US20090218343A1 - Foldable Container - Google Patents
Foldable Container Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US20090218343A1 US20090218343A1 US12/087,457 US8745706A US2009218343A1 US 20090218343 A1 US20090218343 A1 US 20090218343A1 US 8745706 A US8745706 A US 8745706A US 2009218343 A1 US2009218343 A1 US 2009218343A1
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- walls
- wall
- base
- hinges
- jointed
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- 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
-
- 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
- B65D88/52—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
- B65D88/522—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected all side walls hingedly connected to each other or to another component of the container
Definitions
- the utility model is a container like storage and transportation vessel, or more detailed description a foldable container, which belongs to the field of large storage and transportation vessels.
- Purpose of the utility model is to resolve lacks of existing technology, such as large space usage and high transporting cost. It is a large foldable container with simple structure and easy producing, firm and durable, convenient to dismounting and transportation.
- the foldable container consists of base, left wall, right wall, rear wall and front door wall, which has features of: there are hinges between the base and walls, and hinges with removable pins between walls and between the roof and walls, sealing strips at lower outside parts of walls and outside beams of the base.
- Walls and the roof are folded on the base when storing.
- open it lift the roof, set up the left wall, then the right wall, and finally the rear wall and the front door wall.
- the four walls form 90° each other, align the hinges at the four corners between walls, insert the pins into the center holes of hinges to fix the four walls, then cover the roof on the walls, align relative hinges and insert pins from one side to fix the whole container.
- the leasing company can reduce all kinds of cost and obtain more economic benefit by application of the foldable container. So market competitive power can be increased largely.
- FIG. 1 is the assembly drawing
- FIG. 2 is the plan
- FIG. 3 is the partial enlarged view of joint between FIG. 2 base and the wall;
- FIG. 4 is foldable diagram of FIG. 2 left and right walls
- FIG. 4 is the partial enlarged view of joint between FIG. 4 base and the wall base, and foldable position of left and right walls;
- FIG. 6 is the foldable diagram of FIG. 2 front door wall and rear wall;
- FIG. 7 is the joint diagram of FIG. 2 between walls, wall and roof;
- FIG. 8 the partial enlarged view of joint between wall and roof of FIG. 7
- FIG. 9 is the partial enlarged view of joint between walls of FIG. 7
- the foldable container consists of base 1 , left wall 2 , right wall 3 , front door wall 4 , rear wall 5 , door 6 and roof 7 .
- the base is a plate, there are a beam 8 fixed above the four edges, and the hinge 9 on the beam 8 .
- the front door wall 4 and the rear door 5 can be folded on the plate of the base 1 directly.
- joints for left and right walls 2 and 3 and the base 1 are: the lower part of the right wall 3 bears down on the right wall base 11 , the hinge 9 is mounted at the joint of the lower part inside of the right wall 3 and the upper inside surface of the right wall base 11 .
- Height of the right wall base 11 is same as wall thickness of the front door wall 4 and the rear wall 5 . So the right wall 3 can be on the outside of the front door wall 4 and the rear wall 5 after foldable.
- the left wall 2 bears down on the left wall base 12
- the hinges 9 is mounted at the joint between the lower inside of the left side wall 2 and the upper inside surface of the left wall base 12 . While height of the left wall base 12 is same as sum of the wall thickness of the front door wall 4 and the rear wall 5 , plus thickness of the right wall 3 . So the left wall can be on the outside of the right wall 2 after foldable.
- FIG. 7 wall corners at inner sides of left wall 2 , right wall 3 and the rear wall 5 are jointed by the hinge 13 with removable pins; as shown in FIG. 8 , upper side of the right wall 3 and inner edge frame of the roof 7 are jointed by the hinge 14 with removable pins; as shown in FIG. 9 , inner side of left wall 2 and right wall 3 and inner corners of the front door wall 4 and the rear wall 5 are jointed by the hinge 13 with removable pins.
- sealing strips 10 at lower outside parts of all walls and upper outside parts of beam 2 .
- Walls and the roof are folded on the base when storing.
- open it lift the roof 7 , set up the left wall 2 , then the right wall 3 , and finally the front door wall 4 and the rear wall 5 .
