WO1995021782A1 - Conteneur intermodal - Google Patents

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WO1995021782A1
WO1995021782A1 PCT/US1995/001610 US9501610W WO9521782A1 WO 1995021782 A1 WO1995021782 A1 WO 1995021782A1 US 9501610 W US9501610 W US 9501610W WO 9521782 A1 WO9521782 A1 WO 9521782A1
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intermodal container
container
stacking
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Gerald A. Sill
Gary L. Fenton
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Stoughton Trailers, Inc.
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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
    • B65D88/022—Large containers rigid in multiple arrangement, e.g. stackable, nestable, connected or joined together side-by-side
    • 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
    • B65D88/121—ISO containers
    • 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
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
    • B65D90/0026—Corner fittings characterised by shape, configuration or number of openings

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  • the invention relates generally to intermodal containers, and more particularly to the arrangement of lock-receiving fittings and stacking points on intermodal containers.
  • Intermodal shipping containers are widely used in the freight hauling industry where different modes of transport (e.g., sea, rail and roadway) are used to ship the containers from one point to another.
  • Such containers come in a variety of standard sizes including, for example, ISO (International Standards Organization) containers of 20 feet, 24 feet and 40 feet in length and domestic containers of 45 feet, 48 feet and 53 feet in length.
  • ISO International Standards Organization
  • ISO and domestic containers are provided with lock-receiving fittings at standard locations.
  • standard 20 foot and 40 foot ISO containers have fittings located at each of their eight corners, and domestic containers are often provided with fittings located to match the fitting layout of the 20 foot and 40 foot ISO containers.
  • intermediate stacking frames including a pair of vertical stacking posts interconnected by horizontal crossmembers. Fittings are positioned at the four corners of the intermediate stacking frame. It is also known to produce nonstandard 28 foot intermodal containers.
  • Assignee is, to the best of its knowledge, the only manufacturer of 28 foot intermodal containers.
  • Each of those containers includes fittings at its eight corners and an intermediate stacking frame positioned about four feet from the rear end of the container.
  • the invention provides an intermodal shipping container having an arrangement of lock-receiving connectors or fittings and stacking points that permit the container to interface with a variety of different standard length intermodal containers.
  • the unique configuration of the container allows it to be incorporated into a variety of double-stack arrangements so that it can be economically transported with other containers of different sizes via standard modes of intermodal transport.
  • the invention provides an intermodal container configured to interface with other containers of various lengths.
  • the intermodal container includes interconnected top, bottom, front, and opposite side walls, and a frame on which the walls are mounted.
  • the frame includes longitudinally spaced apart front, rear, and intermediate stacking frames.
  • the intermodal container is provided with means including a plurality of upper connectors or fittings in its top wall for interlocking another container in double-stacked relation on top of the intermodal container.
  • means including a plurality of lower connectors or fittings in the bottom wall for interlocking the intermodal container and a support surface (i.e., ship deck, railcar bed, trailer chassis or other container) .
  • the upper and lower fittings are positioned at the corners of the front, rear, and intermediate stacking frames, and the intermediate stacking frame is positioned to provide a unique arrangement of stacking points so that the intermodal container can be used in various double-stack arrangements.
  • the versatility of the intermodal container is increased by providing additional lower fittings at designated locations in the bottom wall to increase the number of double-stack arrangements in which the intermodal container is capable of participating.
  • the invention provides a nonstandard 28 foot intermodal container capable of being included in either the upper or lower tier of a double- stack arrangement including a standard length containers) .
  • the nonstandard 28 foot intermodal container is of interest in the LTL (less than truck load) market.
  • Assignee has redesigned and improved its aforementioned 28 foot intermodal container so that the new container (i.e., the container which is the subject of this invention) is capable of interfacing with a greater variety of standard length intermodal containers.
  • the new 28 foot container can be transported in double-stacked relation with other containers using conventional intermodal equipment in such a manner that the space capabilities provided by that equipment are substantially fully utilized.
  • This new 28 foot container is believed to satisfy the need of LTL carriers for a larger payload capacity container that is readily and economically transportable using a variety of modes of intermodal transport. This enables LTL carriers to more effectively compete in the freight transporting industry.
  • the invention provides a 28 foot intermodal container having front and rear stacking frames which provide lock- receiving fittings at the eight corners of the container.
  • the front and rear stacking frames can serve as load bearing or stacking points.
  • the 28 foot container also includes an intermediate stacking frame having lock- receiving fittings at its four corners.
  • the intermediate stacking frame is positioned approximately twenty feet from either the front or the rear end of the container. With the intermediate stacking frame so positioned, the fitting arrangement provided by the container matches the standard fitting arrangement of smaller standard containers (e.g., 20 foot ISO containers) so that the 28 foot container can be stacked with those standard containers.
