AU656944B2 - Bulk delivery and storage wood-bin - Google Patents

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NOTICE

1. The specification should describe the invention in full and the best method of performing it known to the applicant.

2. The specification should be typed on as many sheets of good quality A4 International size paper as are necessary and inserted inside this form.

3. The claims defining the invention must start on a new page. If there is insufficient space on this form for the claims, use separate sheets of paper.

The words "The claims defining the invention are as follows" should appear before claim 1. After the claims the date and the name of the applicant should appear in block letters.

4. This form must be accompanied by a true and exact copy of the description, claims and drawings (if any) and an additional copy of the claims.

(see Pamphlets explaining formal requirements of specifications and drawings) TO BE COMPLETED BY APPLICANT Name of Applicant: NORMAN EDWARD DART JUDITH LINLEY CAHILL Name of Actual Inventor(s): NORMAN EDWARD DART JUDITH LINLEY CAHILL Address fnventor Service: A ddress for InventionTitleBULK DELIVERY AND STORAGE WOOD-BIN (2) Invention T itle: Details of Associated Provisiona, Applications: Nos: 3 ra.. a I The following statement Is a full description of this Invention, Including the best method of performing it known to me:- .4 w 1- VERSATILITY CONTAINER Background to the invention The invention relates to transport, delivery and bulk storage containers- A versatility container is a container having a base, a roof, and respective side walls and incorporating means for example, lifting "D Lugs"- by which the container can be lifted and manoeuvered, with its roof uppermost on and off platforms, ships, trucks, trailers or the like conditions of use; with the roof-door angle lip overlapping one of the side walls of the container encompassing an openable and closeable door means for loading and unloading the container contents; and with the container being sealed in a weather-proof and fire-proof mode when the doors are closed.

The invention is particularily, though not exclusively applicable to containers utilized for the transport, storage and delivery of any goods cr materials which require installation from one area to another.

They typically take the form of all metals or alloys but not necessarily. This type of rectangular box approximately 1.12 metres by 1.40 metres square and 1.50 metres high or any size dimensions required, with a double door making tip one entire side and a typically half-fixed roof which is joined to a hinged roof door.

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2 They are fitted with (typically) six lifting D lugs, one at each respective corner of the roof and one at each centre-side of the container of which two or more D lugs may be employed when lifting the container from above, to which crane hooks are (usually) attached.

When contents are required to be emptied out of the container, the typically half roof door is laid back adjacent to the roof and crane hooks slide into the back two D lugs holding the half roof door open when lifting and emptying the container. The lock pin can also be used to hold the roof door open for tipping the container with a forklift by sliding the lock pin through the back D lugs.

This lock pin is typically though not exclusively employed as a locking device which is inserted through the two front D lugs to lock the container, and secured with a pad-lock.

The container has a fully strengthened frame incorporated in the wall (figure 1) which takes load stress on the outside of the contain6r walls.

A special characteristic of this container is for the ability to be able to open the wall doors and check the contents when stacked one on top of another, without having to take the top containers away because of the attached D lugs which give a clear space above the container.

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I I 3 There are many different containers presently in service.

They are used for varying operations dealin.g with dispososal, storage of goods and transport, however, none have the three door action for opening and closeable means or the tipping function of the versatility container which can be both top lifted by cranes or side lifted by forklifts from all sides.

Also the container can be top lifted with a forklift by sliding a lock-pin through the two centre side D lugs and placing the forklift prongs beneath the lock-pin to lift.

This container revolutionises the availability and storage of many agricultural and nursery products which are manually or mechanically loaded and unloaded for example; firewood, grains, potting mix, soil, tan-bark and such like which are measured and stored in a fire proof and weather proof manner for convenient stock-piling, manoeuvering and transport.

The versatility container is designed to measure any specific amounts of the above mentioned materials in bulk form. The measure of materials depending on each specific dimension of a container.

This invention was first documented in a Provisional Patent Pk 4367 in the names of Norman Edward Dart Judith Linley Cahill, dated 31st January 1990 titled Y2 7~ r A l4; 11041/92 %g4 ta 6* 'a t n rr U eg 0a 'a tt ii a,.

a S a ai S I a SS a' a. .4 .5 a a aJ5 45.5 t i i i 4 -4- BULK DELIVERY AND STORAGE WOOD-BIN, where the invention was initially used for firewood, agriculture, nursery storage and handling; which is not specific to the containers's uses. This container, because of its versatility can be adapted to any type of goods or materials which need to be packed, measured, stored or transported.

Also a certificate of registration of a design was lodged 19 February 1992 and sealed on 6th April 1993.

in the name of Authors: Norman Edward Dart and Judith Linley Cahill, Application Number: 376/92.

11041/92 r tJ Jr 0 i St t rj a 'S E 5 11 555 5* SQ 55 5 I 55*. 44 *tb Sa i- I SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the first aspect of this invention there is provided a "ersatility container for transport of goods, materials and equipment to, between and from storage depots having a roof, floor and sidewalls, and a lockable device; especially characterised by the features that both the container roof and a side wall incorporate the roof angle lip which overlaps the Sside wall doors to close them, thus giving openable and closeable means for loading and unloading the container, and that the said door and roof means together seal the container in a fire proof and weather proof manner when closed.