- the four walls are set up and vertical to the base 1 , align the hinges 13 at the four corners between walls, insert the pins into the center holes of hinges from the top down to fix the four walls, then cover the roof 7 on the walls, align relative hinges 14 of the frame beams of roof 7 and the wall inner sides, insert pins from one side to fix the roof 7 on the four walls.
- mount the front door 6 the large transporting vessel: the foldable container is ready.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
Abstract
The utility model opens a foldable container, which consists of a base, left wall, right wall, front door wall, rear wall and the roof. The base and the lower sides of all walls are jointed by hinges, while walls, wall upper side and the roof are jointed by hinges with pins. All walls and the roof can be folded on the base in spare time, and in case of leasing, open it, lift the roof, set up all walls, joint wall with hinges with pins, cover the roof, and joint the roof and walls with hinges with pins. In foldable mode, it is only ⅕ of normal fixed container, so it can save transporting charge and reduce area and space for storage largely. Because it is jointed by hinges, foldable and installation are very simple and convenient. It can save working and time, bring more economic benefit and increase market competitive power product largely.
Description
- The utility model is a container like storage and transportation vessel, or more detailed description a foldable container, which belongs to the field of large storage and transportation vessels.
- Large size containers have been widely used in the world for handling and transportation, especially in USA and other developed countries, container rental service has been very large-scale business. Recently, a new way of container handling and storage is rising in USA, viz. some leasing companies lend fixed large size containers to their clients, and the clients place their goods in the containers in the following ways:
-
- 1. The client places his goods in the container at the former place for temporary storage and pay daily rent.
- 2. The container with the client's good is placed in the storehouse of the leasing company, pay daily container rent and storage charge.
- 3. The client can transport the container with his goods from one place to the other. After application, the leasing company will collect the container (empty) back or lease it locally. The rent and transport charges depends on dates and distance.
- Now, there are approximate 25,000 containers like that transporting on road in USA. The leasing companies reduce rent to attract clients. In 2005, rent for a container per day is about USD5-7 in USA. The current container leasing in USA is fixed and made in USA, but exists the following shortage:
- Because transportation empty fixed containers back will take large area, transporting quantity is less, transporting cost is higher;
-
- 1. By the same token, a empty container will take large area in the warehouse;
- 2. Sea freight for import and export is much higher.
- 3. Cubage per large container is about 25-30 m3. In order to reduce cost of production, the USA leasing companies want to manufacture in China. But because the container has fixed size, it will cost highly to ship from China to USA or other countries, the problem of cost is not resolved finally.
- Purpose of the utility model is to resolve lacks of existing technology, such as large space usage and high transporting cost. It is a large foldable container with simple structure and easy producing, firm and durable, convenient to dismounting and transportation.
- Purpose of the utility model is realized through the following technical scheme.
- The foldable container consists of base, left wall, right wall, rear wall and front door wall, which has features of: there are hinges between the base and walls, and hinges with removable pins between walls and between the roof and walls, sealing strips at lower outside parts of walls and outside beams of the base.
- Walls and the roof are folded on the base when storing. In case of leasing, open it, lift the roof, set up the left wall, then the right wall, and finally the rear wall and the front door wall. When the four walls form 90° each other, align the hinges at the four corners between walls, insert the pins into the center holes of hinges to fix the four walls, then cover the roof on the walls, align relative hinges and insert pins from one side to fix the whole container. In the end, mount the front door, the large transporting vessel: the foldable container is ready.
- Advantage of the utility model:
-
- 1. All walls can be folded on the base, and the roof can be on the folded walls, cubage of the whole is only ⅕ of the fixed container;
- 2. Reduced container cubage can reduce transporting cost, take less area and space for storage;
- 3. Joints of the container is hinges, it is simple and convenient for foldable and installation, saving working and time.
- The leasing company can reduce all kinds of cost and obtain more economic benefit by application of the foldable container. So market competitive power can be increased largely.
-
FIG. 1 is the assembly drawing; -
FIG. 2 is the plan; -
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Hereinafter describe the utility model according to the attached figures and detailed examples.