  • two of the 28 foot containers can be oriented in end-to-end relation so that the lock-receiving fittings of the intermediate stacking frames of those containers match the arrangement of fittings in larger standard containers (such as 40 foot
  • a larger container can be double-stacked on top of the pair of 28 foot containers with the intermediate stacking frames serving as the stacking points.
  • an additional pair of lock-receiving fittings is provided in the bottom wall of the 28 foot container.
  • Those additional fittings are not associated with stacking points (i.e., the front, rear or intermediate stacking frames) and are intended to interface with a stacking saddle used to double-stack two 28 foot containers on a longer standard container (such as 40 foot ISO and 45 foot and 48 foot domestic containers).
  • Fig. 1 is a partially cut away side elevational view of an intermodal container embodying the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a partially cut away top plan view of the container illustrated in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the container illustrated in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 4 is a partially cut away front view of the container illustrated in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 5 is a rear view of the container illustrated in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of four containers like the container illustrated in Fig. 1 shown in double-stacked relation in a railroad well car.
  • Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, but shows a single longer container in double-stacked relation on a pair of containers .
  • Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 6, but shows a pair of containers positioned in double-stacked relation on a single longer container with the aid of a stacking frame.
  • Fig. 9 is a schematic bottom plan view of a container in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGs. 1-5 Illustrated in Figs. 1-5 is an intermodal container 10 embodying the invention. While the container 10 can be variously sized, in the embodiment illustrated in the drawings the container 10 is of nonstandard size and is about 28 feet long and about 8 1/2 feet wide. However, one skilled in the art will recognize the application of the invention to intermodal containers of other sizes, and particularly other nonstandard container sizes. A particular application for the container 10 is in the LTL market where it can be transported over the road either alone or in tandem with another similar LTL container or trailer. As shown in the drawings, the container 10 includes walls mounted on a frame 12, as is further explained below, to form a box-like structure defining an interior cargo receiving space.
  • the frame 12 includes (Fig.
  • a rectangular front frame structure or stacking frame 16 having a pair of vertical front corner posts 18 interconnected by an upper crossmember 20 and a lower crossmember 22.
  • Upper and lower lock-receiving front corner fittings 24 and 26, respectively, are provided at the four corners of the front stacking frame 16.
  • the frame 12 also includes (Figs. 1 and 3) two upper rails 28 (only one of which is shown) and two lower rails 30 at the upper and lower longitudinal corners of the container 10, respectively.
  • the upper and lower rails 28 and 30 extend between the front stacking frame 16 and a rectangular rear stacking frame 34.
  • the rear stacking frame 34 includes (Fig. 5) a pair of vertical rear corner posts 36 interconnected by an upper crossmember 38 and a lower crossmember 39.
  • Upper and lower lock-receiving rear corner fittings 40 and 42, respectively, are provided at the corners of the rear stacking frame 34.
  • a set of standard swinging doors 44 (Fig. 5) is mounted on the rear stacking frame 34.
  • a roll-up door (not shown) could be substituted for the swinging door set 44, if desired.
  • the walls of the container 10 include a pair of opposite vertical side walls 46 (only one of which is shown). While the side walls 46 can be constructed in various ways, in the embodiment illustrated in the drawings each side wall 46 includes overlapping aluminum side skins 48 reinforced with hat-shaped interior side posts 50 that are secured between the upper rail 28 and the lower rail 30 on one side of the container 10. Suitable mechanical means such as rivets (not shown) are used to fasten the side posts 50 to the side skins 48, and plywood (not shown) can be attached to the side posts 50 to line the interior of the container 10, if desired.
  • Suitable mechanical means such as rivets (not shown) are used to fasten the side posts 50 to the side skins 48, and plywood (not shown) can be attached to the side posts 50 to line the interior of the container 10, if desired.
  • a front wall 52 constructed similarly to the side walls 46 is also provided.
  • the front wall 52 includes overlapping aluminum front skins 54 and hat-shaped aluminum front posts 56 (only one is shown) reinforcing the front skins 54.
  • the walls of the container 10 also include (Fig.
  • top wall 58 which incorporates the upper corner fittings 24 and 40.
  • the top wall 58 includes an aluminum roof skin 60 and spaced apart hat-shaped-interior roof bows 62 for supporting the roof skin 60.
  • the roof bows 62 are secured to the upper rails 28.
  • the walls of the container 10 also include (Fig.
  • the bottom wall 64 includes spaced apart crossmembers 66 extending laterally between the lower rails 30 and supporting a floor 68 which can be made of longitudinally extending hardwood floor boards, for example.
  • the bottom wall 64 also includes a goose-neck or tunnel section 70 extending rearwardly from the front of the container 10 and forming part of the frame 12.
