Transport and storage system
First Claim
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1. A transport and storage device, comprising:
- a cargo container;
means for positioning at least one removable storage module inside the container; and
means for releasably clamping a positioned storage module to the container.
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Abstract
A transport and storage device including a cargo container, a system for positioning at least one removable storage module inside the container, and a system for releasably securing the positioned storage cabinet to the container.
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31 Claims
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1. A transport and storage device, comprising:
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a cargo container;
means for positioning at least one removable storage module inside the container; and
means for releasably clamping a positioned storage module to the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
a door pivotally connected to a side of the container by a hinge mounted on an inside surface of the door; and
wherein said hinge and a hinged edge of the door are arranged entirely inside the container.
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10. The device recited in claim 9, wherein
said hinged edge of said door includes an angled projection; - and
a wall of said container includes a concave lip for receiving the projection when the door is closed.
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11. The device recited in claim 10, wherein said projection extends substantially perpendicular to a front face of the door and said concave lip is L-shaped.
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12. The device recited in claim 11, wherein said projection and L-shaped lip extend along substantially the entire length of the hinged edge of the door.
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13. The device recited in claim 12, further comprising a weather seal arranged between said projection and said L-shaped lip.
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14. The device recited in claim 10, further comprising means for sliding the door in and out of the container when the door is open.
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15. The device recited in claim 11, further comprising means for sliding the door in and out of the container when the door is open.
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16. The device recited in claim 12, further comprising means for sliding the door in and out of the container when the door is open.
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17. The device recited in claim 13, further comprising means for sliding the door in and out of the container when the door is open.
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18. The device recited in claim 4, wherein the cargo container has an unobstructed access opening and further comprises:
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a pair of doors hinged to opposite edges of said access opening;
one of said doors having an angled projection extending from its free edge;
the other of said doors having a concave lip for receiving the projection when the doors are closed.
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19. A transport and storage device recited in claim 18, wherein
at least one of said doors further includes a second angled projection extending from a hinged end of the door; - and
said container further includes a second concave lip for receiving the second projection when the doors are closed.
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20. The transport and storage device recited in claim 19, further comprising:
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steps arranged on at least one side of the container; and
a mezzanine removably secured to a corner fitting on the container with a container securing fitting.
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21. The transport and storage device recited claim 20, further comprising a weather seal arranged between each of said projections and concave lips.
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22. A transport and storage device comprising a cargo container including walls defining at least in part an enclosure;
- at least one access opening providing access to the enclosure;
at least one door for closing said at least one access opening;
said at least one door further defining said enclosure;
at least one floor element;
a first clamping fitting mounted on said at least one floor element;
at least one moveable storage module configured and dimensioned so as to be moveable through said opening, to fit within said enclosure and to support and hold at least one item of cargo to be transported and stored within the cargo container;
said storage module including a bottom portion including a second clamping fitting;
said first and second clamping fittings configured to cooperate with each other such that when said clamping fittings are engaged and secured in locked relationship, said at least one storage module is clamped to said at least one floor element. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- at least one access opening providing access to the enclosure;
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