a third rectangular opening and a fourth rectangular opening with a second space between the third rectangular opening and the fourth rectangular opening, wherein at least one V-groove wheel assembly is attached in the second space,

wherein each said at least one base has a center portion that forms a first channel between the center portion and the second rectangular opening and forms a second channel between the center portion and the third rectangular opening,

a shipping container with a bottom interior and having at least two V-shaped tracks attached to the bottom interior, wherein each of the at least one V-groove wheel assemblies attached in the first space slide along a first V-shaped track of the at least two V-shaped tracks and wherein each of the at least one V-groove wheel assemblies attached in the second space slide along a second V-shaped track of the at least two V-shaped tracks,

wherein each of the V-groove wheel assemblies in the first space are comprised of a V-groove wheel with a bearing and a bolt that is attached through a left side of a second rectangular opening, through the bearing of the V-groove wheel in the first space and through the right side of a first rectangular opening, and wherein each of the V-groove wheel assemblies in the second space are comprised of a V-groove wheel with a bearing and a bolt that is attached through a left side of a fourth rectangular opening, through the bearing of the V-groove wheel in the second space and through the right side of a third rectangular opening.

17. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 16, wherein the center portion includes at least one rectangular bar that is perpendicular to the first channel and the second channel.

18. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 16, wherein the shipping container has at least two foot stoppers attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container.

19. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 16, wherein the center portion is further comprising a center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion.

20. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 19, further comprising a hook arm assembly attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container and aligned with the center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion, to allow a portion of the hook arm assembly to thread the center portion opening.

21. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 19, further comprising a pulley system assembly attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container and aligned with the center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion, wherein a portion of the pulley system assembly threads the center portion opening.

22. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 16, wherein the first channel and the second channel are sized to receive a portion of a lifting device.

23. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 16, further comprising a cargo container in communication with one of said at least one bases, wherein the cargo container is a commodities transporter for transporting a commodity.

24. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 16, wherein the commodities transporter cargo container has a bottom interior with a funneled portion and a bottom exterior with a door, wherein that funneled portion directs good towards the center of the bottom interior and when the door is opened the commodity is funneled out of the commodities transporter.

25. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 16, further comprising a cargo container in communication with one of said at least one base, wherein the interior of the cargo container has a plurality of rails with elongated rail openings that receive a strap.

26. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 16, further comprising a cargo container in communication with one of said at least one bases, wherein the cargo container has at least one interior partition.

27. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 26, wherein each of the interior partitions contains at least one locked cargo container.

28. A modular shipping apparatus as in claim 16, wherein the shipping container has at least one lever stoppers attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container.

29. A modular shipping apparatus for a transportation container, comprising:

at least one base for a cargo container;

wherein each said at least one base has at least two spaces, wherein each of the at least two spaces is formed by a left rectangular opening and a right rectangular opening, and at least one wheel assembly is attached in one of the at least two spaces,

wherein each said at least one base has a center portion that forms a first channel between the center portion and one of the left rectangular openings and the right rectangular openings and forms a second channel between the center portion and another one of the left rectangular openings and the right rectangular openings,

a shipping container with a bottom interior and having at least two tracks attached to the bottom interior, wherein at least a portion of each of the at least one wheel assemblies attached in one of the at least two spaces slides along one of the at least two tracks,

wherein the center portion is further comprising a center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion,

further comprising a hook arm assembly attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container and aligned with the center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion, to allow a portion of the hook arm assembly to thread the center portion opening.

30. A modular shipping apparatus for a transportation container, comprising:

at least one base for a cargo container;

wherein each said at least one base has at least two spaces, wherein each of the at least two spaces is formed by a left rectangular opening and a right rectangular opening, and at least one wheel assembly is attached in one of the at least two spaces,

wherein each said at least one base has a center portion that forms a first channel between the center portion and one of the left rectangular openings and the right rectangular openings and forms a second channel between the center portion and another one of the left rectangular openings and the right rectangular openings,

a shipping container with a bottom interior and having at least two tracks attached to the bottom interior, wherein at least a portion of each of the at least one wheel assemblies attached in one of the at least two spaces slides along one of the at least two tracks,

wherein the center portion is further comprising a center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion, and

a pulley system assembly attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container and aligned with the center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion, wherein a portion of the pulley system assembly threads the center portion opening.

31. A modular shipping apparatus for a transportation container, comprising:

at least one base for a cargo container;

wherein each said at least one base has a first rectangular opening and a second rectangular opening with a first space between the first rectangular opening and a second rectangular opening, wherein at least one V-groove wheel assembly is attached in the first space,

wherein each said at least one base has a third rectangular opening and a fourth rectangular opening with a second space between the third rectangular opening and the fourth rectangular opening, wherein at least one V-groove wheel assembly is attached in the second space,

wherein each said at least one base has a center portion that forms a first channel between the center portion and the second rectangular opening and forms a second channel between the center portion and the third rectangular opening,

a shipping container with a bottom interior and having at least two V-shaped tracks attached to the bottom interior, wherein each of the at least one V-groove wheel assemblies attached in the first space slide along a first V-shaped track of the at least two V-shaped tracks and wherein each of the at least one V-groove wheel assemblies attached in the second space slide along a second V-shaped track of the at least two V-shaped tracks,

wherein the center portion is further comprising a center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion,

a hook arm assembly attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container and aligned with the center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion, to allow a portion of the hook arm assembly to thread the center portion opening.

32. A modular shipping apparatus for a transportation container, comprising:

at least one base for a cargo container;

wherein each said at least one base has a first rectangular opening and a second rectangular opening with a first space between the first rectangular opening and a second rectangular opening, wherein at least one V-groove wheel assembly is attached in the first space,

wherein each said at least one base has a third rectangular opening and a fourth rectangular opening with a second space between the third rectangular opening and the fourth rectangular opening, wherein at least one V-groove wheel assembly is attached in the second space,

wherein each said at least one base has a center portion that forms a first channel between the center portion and the second rectangular opening and forms a second channel between the center portion and the third rectangular opening,

a shipping container with a bottom interior and having at least two V-shaped tracks attached to the bottom interior, wherein each of the at least one V-groove wheel assemblies attached in the first space slide along a first V-shaped track of the at least two V-shaped tracks and wherein each of the at least one V-groove wheel assemblies attached in the second space slide along a second V-shaped track of the at least two V-shaped tracks,

wherein the center portion is further comprising a center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion,

a pulley system assembly attached to the bottom interior of the shipping container and aligned with the center portion opening along a middle front portion of the center portion, wherein a portion of the pulley system assembly threads the center portion opening.