- As shown in
FIG. 1 toFIG. 6 , the foldable container consists ofbase 1,left wall 2,right wall 3, front door wall 4,rear wall 5,door 6 androof 7. There arehinges 9 for jointing thebase 1 and lower parts of theleft wall 2,right wall 3, front door wall 4 andrear wall 5; as shown inFIG. 7 toFIG. 9 , left andright wall rear wall 5 are jointed byhinges 13 with removable pins; left andright walls rear wall 5 and the roof are jointed byhinges 14 with pins. - As shown in
FIG. 2 andFIG. 3 , the base is a plate, there are a beam 8 fixed above the four edges, and thehinge 9 on the beam 8. - As shown in
FIGS. 2 , 3 and 6, by jointing the low parts of the front door wall 4, therear wall 5 and the beam 8 on thebase 1 by thehinges 9, the front door wall 4 and therear door 5 can be folded on the plate of thebase 1 directly. - As shown in
FIGS. 4 and 5 , joints for left andright walls base 1 are: the lower part of theright wall 3 bears down on theright wall base 11, thehinge 9 is mounted at the joint of the lower part inside of theright wall 3 and the upper inside surface of theright wall base 11. Height of theright wall base 11 is same as wall thickness of the front door wall 4 and therear wall 5. So theright wall 3 can be on the outside of the front door wall 4 and therear wall 5 after foldable. Theleft wall 2 bears down on theleft wall base 12, thehinges 9 is mounted at the joint between the lower inside of theleft side wall 2 and the upper inside surface of theleft wall base 12. While height of theleft wall base 12 is same as sum of the wall thickness of the front door wall 4 and therear wall 5, plus thickness of theright wall 3. So the left wall can be on the outside of theright wall 2 after foldable. - As shown in
FIG. 7 , wall corners at inner sides ofleft wall 2,right wall 3 and therear wall 5 are jointed by thehinge 13 with removable pins; as shown inFIG. 8 , upper side of theright wall 3 and inner edge frame of theroof 7 are jointed by thehinge 14 with removable pins; as shown inFIG. 9 , inner side ofleft wall 2 andright wall 3 and inner corners of the front door wall 4 and therear wall 5 are jointed by thehinge 13 with removable pins. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , there are sealingstrips 10 at lower outside parts of all walls and upper outside parts ofbeam 2. - Walls and the roof are folded on the base when storing. In case of leasing, open it, lift the
roof 7, set up theleft wall 2, then theright wall 3, and finally the front door wall 4 and therear wall 5. When the four walls are set up and vertical to thebase 1, align thehinges 13 at the four corners between walls, insert the pins into the center holes of hinges from the top down to fix the four walls, then cover theroof 7 on the walls, alignrelative hinges 14 of the frame beams ofroof 7 and the wall inner sides, insert pins from one side to fix theroof 7 on the four walls. In the end, mount thefront door 6, the large transporting vessel: the foldable container is ready. - In order to show implementation of the utility model, the above mentioned example is introduced. But it is indisputable that other changes and modification for the utility model is obvious for technicians in the field, so the utility model is not limited in the described implementation. Thereby any/all modification, change or equivalent change concerned real essential and basic principle of the public content of the utility model should be protected in range of the patent of utility model.
Claims (6)
1. A kind of foldable container with a base, a left wall, a right wall, a front door wall, a rear wall and a roof, characterizing the base and the lower side of all said walls jointed by hinges, and the upper part of all said walls and the roof jointed by hinges with removable pins; the base is a plate consisting of seat and beams, and the beams being made from angle steel, the horizontal surface of the beams fixed on the seat, and the inside vertical surface of the beams jointed with outside of all said walls tightly, the walls and wall base low side bearing on the seat beam surface and fixed.
2. According to the foldable container in claim 1 , characterizing the base jointed with low parts of all said walls by hinges, wherein the hinges of the low parts of the front door wall and the rear wall with the base are mounted between the joint of lower inside of wall and upper inside of beams, while hinges of the lower sides of the left and right walls with the base are mounted at the joint of the lower inside of walls and upper inside of the left and right walls base.
3. According to the foldable container in claim 1 , characterizing the walls jointed by hinges with pins, which is mounted at suitable position of the inside corners of two adjoining walls.