Preferably the roof door encompasses half of the entire roof area of the container.

Preferably also, the entire roof is so hinged to the rest of the container that it can swing back through approximately 270 degrees to lie adjacent to the side wall of the container; or the roof door can swing back through 180 degrees to lie adjacent to half fixed roof.

The roof door may be a single opening door section or it may be a double-door. And in the latter case, the respective halves of the double-door may be hinged one to each opposite side of the container or to one another.

11-041/92 I* 0 S i 3 e 3 6 The wall door may be a single opening door section or it may be a double-door. And in the latter case, the respective halves of the double door may be hinged one to each opposite side of the container or to one another.

As well as or instead of swinging open, the roof door and the wall door could slide open.

The container is strong in structural frame work which needs no other means of fixtures or support (figures 1 2).

When this container is attached to a four-sided forklift base it allows lifting access to all walls of the container, or it may stand flush on its base rim to give a fire proof quality.

There are minimal protusions on the exterior walls of the container which makes easier for shipping, storing and manoeuvering.

The container preferably includes six D lugs at each of the upper corners of the frame and centre sides of the roof, wherein they are employed with crane attachments for different handling proceedures.

These said D lugs have an especially preferred embodiment where they also can receive a plurality of containers, which can be adapted to stack one on top of another.

1041/92 ;i 7 -7- The invention further encompasses a versatility container as described above in combination with a lock-pin. This lock-pin is a locking device preferably adapted to locate between the two front D lugs and securing them for locking, or the lock-pin is inserted through the two back side D lugs for holding the half roof door open when tipping container with a forklift.

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4 'ib- 0 S ta 4) -P 444 I r 44 P 8 The invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the drawings; in which; Brief Description of the Drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the structural frame.

Figure 2 is a diagramatic view of the half roof door.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the sheeted or lined structural frame with fixed half roof and attached wall doors.

Figure 4 is a plan view of side elevation with attached D lugs.

Figure 5 is a separated view of hinge pin and cylinder.

Figure 6 is a plan view depicting 45 degrees angles of wall door frame.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the wall doors encompassing hinges.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the vertical triangular section uprights.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of an open doored container.

Figure 10 is an enlarged view of the lock pin.

Figure 11 is a perspective view of the versatility container encompassing the lock pin which is used in this present invention.

Figure 12 is an enlarged view of the easy lift handle embodied into the container half roof door.

Figure 13 is a plan view of the easy lift handle attached to the container which may be used as part of the present invention.

Figure 14 is a plan view of the easy lift handle employed I to open the half roof door following the lines of 2 11041/92 .1o (aro 9 figure 13.

Figure 15 is a perspective view of the attachable four-way fork lift base which may be used as part of the present invention.

Figure 16 is a part-cut-away perspective view of possible two, four, or six employed D lugs to lift the container.

Figure 17 is a perspective view of a method employed to empty contents out of the container.

Figure 18 is a perspective view of the versatility container displaying roof door and wall doors open.

Description of the Preferred Embodiments.

In a first embodiment a versatility container in figure 18, is an essentially rectangular box of metal, alloy, plastic or the like having a base respective side walls, threeof which are referenced the fourth referenced and consisting of an opposite hinged doubledoor; and a roof It can be folded, moulded or welded from angle section frames with flat sheeting or lined in the following manner: Figure 1 shows four exterior angle uprights which 'are connected to the periphical four exterior angle base supports which are then connected to two interior angle base supports which is attached at right angles to periphical sides of the container. A typically half roof frame has an angle centre-piece connected to the exterior roof frame for hinging of the half roof door and structural support.

11041/92 ,2a ia .11- 1 1 10 Two exterior straps to support lifting D lugs in figure 3 are attached upright on opposite centre sides of the container frame.

Figure 9 shows three respective walls and base is sheeted internally to the container frame to give a flush finish which assist in the tipping and stacking of the container.

The half roof is sheeted from centre angle support through to the back of the container.

The six D lugs are a fixture on rear, centre and front roof sides of the container. These D lugs are used for lifting, emptying and locking the container.

Figure 4 shows side view container depicting where D lugs Sare attached to roof sides of container and also where S 15 the half roof door overlaps with angle lip holding the we doors secure.

Figure 2 shows top elevation of container half roof door hinging from angle support of fixed half roof.

shows the angle lip of the roof door which holds the wall doors closed.

Figure 6 shows door frame box sections depicting 45 degrees angles of horizontal top and bottom connecting with uprights 11041/92 L, K Lu *l t i'n~

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11 Figure 5 shows exploded view of hinge centre-pin and hinge cylinder where these parts a) and b) together are attached to each wall door and roof door. The container typically comprising of six hinges in total which are externally fitted to give a smooth flush interior.

