EP0596755A2 - Containersystem - Google Patents

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EP0596755A2
EP0596755A2 EP93308910A EP93308910A EP0596755A2 EP 0596755 A2 EP0596755 A2 EP 0596755A2 EP 93308910 A EP93308910 A EP 93308910A EP 93308910 A EP93308910 A EP 93308910A EP 0596755 A2 EP0596755 A2 EP 0596755A2
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Henry Urquhart Maxwell
Donald Mccallum
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TERMINAL FREIGHT (MANAGEMENT) Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
    • B65D88/12—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport

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  • This invention relates to cargo containers and to systems utilising such containers.
  • box-shaped containers for handling cargo has become extremely widespread. Most containers are to ISO standards, with a cross-section of approximately 2400mm width by 2250 - 2750mm height, and in lengths of 20, 30 or 40 feet.
  • ISO containers are too large to be placed inside small industrial premises and, where container movements are only occasional, it is necessary either to invest in under-utilised container handling equipment or to rely on contractors attending on site with a truck-mounted crane for handling the container or a standard truck plus a separate crane.
  • the present invention addresses these problems by providing a cargo container of relatively small size for use in a system for handling system containers of relatively large size, the container being of rectangular box shape having a base and four side walls, characterised in that the length of the container approximates to the width of the system container, and the width of the container is chosen such that a whole number of containers when placed side by side have an overall dimension approximating to the length of one of said system containers.
  • the invention provides a cargo handling system comprising system containers and subsystem containers;each system container having a standard width W1, a standard maximum height H1, and a length which is a multiple of a standard dimension L1, and each being provided with means for engagement by lifting apparatus and locking means for locking engagement with cooperating means secured to system vehicles; each subsystem container having a standard width W2 and length L2 and a standard maximum height H2; wherein L2 approximates W1, nW2 approximates mL1 (where n and m are whole numbers, preferably 2, 3 or 4), and H2 is less than H1; whereby the subsystem containers can be fitted crosswise within the system containers for handling and transportation within the system.
  • the subsystem containers are dimensioned to fit in groups of three, four or six within ISO flatbed containers, and also to be handled and transported by conventional skip trucks.
  • a container 10 embodying the invention is a rectangular-section box having overall dimensions of:
  • the container 10 has hinged doors 12, 14 at one end and is otherwise enclosed by a floor 16, roof 18, and fixed walls 20, 22, 24. These items are constructed in a conventional manner, for example from steel or aluminium, in a similar manner to ISO containers.
  • the floor 16 is suitably provided with apertures 26 for receiving the forks of a standard fork lift truck, and with locking devices of the "Twistlock" type at its corners, as indicated at 28.
  • Each of the side walls 20, 24 of the container is provided with a pair of lugs 30.
  • the lugs 30 are positioned at a height and spacing which enables them to be engaged by the lifting chains 32 of a conventional rubbish skip truck 34.
  • the container 10 may thus be handled and transported by skip trucks which are widely available, and are more readily and more cheaply hired than a truck sufficiently large and having a sufficiently powerful crane to handle and transport an ISO container.
  • the container 10 of the invention can readily be integrated into existing systems for handling and transporting ISO containers.
  • the length of the container 10 is such that it can be fitted across a standard ISO flatbed container 36, and the width of the container 10 is such that four containers 10, as seen in Fig. 4, can be accommodated along the flatbed container 36 where this is a C-type container of 30 foot length.
  • the containers 10 can be secured to a standard flatbed container such as 36 using tie-down straps.
  • the containers 10 could be carried on a modified flatbed container whose bed is provided with posts for engagement with the locking devices 28.
  • each container 10 has a width of approximately 2200 mm.
  • the width is suitable for use within the lifting arms of existing skip trucks, and a length for the container 10 within the width of standard flatbeds is suitable for the length dimension of the skip truck load bed.
  • the positioning of the doors 12, 14 allows access to the containers 10 when in position on the flatbed, if desired.
  • the structure of the container 10 can be of any suitable form, most conveniently by using components and techniques similar to those conventionally used for constructing ISO containers.
  • the container 10 may be insulated or refrigerated, and in the latter case the refrigeration may be powered by an on-board engine or by solar cells.
  • the invention permits small volume loads to be handled in an economical manner.
  • the containers are sufficiently small to be placed within most industrial premises without the use of special equipment.
  • Skip trucks are readily available at short notice and are much cheaper to hire than trucks and cranes for handling ISO containers.
  • the existing network of ISO container transportation can be utilised for the major part of the transport operation.

