Transferable cargo container

{
  "publication_number": "US3854619A",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A",
  "title": "Transferable cargo container",
  "abstract": "An open sided, open top cargo container for highway, railroad or ocean transport of cargo, the container being adapted to have cargo secured thereto and also covered as necessary to be held secure and protected from the rigors of travel and from the elements. The container is adapted to be transferred with its load from one vehicle to another, as from a truck trailer to an ocean going ship. The cargo container comprises a main centrally located longitudinal load carrying beam, extending the full length and reaching the full height of the cargo container. A load carrying framework is cantilevered laterally outwardly in opposing directions from the lower portion of the main beam. There are two end walls at opposite ends of the main beam, and a pair of laterally spaced longitudinal stiffening members for the cantilevered framework. The cargo load is placed on the lower framework between the end walls with the vertical loads from the cargo being transferred through the cantilevered framework into the main center beam. The vertical web portion of the main center beam both provides a centering function to maintain the load in proper position, and interconnects the widely spaced upper and lower flange portions of the main center beam in load bearing relationship.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A transferable cargo container capable of being moved as a unit with its cargo from one carrying vehicle to another, such as from a trailer to a ship, said container having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis and a predetermined length, width and height, said container defining a cargo carrying space having a bottom, top, sides and ends, said container comprising: a. a main longitudinally extending vertically positioned beam member located proximate a longitudinal center axis of said carrier, said beam comprising: 1. an upper longitudinally extending beam portion located proximate the top center of said cargo carrying space to withstand upper beam bending moment forces, 2. a lower longitudinally extending beam portion located at the bottom center of said cargo carrying space and coacting with said upper beam to withstand lower beam bending moment forces, 3. a vertical web portion interconnecting said upper and lower beam portions in load bearing relationship and providing cargo center partition means for maintaining cargo in proper position on said container, and b. a lower load supporting framework located at the bottom of said cargo space for cargo support, said framework having a plurality of longitudinally spaced secondary beam means cantilevered from a lower part of said main beam in opposite laterally extending relationship therefrom, in a manner that vertical cargo loads on said secondary beam means are transmitted into said main beam.",
    "2. a lower longitudinally extending beam portion located at the bottom center of said cargo carrying space and coacting with said upper beam to withstand lower beam bending moment forces, The container as recited in claim 1, further comprising two longitudinal laterally spaced stiffening beam members secured to opposite outer ends of said secondary beam means to resist secondary forces exerted on said container.",
    "3. The container as recited in claim 1, wherein there are two transversely aligned oppositely positioned end walls connecting to said main beam and defining the ends of said cargo space. a vertical web portion interconnecting said upper and lower beam portions in load bearing relationship and providing cargo center partition means for maintaining cargo in proper position on said container, and b. a lower load supporting framework located at the bottom of said cargo space for cargo support, said framework having a plurality of longitudinally spaced secondary beam means cantilevered from a lower part of said main beam in opposite laterally extending relationship therefrom, in a manner that vertical cargo loads on said secondary beam means are transmitted into said main beam.",
    "4. The container as recited in claim 3, wherein there are container transferring connecting means at the ends of said container by which said container is lifted, whereby maximum vertical bending moments are transmitted to the middle portion of said main beam.",
    "5. The container as recited in claim 3, further comprising two longitudinally laterally spaced stiffening beam members secured to opposite outer ends of said secondary beam means to resist secondary forces exerted on said carrier.",
    "6. The container as recited in claim 1, wherein said main beam comprises an upper flange member proximate the top of said cargo space, a lower flange member proximate the bottom of said cargo space, and a vertically oriented generally planar web member interconnecting said upper and lower flanges.",
    "7. The container as recited in claim 6, wherein said secondary beam means comprises a plurality of lateral beams positioned on said lower flange so as to be cantilevered outwardly therefrom."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "United States Patent [191 [4 1 Dec. 17,1974 Gaudy TRANSFERABLE CARGO CONTAINER [76] Inventor: Oliver M. Gaudy, 2466 E. Sammamish Rd. North, Redmond, Wash. 98052 [22] Filed: May 10, 1973 [21] Appl. N0.: 358,888 [52] US. Cl 220/15, 214/10.5 R, 108/55 I g [51] Int. Cl B65j l/00, B65d 19/00 v [58] Field of Search 220/15, -4, 6, 23.6, 23.4, 220/232, 97 R, 97 D, 97 C; 214/6 P, 10.5 R, 214/38 D, 392, 394, 396; 108/48, 52, 53, 55, Primary ExtzminerDonald E. Watkins Attorney, Agent, or FirmGraybeal, Barnard, Uhlir & Hughes [5 7] ABSTRACT An open sided, open top cargo container for highway, railroad or ocean transport of cargo, the container being adapted to have cargo secured thereto and also covered as necessary to be held secure and protected from the rigors of travel and from the elements. The container is adapted to be transferred with its load from one vehicle to another, as from a truck trailer to an ocean going ship. The cargo container comprises a main centrally located longitudinal load carrying beam, extending the full length and reaching the full height of the cargo container. A load carrying'framework is cantilevered laterally outwardly in opposing directions from the lower portion of the main beam. There are two end walls at opposite ends of the main beam, and a pair of laterally spaced longitudinal stiffening members for the cantilevered framework. The J 7 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures TRANSFERABLE CARGO CONTAINER BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to transferable cargo containers, such as those containers which can be transferred with their cargo from one vehicle to an-.",
  "cpc": [
    "B65D 90/0066",
    "B65D 88/121",
    "B65D 88/123",
    "B65D 88/127",
    "B66C 1/10"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "B65D 88/12",
    "B65D 90/00",
    "B66C 1/10"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "GAUDY O"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "GAUDY O"
  ],
  "filing_date": "1973-05-10",
  "publication_date": "1974-12-17",
  "grant_date": "1974-12-17",
  "priority_date": "1973-05-10",
  "application_number": "US-35888873-A",
  "family_id": "23411465",
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  ]
}