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Cabinet units (26,28) are installed in a cargo container (2) and fully integrated into the container structure to enable them to withstand transportation forces. Each cabinet unit (26,28) includes a lower cabinet (26) and an attached upper cabinet (28). The units (26,28) are arranged in opposite row

Cabinet units (26,28) are installed in a cargo container (2) and fully integrated into the container structure to enable them to withstand transportation forces. Each cabinet unit (26,28) includes a lower cabinet (26) and an attached upper cabinet (28). The units (26,28) are arranged in opposite rows along the container sidewalls (4). Adjacent units (26,28) are attached to each other. Each unit (26,28) is attached to an angle anchor beam (58) secured to the container floor (16) and to rails (88) secured to the container sidewalls (4). The frontmost units (26,28) abut the container front wall (10). Acceleration forces are transmitted from the cabinets (26,28) through a header (14) positioned above the container door (12) to the container structure. The rearmost upper cabinet (28) of each row has secured thereto a cabinet support member (116) which rotatably carries a screw (130). The screw (130) is rotated to abut a member (136) that engages the header (14) to provide a continuous load path for transmitting the forces.

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A system for installing storage cabinets in a cargo container and integrating the cabinets into the structure of the container to enable them to maintain their positioning and shape when the container is subjected to external forces during transportation of the container, said container having oppos

A system for installing storage cabinets in a cargo container and integrating the cabinets into the structure of the container to enable them to maintain their positioning and shape when the container is subjected to external forces during transportation of the container, said container having opposite sidewalls, a front wall, a floor, a rear door, and a header extending laterally substantially above the door, said system comprising: a row of cabinets each of which has a rear wall, opposite sidewalls, a bottom wall, a top wall, and front closure means; said cabinets being arranged adjacent to each other with their rear walls adjacent to the inner surface of one of the sidewalls of the container, a sidewall of the frontmost cabinet adjacent to the front wall of the container, and the rearmost cabinet spaced inwardly from the door and the header; first attaching means for attaching the rear walls of the cabinets to the adjacent sidewall of the container; second attaching means for attaching adjacent sidewalls of the cabinets to each other; third attaching means for attaching the bottom walls of the cabinets to the floor; and force transmitting means for transmitting forces from the cabinets to the header to provide a continuous load path from the cabinets through the header to the structure of the container to prevent deformation of the cabinets when the container is subjected to forces tending to accelerate it in a forward direction; said force transmitting means comprising a cabinet support portion that engages an upper portion of the rearmost cabinet, a header portion that engages the header and the cabinet support portion, and means for adjusting the overall length of said cabinet support portion and said header portion to accommodate variations in the space between the header and the rearmost cabinet.