Modular shipping container having hinged doors, system, and method
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-090/00
B60P-001/64
B65D-088/02
E05C-001/04
E05B-065/52
B65D-088/12
E05C-007/04
출원번호
US-0728083
(2015-06-02)
등록번호
US-9944458
(2018-04-17)
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/ 주소
Bowser, Bruce Douglas
출원인 / 주소
Bowser, Bruce Douglas
대리인 / 주소
Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
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A modular shipping container, comprising: an enclosure having a base opposed and spaced from a roof, each of the base and roof coupled to respective ends of opposed and spaced left and right side walls and to opposed and spaced front and back walls, the front and back walls having front and back doo
A modular shipping container, comprising: an enclosure having a base opposed and spaced from a roof, each of the base and roof coupled to respective ends of opposed and spaced left and right side walls and to opposed and spaced front and back walls, the front and back walls having front and back door openings formed therein, respectively; and, front doors and back doors mounted to the front and back walls, respectively, and operable to selectively open and close the front and back door openings; wherein the front door opening and the front doors are smaller than the back door opening and the back doors, respectively, whereby the front doors are openable at least ninety degrees through a back door opening-sized access.
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1. A modular shipping container, comprising: an enclosure having a base opposed and spaced from a roof, each of the base and roof coupled to respective ends of opposed and spaced left and right side walls and to opposed and spaced front and back walls, the front and back walls having front and back
1. A modular shipping container, comprising: an enclosure having a base opposed and spaced from a roof, each of the base and roof coupled to respective ends of opposed and spaced left and right side walls and to opposed and spaced front and back walls, the front and back walls having front and back door openings formed therein, respectively;said front door opening having a front door opening width measured from a left side to a right side of the front door opening, and having a front door opening height measured from a top to a bottom of the front door opening;said back door opening having a back door opening width measured from a left side to a right side of the back door opening, and having a back door opening height measured from a top to a bottom of the back door opening;front doors and back doors mounted to the front and back walls, respectively, and operable to selectively open and close the front and back door openings;said front doors having a front door height measured from a top to a bottom of the front doors, and said back doors having a back door height measured from a top to a bottom of the back doors, the front door height being smaller than the back door height;wherein the front door opening width is smaller than the back door opening width, wherein the front door opening height is smaller than the back door opening height, and wherein the front wall is fixed in position relative to the base such that the front door opening height is a fixed dimension; andwherein the front door opening and the front doors are accordingly smaller than the back door opening and the back doors, and whereby the front doors are openable at least ninety degrees relative to said front door opening, and openable through a back door opening-sized access. 2. The modular shipping container of claim 1, wherein the front doors and the back doors are hinge mounted in the front door opening and the back door opening, respectively. 3. The modular shipping container of claim 1, wherein the front doors include at least one latch installed thereon for locking said front doors in a closed position, and wherein the at least one latch is operable from outside the modular shipping container only, and wherein the at least one latch is are configured to be operated to open and close the front door opening from outside the modular shipping container only. 4. The modular shipping container of claim 1, wherein the back doors include at least one latch installed thereon for locking said back doors in a closed position, and wherein the at least one latch is operable from inside the modular shipping container only, and wherein the at least one latch is configured to be operated to open and close the back door opening from inside the modular shipping container only. 5. The modular shipping container of claim 1, wherein the front door opening and the back door opening are for the loading and removal of freight from within the modular shipping container. 6. The modular shipping container of claim 5, wherein the front doors and the back doors selectively close the front door opening and the back door opening, respectively, to secure the freight within the modular shipping container. 7. The modular shipping container of claim 5, wherein the shipping container is used for at least one of transporting and storing the freight. 8. The modular shipping container of claim 5, wherein the freight is stored on an upper surface or floor of the base within the modular shipping container. 9. A modular shipping container system, comprising: a first shipping container having a first front wall to which first front doors are mounted in a first front door opening formed therein and a first back wall to which first back doors are mounted in a first back door opening formed therein;a second shipping container having a second front wall to which second front doors are mounted in a second front door opening formed therein and a second back wall to which second back doors are mounted in a second back door opening formed therein;said first front door opening having a first front door opening width measured from a left side to a right side of the first front door opening, and having a first front door opening height measured from a top to a bottom of the first front door opening;said first back door opening having a first back door opening width measured from a left side to a right side of the first back door opening, and having a first back door opening height measured from a top to a