4. According to the foldable container in claim 1 , characterizing the upper sides of walls and the roof jointed by hinges with pins, which is mounted on suitable positions at upper inside of the walls and the edge frame inner sides of the roof.
5. According to the foldable container in claim 1 , characterizing sealing strips installed at lower outside of the walls and outside of the beams.
6. According to the foldable container in claim 1 , characterizing the left and right wall base lower side jointed and fixed with one side of the base separately, the left and right wall lower side and upper inside of left and right wall base jointed by hinges separately; the front door wall and rear wall lower side jointed with the base by hinges.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
CNU2006201384796U CN200985180Y (en) | 2006-09-01 | 2006-09-01 | Foldable container |
CN200620138479.6 | 2006-09-01 | ||
PCT/CN2006/002353 WO2008028339A1 (en) | 2006-09-01 | 2006-09-12 | Foldable container |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US20090218343A1 true US20090218343A1 (en) | 2009-09-03 |
Family
ID=38914639
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US12/087,457 Abandoned US20090218343A1 (en) | 2006-09-01 | 2006-09-12 | Foldable Container |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US20090218343A1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN200985180Y (en) |
WO (1) | WO2008028339A1 (en) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20110126479A1 (en) * | 2006-12-05 | 2011-06-02 | Arnold Alford | Foldable enclosure |
CN105600081A (en) * | 2015-11-06 | 2016-05-25 | 吴江市莘塔前进五金厂 | Hardware storage box |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
WO2016043787A1 (en) * | 2014-09-19 | 2016-03-24 | Compact Container Systems Llc | Stacked collapsible container |
Citations (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US1231977A (en) * | 1915-10-12 | 1917-07-03 | H C Faber & Son Company | Knockdown receptacle. |
US3451578A (en) * | 1967-06-01 | 1969-06-24 | John D Edmundson | Collapsible container |
US4186841A (en) * | 1977-09-29 | 1980-02-05 | Federal Reserve Bank Of Boston | Pallet |
US4693386A (en) * | 1985-01-22 | 1987-09-15 | Bonar Rosedale Plastics Ltd. | Collapsible shipping container |
US5161709A (en) * | 1989-01-30 | 1992-11-10 | World Container Corporation | Hinged collapsible container |
US5190179A (en) * | 1988-08-23 | 1993-03-02 | Richter Geoffrey R | Collapsible shipping container |
US6216899B1 (en) * | 1997-12-30 | 2001-04-17 | Edda Dorothy Bragazza Vicari | Dismountable container |
US20010027976A1 (en) * | 2000-04-10 | 2001-10-11 | Gifu Plastic Kogyo Kabushikigaisha | Foldable container |
USD473052S1 (en) * | 2002-03-12 | 2003-04-15 | Scott G. Dehenau | Collapsible container with cylindrical pallet risers |
US6598756B1 (en) * | 1999-11-03 | 2003-07-29 | Clip-Lok International Limited | Knock down stillage box |
US6811048B2 (en) * | 2002-02-12 | 2004-11-02 | David M. K. Lau | Fold-up storage container |
US7156249B2 (en) * | 2004-04-09 | 2007-01-02 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Container, and related methods |
Family Cites Families (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB1547179A (en) * | 1976-07-19 | 1979-06-06 | Hurst R G | Collapsible container |
CN2090813U (en) * | 1991-01-08 | 1991-12-18 | 兰州宝山机械厂 | Collapsible container |
CN1085516A (en) * | 1992-02-25 | 1994-04-20 | 马尔科姆·詹姆斯·坎贝尔·罗依洛夫兹 | Be used to be assembled into the assembly of body structure |
JP3677418B2 (en) * | 1999-10-19 | 2005-08-03 | 三甲株式会社 | Folding container |
JP2001294293A (en) * | 2000-04-14 | 2001-10-23 | Maruyasu Kk | Storing structure of container for vehicle |
JP2003081382A (en) * | 2001-09-06 | 2003-03-19 | Kosei Kk | Housing body and import/export container |
CN2680620Y (en) * | 2003-09-26 | 2005-02-23 | 李虬 | Collapsible container |
-
2006
- 2006-09-01 CN CNU2006201384796U patent/CN200985180Y/en not_active Ceased