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EP93308910A 1992-11-06 1993-11-08 Containersystem Expired - Lifetime EP0596755B1 (de)

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GB9223295 1992-11-06
GB929223295A GB9223295D0 (en) 1992-11-06 1992-11-06 Container system

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EP0596755A2 true EP0596755A2 (de) 1994-05-11
EP0596755A3 EP0596755A3 (de) 1995-03-22
EP0596755B1 EP0596755B1 (de) 1998-09-23

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AT (1) ATE171441T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69321188T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2125956T3 (de)
GB (1) GB9223295D0 (de)

Cited By (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2292137A (en) * 1994-08-10 1996-02-14 Martin Pascall Rodgers Skips
WO1996009232A1 (en) * 1994-09-23 1996-03-28 Laurens Aart Pieter Zuidam Assembly consisting of a series of mini-containers
EP0693443A3 (de) * 1994-07-19 1996-07-17 Aicher Max Nach oben offener Container für den Transport von Abfallstoffen
EP0941945A1 (de) * 1998-03-12 1999-09-15 Blackrock Engineering Limited Verbesserungen in der Verwendung von Frachtbehältern und an Paletten
WO2013189499A1 (en) * 2012-06-21 2013-12-27 Jonsson Kristinn Ingi A transportation box for a standard intermodal freight container, systems therewith and use thereof

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WO2008122074A1 (en) * 2007-04-05 2008-10-16 Smartcage Pty Ltd Intermodal air cargo containers

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US3004682A (en) * 1959-05-12 1961-10-17 Grumman Aircraft Engineering C Cargo container
US3061134A (en) * 1960-11-14 1962-10-30 Budd Co Cargo containers
DE2153684A1 (de) * 1971-10-28 1973-05-03 Continental Gummi Werke Ag Steifer transport- und/oder lagerbehaelter insbesondere fuer stueckgueter
DE3600378A1 (de) * 1986-01-09 1987-07-16 Miebach Ernst Dipl Kaufm Dr Ju Mittelcontainer mit schwenktuersystemen fuer die bildung von transportgrosseinheiten und durchgaengig begehbaren grossraumeinheiten

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3004682A (en) * 1959-05-12 1961-10-17 Grumman Aircraft Engineering C Cargo container
US3061134A (en) * 1960-11-14 1962-10-30 Budd Co Cargo containers
DE2153684A1 (de) * 1971-10-28 1973-05-03 Continental Gummi Werke Ag Steifer transport- und/oder lagerbehaelter insbesondere fuer stueckgueter
DE3600378A1 (de) * 1986-01-09 1987-07-16 Miebach Ernst Dipl Kaufm Dr Ju Mittelcontainer mit schwenktuersystemen fuer die bildung von transportgrosseinheiten und durchgaengig begehbaren grossraumeinheiten

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0693443A3 (de) * 1994-07-19 1996-07-17 Aicher Max Nach oben offener Container für den Transport von Abfallstoffen
GB2292137A (en) * 1994-08-10 1996-02-14 Martin Pascall Rodgers Skips
WO1996009232A1 (en) * 1994-09-23 1996-03-28 Laurens Aart Pieter Zuidam Assembly consisting of a series of mini-containers
NL9401551A (nl) * 1994-09-23 1996-05-01 Rudy Hendrik Gerard Koster Samenstel omvattende een reeks minicontainers.
US6010021A (en) * 1994-09-23 2000-01-04 Zuidam; Laurens Aart Pieter Assembly consisting of a series of mini-containers
EP0941945A1 (de) * 1998-03-12 1999-09-15 Blackrock Engineering Limited Verbesserungen in der Verwendung von Frachtbehältern und an Paletten
US6231284B1 (en) 1998-03-12 2001-05-15 Coil-Tainer Limited Freight container utilization and to a pallet therefor
WO2013189499A1 (en) * 2012-06-21 2013-12-27 Jonsson Kristinn Ingi A transportation box for a standard intermodal freight container, systems therewith and use thereof

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EP0596755A3 (de) 1995-03-22
DE69321188D1 (de) 1998-10-29
ATE171441T1 (de) 1998-10-15
EP0596755B1 (de) 1998-09-23
GB9223295D0 (en) 1992-12-23
DE69321188T2 (de) 1999-06-10

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