  • the tunnel section 70 includes opposite tunnel rails 72 that define a downwardly opening channel or tunnel 74 to accommodate a trailer chassis (not shown) .
  • the container 10 also includes means for interfacing with a variety of other containers or support surfaces having fitting layouts that normally do not match the fitting layout provided by the corner fittings 24, 26, 40 and 42.
  • the means for interfacing with other containers or surfaces includes a rectangular intermediate stacking frame 76 that forms part of the frame 12. As shown in Figs. 1-3, the intermediate stacking frame 76 is positioned between the front and rear stacking frames 16 and 34. In the particular embodiment illustrated in the drawings, the intermediate stacking frame 76 is positioned closer to the front of the container 10 than to the rear of the container 10 and is preferably about eight feet from the front of the container 10. Referring to Figs. 1-3, the intermediate stacking frame 76 includes (Fig.
  • the intermediate stacking frame 76 also includes (Fig. 2) an upper crossmember 80 incorporated into the top wall 58 and (Fig. 3) a lower crossmember 82.
  • the lower crossmember 82 forms a lateral rear end portion or rail of the tunnel section 70.
  • Lock- receiving upper fittings 84 and lower fittings 86 are provided at the corners of the intermediate stacking frame 76 and are included within the top wall 58 and the bottom wall 64, respectively.
  • the means for interfacing with other containers and surfaces also includes (Fig. 3) a pair of additional lower fittings 88 secured to the opposite ends of a lower crossmember 90.
  • the lower crossmember 90 is positioned forwardly (preferably a distance of about four feet) of the rear end of the container 10, and the lower crossmember 90 and the lower fittings 88 are included within the bottom wall 64.
  • the container 10 includes six upper fittings (i.e., upper fittings 24, 40 and 84) in the top wall 58 and eight lower fittings (i.e., lower fittings 26, 42, 86 and 88) in the bottom wall 64.
  • the lower fittings 88 are not located at a stacking frame and are therefore not associated with vertical stacking posts or an upper crossmember. This leaves sufficient room at the rear of the container 10 for the aforementioned roll-up door.
  • the intermediate stacking frame 76 is closer to the front of the container 10 than to the rear and the fittings 88 are closer to the rear of the container than to the front
  • the intermediate stacking frame 76 can be positioned closer to the rear of the container 10 than to the front and fittings 88 can be closer to the front of the container 10 than to the rear.
  • the intermediate frame 76 will preferably be positioned about eight feet from the rear of the container.
  • Figs. 6-8 Use of the container 10 in combination with other containers is illustrated in Figs. 6-8. Illustrated in Fig. 6 is an arrangement including four of the above- described containers 10 arranged in double-stacked relation in a railroad well car 96.
  • the well car 96 has an extra long well capable of holding two 28, containers 10 in end-to-end relation. It is preferred that the double-stacked containers 10 be arranged rear end to rear end so that access to the contents of the containers 10 through the doors 44 is denied to unauthorized persons.
  • the layouts of the upper fittings 24 and 40 in the containers 10 in the lower tier match the layouts of lower fittings 26 and 42 in the containers 10 in the upper tier, and it is only those fittings, in conjunction with suitable locking devices (not shown), that are needed to interconnect the containers 10 in the upper and lower tiers.
  • suitable locking device is provided in U.S. Patent No. 4,626,155 issued December 2, 1986 to Hlinsky et al.
  • the front and rear stacking frames 16 and 34 of the containers 10 in the lower tier serve as stacking points.
  • Illustrated in Fig. 7 is an arrangement similar to that in Fig.
  • any container (such as 401, 451, 481 and 531 containers) having standard 40, fitting locations can be double-stacked on a pair of containers 10. This was not possible with prior art 28, containers in which the intermediate stacking frame was positioned approximately 24 feet from one end of the container. Illustrated in Fig.
  • the apparatus 8 includes locking members (not shown) positioned to correspond to the standard 40, layout of fittings 110 in the container 104 to lock the saddle 108 thereon.
  • the saddle 108 also includes additional locking members (not shown) positioned to correspond to the fitting layout presented by the lower fittings 26 and 88 in the two upper containers 10 to lock those containers on the saddle 108.

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L'invention concerne un conteneur intermodal (10) d'une longueur non standard, présentant plusieurs garnitures de verrouillage (24, 26) qui permettent de la rattacher à d'autres conteneurs intermodaux (10) ou de le fixer à la surface support. Ce conteneur (10) comprend des points de gerbage prévus pour supporter le poids d'un ou plusieurs autres conteneurs empilés dessus. Ces garnitures (24, 26) et ces points de gerbage sont disposés sur le conteneur, de telle sorte que ce dernier puisse être rattaché à toute une série de conteneurs intermodaux (10) de longueur standard.
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