CONTAINER FOR HANDLING FREIGHT

• US 3,646,609 A
• Filed: 06/06/1969
• Issued: 02/29/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Bert A. Bodenheimer
• Original Assignee: Bert A. Bodenheimer
• Inventors: Bodenheimer, Bert A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schwartz, Raphael H.
• Application Number:
  US04/831,057
• Time in Patent Office: 998 Days
• Field of Search: 220/97,1.5,71,72,23.6,97O 108/53 312/107 214/18,5 206/46M
• US Class Current: 220/1.5
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 88/022 in multiple arrangement, e.g. stackable, nestable, connected or joined together side-by-side
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 88/121 ISO containers

Abstract

A container for handling freight in overland and marine transportation capable of being stacked with other containers is superposed relation. Strong points are provided at the corners and intermediate the corners of the containers for stacking mixed lengths of containers and to facilitate handling with a single lifting spreader suited to the shortest length container of the mixed stack.

Claims

1. Freight-handling apparatus comprising a body for stacking interchangeably in superposed relation with other bodies of the same or different lengths, said body including a platform base for supporting freight thereon having a predetermined length and longitudinally spaced end portions, means spaced substantially from said platform base end portions for lifting or said body and supporting said body in superposed relation with a plurality of other bodies of the same or of different lengths, said means including vertically disposed frames spaced from each other and spaced intermediate said platform base end portions, each of said vertically disposed frames including coupling members at the upper and lower ends thereof for facilitating coupling of said body to a lifting mechanism or other containers in superposed relation and for supporting the weight of an upper body mounted thereon, and corner posts secured adjacent the end portions of said container base for lifting and supporting said body, said corner posts being spaced longitudinally from said means and including upper and lower castings provided with openings for the reception of connecting or lifting lugs.

2. Freight-handling apparatus of claim 1, said means being spaced from said platform base end portions in the range of not greater than 25 percent of said predetermined length.

3. Freight-handling apparatus of claim 1, including longitudinally extending framing members interconnecting said vertically extending frames.

4. Freight-handling apparatus of claim 1, said coupling members including upper and lower castings whereby a plurality of said bodies may be mounted upon each other with the weight of an upper body borne exclusively by the castings of a lower body, said castings being provided with openings for the reception of connecting lugs or lifting means.

5. Freight-handling apparatus of claim 1, said body further including front, rear and sidewalls secured to said platform base, said corner supports and said means.

6. Freight-handling apparatus of claim 5, said rear wall including hingedly mounted doors for providing access to said body.

7. Freight-handling apparatus of claim 6, and further including a top wall cooperating with said front, rear and sidewalls to form a closed body.