Figure 7 shows exterior hinges on wall doors which are attached to triangle uprights in figure 8, for added structural strength and to prevent any protusion on the interior of the container.

Figure 3 shows the wall doors hinged on opposite sides meeting at centre-front with over-lapping strap (a) attached to one external wall door; closing the opposite internal door.

In figure 8, the cylinders encasing the hinge pins are connected to the exterior upright frame where the hinge centre-pin is connected to the exterior door frames.

The locking device in figure 10 is part of the present invention for domestic or commercial security of the container contents. The lock pin is a cylindrical bar with a flat disc attached to one end and a hole at the opposite end. The bar is inserted through the front D lugs in figure 11, and a known pad-lock is attached through the hole to finally lock the container.

i T *11041/92 3! a s o II 12 Figure 12 shows the easy lift handle linked with a pin (c) through the travel slot in the angle frame of the half roof door and the bolt which attaches the handle to the container centre-side support.

Figure 13 depicts side elevation of the container where the bolt adjoins the easy lift handle connected to a nut, to the centre side support.

Figure 14 shows the side elevation of the container following from figure 13, where the handle is lifted upwards to manoevre the roof door open via the travel slot pin Figure 15 is a part-cut-away perspective view of the container being placed onto the four-way fork lift base consisting of two apertures on each side for fork lift prongs to enter,and holes located around container base and fork lift base for connection via attachable bolts.

Figure 16 is a part-cut-away perspective view of the container being lifted via the D lugs with crane hooks.

This manoeuvre can be achieved via the side centrally aligned D lugs or may involve four D lugs at each respective corner of the container roof, or the whole six D lugs a) and b) may be empliyed.

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Claims (17)

1. A versatility container for transport, storage and delivery of equipment, goods and measured materials to, between and from depots having a roof, floor and side walls enclosed in a fully strengthened frame for load bearing and characterised by the features that the container roof door angle lip locks down over the wall doors to secure the container in a weather proof and fire proof manner and also I incorporating D lugs situated on centre sides and back of container roof which are employed to lift and tip container. rr€

2. A versatility container according to Claim 1 and in which the roof door is wholly removable from the container. .Cr,

3. A versatility container according to Claim 1 and in t which the roof is occupying half of the entire roof and is so hinged to the roof that it can swing back to lie adjacent to the roof.

4. A versatility container according to any preceding Claims and in which the supporting frame is located on the exterior of the container. A versatility container according to any preceding Claims and in which the side wall is so hinged to the rest of the container that it can swing back through approximately 270 degrees toi lie adjacent to either side wall.

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6. A versatility container according to any preceding Claims and in which the side wall is a double door.

7. A versatility container according to any preceding Claims and im which the wall door or double doors are wholly removable from the container by lifting doors upwards off cylinder pins.

8. A versatility container according to any preceding Claims and in which the exterior walls have minimal surface protusions for convenient transport and stock- piling.

9. A versatility container according to any preceding Claims and in which the interior is lined with foam or other insulating material for transporting and storing foodstuffs and parcel packages.

10. A versatility container according to any preceding Claims and in which the container is constructed from steel or alloy to give a fire proof characteristic when standing flush on the ground.

11. A versatility container according to any preceding Claims (except Claim 10) and in which the container may be constructed from steel, metal, alloy, aluminium, plastics, fibre-glass or any such like material. 11041/92

12. A versatility container according to any preceding Claims and in which the dimensions (typically but not nessarily) of approximately 1.12 metres by 1.4 metres square and 1.5 metres high can measure two metre amounts of bulk materials.

13. A versatility container according to any preceding Claims and in which the container stands in a convenient position as a whole unit having a neat and tidy appea,: nce for the leaser or the purchaser.

14. A versatility container according to any preceding t c c Claims and in which containers may be employed for shipping purposes to export and import materials and goods.

A versatility container according to Claim 10 and in which it can be employed to store hazardous chemicals in 15 a fire safe and secure manner.

16. A versatility container according to Claim 1 and in which it can be made from all steels such as stainless, galvanised, zinc-alume, or any such like metal materials.

17. A versatility container for delivery, storage and bulk transport of goods, equipment and measured materials to, between and from depots substantially as here in described with respect to any one of the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings. NORMAN EDWARD DART JUDITH LINLEY CAHILL 11041/92 *DATED: 5 DECEMBER 1994 VERSATILITY C 0 NT AI NER A B13 S T R A C T A versatility container (figure 13) especially, but not necessarily, a mini container is characterised by the features that the container roof door angle support (figure as well as the side wall doors, incorporate openable and closeable door means (figure 18) for loading and unloading the container in a substantially fire proof and weather proof manner when the roof door angle support (figure 11) overlaps the wall doors; a lock pin (figure 10) is inserted through the two front D lugs (figure 11) positioned on either side of the container to secure all doors; these said D lugs are employed to lift and tip the container. 11041/92 *Y Cwo Il LC 0 3 22* Ol O u n a I0 06 Ir~ as C a a I I S S n S I I I ISL* 066 SI 911 1