- 2006-09-12 US US12/087,457 patent/US20090218343A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2006-09-12 WO PCT/CN2006/002353 patent/WO2008028339A1/en active Application Filing
Patent Citations (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US1231977A (en) * | 1915-10-12 | 1917-07-03 | H C Faber & Son Company | Knockdown receptacle. |
US3451578A (en) * | 1967-06-01 | 1969-06-24 | John D Edmundson | Collapsible container |
US4186841A (en) * | 1977-09-29 | 1980-02-05 | Federal Reserve Bank Of Boston | Pallet |
US4693386A (en) * | 1985-01-22 | 1987-09-15 | Bonar Rosedale Plastics Ltd. | Collapsible shipping container |
US5190179A (en) * | 1988-08-23 | 1993-03-02 | Richter Geoffrey R | Collapsible shipping container |
US5161709A (en) * | 1989-01-30 | 1992-11-10 | World Container Corporation | Hinged collapsible container |
US6216899B1 (en) * | 1997-12-30 | 2001-04-17 | Edda Dorothy Bragazza Vicari | Dismountable container |
US6598756B1 (en) * | 1999-11-03 | 2003-07-29 | Clip-Lok International Limited | Knock down stillage box |
US20010027976A1 (en) * | 2000-04-10 | 2001-10-11 | Gifu Plastic Kogyo Kabushikigaisha | Foldable container |
US6811048B2 (en) * | 2002-02-12 | 2004-11-02 | David M. K. Lau | Fold-up storage container |
USD473052S1 (en) * | 2002-03-12 | 2003-04-15 | Scott G. Dehenau | Collapsible container with cylindrical pallet risers |
US7156249B2 (en) * | 2004-04-09 | 2007-01-02 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Container, and related methods |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20110126479A1 (en) * | 2006-12-05 | 2011-06-02 | Arnold Alford | Foldable enclosure |
US8201362B2 (en) * | 2006-12-05 | 2012-06-19 | Smartech Designs Pty Limited | Foldable enclosure |
CN105600081A (en) * | 2015-11-06 | 2016-05-25 | 吴江市莘塔前进五金厂 | Hardware storage box |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
CN200985180Y (en) | 2007-12-05 |
WO2008028339A1 (en) | 2008-03-13 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
CN210235883U (en) | Storage box for transporting liquid carbon dioxide low-temperature storage tank | |
US20090218343A1 (en) | Foldable Container | |
CN206125691U (en) | Folding fast freight case | |
CN1814519B (en) | Foldable container for transporting semitrailer chassis | |
CN202244440U (en) | Material stacking box | |
CN211076702U (en) | Corrugated board packing box | |
KR20080003752A (en) | The returnable steel box pallet, thereof its manufacture method | |
CN2928707Y (en) | Transport container and its angle part | |
CN204548738U (en) | A kind of collapsible leaching zinc metal solder Turnover Box | |
CN201538494U (en) | Packaging-free transport rack for oil tank | |
CN2873645Y (en) | Dismantling type paper package box | |
CN201228109Y (en) | Converting case for transporting mechanical components | |
CN208647657U (en) | A kind of quick transfiguration baby container | |
CN201914533U (en) | Unfoldable turnover case | |
CN205169401U (en) | Bottom side roof beam is used to container and container, container formula prefabricated house thereof | |
CN212244499U (en) | Liftable formula tank overflow box | |
CN216710142U (en) | Storage box | |
CN219668980U (en) | Container body structure and container ship | |
CN2252791Y (en) | Bamboo plywood steel frame transport container | |
CN215456436U (en) | Financial affairs arrangement is with multi-functional equipment that stores | |
CN214113202U (en) | Environment-friendly packaging box capable of being assembled | |
CN215044624U (en) | Saving type composite paper tray | |
CN207670890U (en) | A kind of frame joint angle | |
CN211811441U (en) | Garbage storage device for environmental protection engineering | |
CN210133391U (en) | Iron frame type wooden box |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
STCB | Information on status: application discontinuation |
Free format text: ABANDONED -- FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICE ACTION |