bottom of the first back door opening;said second front door opening having a second front door opening width measured from a left side to a right side of the second front door opening, and having a second front door opening height measured from a top to a bottom of the second front door opening, andsaid second back door opening having a second back door opening width measured from a left side to a right side of the second back door opening, and having a second back door opening height measured from a top to a bottom of the second back door opening;wherein the respective first and second front door opening heights are a fixed dimension;wherein the respective first and second front doors have a front door height measured from a top to a bottom of the front doors, and the respective first and second back doors have a back door height measured from a top to a bottom of the back doors, the front door height being smaller than the back door height;wherein the first back wall is positioned adjacent to the second front wall; andwherein the second front door opening has a smaller second front width and a smaller second front height than the first back width and the first back height of said first back door opening, respectively, and the second front doors are each accordingly smaller than each of the first back door opening and the first back doors,whereby the second front doors are openable at least ninety degrees relative to said second front door opening, and openable through the first back door opening. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the first and second shipping containers are mounted on a trailer. 11. A method for storing freight, comprising: positioning a first shipping container adjacent to a second shipping container;wherein the first shipping container has a first front wall to which first front doors are mounted in a first front door opening formed therein and a first back wall to which first back doors are mounted in a first back door opening formed therein;wherein the second shipping container has a second front wall to which second front doors are mounted in a second front door opening formed therein and a second back wall to which second back doors are mounted in a second back door opening formed therein;said first front door opening having a first front door opening width measured from a left side to a right side of the first front door opening, and having a first front door opening height measured from a top to a bottom of the first front door opening;said first back door opening having a first back door opening width measured from a left side to a right side of the first back door opening, and having a first back door opening height measured from a top to a bottom of the first back door opening;said second front door opening having a second front door opening width measured from a left side to a right side of the second front door opening, and having a second front door opening height measured from a top to a bottom of the second front door opening, andsaid second back door opening having a second back door opening width measured from a left side to a right side of the second back door opening, and having a second back door opening height measured from a top to a bottom of the second back door opening;wherein the respective first and second front door opening heights are a fixed dimension;wherein the respective first and second front doors have a front door height measured from a top to a bottom of the front doors, and the respective first and second back doors have a back door height measured from a top to a bottom of the back doors, the front door height being smaller than the back door height;wherein the first back wall is positioned adjacent to the second front wall;wherein the second front door opening has a smaller second front width and a smaller second front height than the first back width and the first back height of said first back door opening, respectively, and the second front doors are each accordingly smaller than each of the first back door opening and the first back doors; andwhereby the second front doors are openable at least ninety degrees relative to said second front door opening, and openable through the first back door opening; and,accessing the freight stored in the second shipping container through the first shipping container. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first and second front doors further comprise at least one latch installed on each of said first and second front doors for locking said doors in a closed position, and wherein said latches are operable from outside the modular shipping container only, and wherein the first and second back doors further comprise at least one latch installed on each of said first and second back doors for locking said back doors in a closed position, and wherein said latches are operable from inside the respective shipping containers only. 13. A shipping container, comprising: an enclosure having opposed first and second walls, the first and second walls having first and second openings formed therein, respectively; and,said first opening having a first opening width measured from a left side to a right side of the first opening, and having a first opening height measured from a top to a bottom of the first opening;said second opening having a second opening width measured from a left side to a right side of the second opening, and having a second opening height measured from a top to a bottom of the second opening;first doors and second doors for the first and second openings, respectively;said first doors having a first door height measured from a top to a bottom of the first doors, and said second doors having a second door height measured from a top to a bottom of the second doors, the first door height being smaller than the second door height;wherein the first opening width is smaller than the second opening width, wherein the first opening height is smaller than the second opening height, and wherein the first opening height is a fixed dimension; and the first doors are accordingly smaller than each of the second opening and the second doors,whereby the first doors are openable at least ninety degrees relative to said first opening, and openable through a second opening-sized access.
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