Abstract:
A collapsible container with four side panels (15,16,17,18) all permanently connected to a base (1) by links (11,41) allowing the panels (15,16,17,18) to be moved between an upstanding condition on the base (1) where they are retained by engagement of bottom panel flanges (40) with channels (13,14) on the base (1) and can be coupled by coupling means (19,23) releasably secured by securing means (21,22) thereby to form an enclosure and allowing the container to be collapsed by folding down the panels (15,16,17,18) into an overlying relationship.
Abstract:
A collapsible air freight container (10) also known as a unit load device, comprises a standard base (12), commonly used on unit load devices, a side panel (16) slideably hinged to the base and a back panel (18) which is hinged to the base which interlocks with the side panel. There is a side extension (20) which is generally trapezoidal to roughly conform to the shape of a side wall of a plane's cargo hold. The side extension (20) includes a frame which (22) is hinged to the base and two trapezoidal (front and rear) panel extensions (24, 26) hinged to the frame. The side extension (20) is completed by a lid (28) and side wall panel (32) connected together by a hinge (34) with the lid (28) being hinged to a top of the frame, and by a sloping bottom panel (36) and relatively short side wall panel (40) hingedly connected to each other with the bottom panel (36) also being hinged to a bottom member of the frame. A lid is slideably mounted on top of the container so that it can be slid relative to the back panel. The lid is arranged so that when fully retracted to the back of the container relative to the back panel, it may pivot to overlay the back panel. As is typical of unit load devices the front of the container is open but may be covered by a flexible curtain or the like. The container may be collapsed by retracting and pivoting the lid to overly the back panel (18), folding the side extension (20) within the frame (22), folding and sliding the side panel (16) into the base (12) and lowering the folded side extension (20) and then the back panel (18) and lid (40) into the base.
Abstract:
A collapsible container with four side panels (15, 16, 17, 18) all at least semi-permanently connected to a base (10) by links (11, 41) allowing the panels (15, 16, 17, 18) to be moved between an upstanding condition on the base (1) where they are retained by engagement of bottom panel flanges (40) with channels (13, 14) on the base (10) and can be coupled by coupling means (19, 23) releasably secured by securing means (21, 22) to a collapsed condition by folding down the pannels (15, 16, 17, 18) into an overlying relationship. The link means (FIGS. 4-6) allowing the panels to move normally to their plane to disengage the flanges with the channels and then to pivot inwards to a horizontal position.
Abstract:
A container (1) comprising a base (2) and four side panels (6, 7, 8, 9), a pair of opposed side panels (6, 8) are coupled to upstanding comer posts (10) of the base (2) and the other pair of panels (7, 9) are coupled to rails (5) upstanding from the base (2), the couplings (14, 17 and 44, 19) normally allow the panels to be moved between upstanding condition where the panels are interlocked with each other and are held by retainers (12) to the base (2) and the rails (5), and storage condition where the panels lie one over the other over the base. The couplings are through panel mounted track followers (14, 44) engaged in “L” shaped tracks (17, 19) in the corner posts (10) and the rails (5) respectively. First limbs (17a, 19a) of the “L” shaped tracks (17, 19) are open ended allowing sequential demounting of the panels (6, 8 and 7, 9) from the base (2) by passage of the track followers (14, 44) through the open ends of the tracks (17, 19). Demounting of the panels (7, 9) coupled to the rails (5) is normally prevented until the panels (6, 8) coupled to the posts (10) have been demounted from the base (2).
Abstract:
A valve assembly having a body with a through bore in which a closure member is slidably mounted. There are sealing surfaces in the bore and on a head part of the closure member, respectively. The sealing surfaces are moved together and apart by a crank pivotally mounted in the body and having a crank pin engaged in slots in vanes of the closure member. A liner bag puncturing device on the head part of the closure member is housed in the through bore of the valve assembly when the sealing surfaces are in contact and can be moved to an extended position beyond the body of valve assembly body by the crank.
Abstract:
A collapsible container including a base (1) and four side panels (15, 16, 17, 18) with u-shaped links (41) coupling the side panels to the base (1) to enable the side panels (15, 16, 17, 18) to fold down over the base (1) to a storage position from a use position where the side panels (15, 16, 17, 18) are interconnected and upstanding from the base (1). Spring means (46) bias first link spigot (43), located in sleeve (48) attached to the base, to retain second link spigot (44) in saddle (49) attached to the panel. The panel is detached by applying counter effort to link body (42) and spring (46) to withdraw the second link spigot (44) from saddle (49).
Abstract:
Pallet cages to couple to a pallet and enclose goods stacked on the pallet, each cage comprising four panels, two locking and two hinged. The locking panels having clips which by manipulation of the locking panel are engageable under battens of the pallet to prevent removal of the locking panel unless said manipulation is reinacted. Each locking panel is hingedly connected to a hinged panel and adjacent portions of the hinged and locking panels of an assembled cage having interengageable catch means to retain the pallet cage unified as a four sided enclosure.
Abstract:
A collapsible air freight container (10) comprises a standard base (12), a side panel (16) slideably hinged to the base and a back panel (18) which is hinged to the base which interlocks with the side panel. There is a side extension (20) which is generally trapezoidal to roughly conform to the shape of a side wall of a plane's cargo hold. A lid is slideably mounted on top of the container so that it can be slid relative to the back panel. The lid is arranged so that when fully retracted to the back of the container relative to the back panel, it may pivot to overlay the back panel. The container may be collapsed by retracting and pivoting the lid to overlie the back panel (18), folding the side extension (20), folding and sliding the side panel (16) into the base (12) and lowering the folded side extension (20) and then the back panel (18) and lid (40) into the base.
Abstract:
A container with a container body includes two side panels and two end panels respectively upstanding from the edges of a four-sided base and a two-part lid, which can slide to a container top uncovering position and then pivot to a storage position. A securing device and a second securing device holds each lid part against the underlying top edges of the panels when the lid part is in a container top covering position. A third securing device couples each lid part, when in a storage position, to a side panel. A socket on each side panel is engaged by elements of the first securing device to facilitate pivoting of the lid parts from the container top uncovering position to their storage positions.
Abstract:
A rectangular inspection side panel for a container for housing a clear plastic liner bag for holding a liquid, with the rectangular inspection side panel including a segment extending substantially the entire height of the rectangular inspection side panel and being sufficiently transparent for allowing a level of a liquid in a clear plastic liner bag to be visible. The segment is able to be moved and is mounted in the rectangular inspection side panel for allowing replacement of the segment. A perimeter frame having two elongated side members is joined at respective ends by upper and lower edge members with a covering fixed to the perimeter frame and having an opaque covering sheet covering a majority portion of the perimeter frame with the segment covering the remainder of the perimeter frame.