Air cargo container comprising an intermediate element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9637306-B2
Application number	US-201514696538-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 27, 2015
Priority date	Apr 29, 2014
Publication date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	May 2, 2017

Abstract

The object of the invention is an air cargo container ( 1 ) comprising a rectangular, planar bottom side ( 2 ) for accommodating a transported product ( 8 ), a rectangular, planar top side ( 6 ), at least four connecting profiles ( 10 ) and an least triangular, planar intermediate element ( 12 ) made of a flexible material, wherein the connecting profiles ( 10 ) each connect one corner ( 11 ) of the bottom side ( 2 ) and one corner ( 11 ) of the top side ( 6 ) with one another in order to form sides ( 3 ) of the air cargo container ( 1 ), a guide device ( 19 ) is disposed on each of at least three connecting profiles ( 10 ) and/or a guide device ( 19 ) is disposed on each of two opposing edges ( 21 ) of the bottom side ( 2 ) and on at least one edge ( 21 ) of the top side ( 6 ) or on each of two opposing edges ( 21 ) of the top side ( 6 ) and on at least one edge ( 21 ) of the bottom side ( 2 ) such that the guide devices ( 19 ) define a plane, and the intermediate element ( 12 ) comprises a snap-fitting means ( 20 ) at each corner ( 14 ), wherein said snap-fitting means has a variable length and is designed to snap into the guide device ( 19 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An air cargo container comprising a rectangular, planar bottom side for accommodating a transported product, a rectangular, planar top side, at least four connecting profiles and a planar quadrangular intermediate element made of a flexible material, wherein
the connecting profiles each connect one corner of the bottom side and one corner of the top side with one another in order to form sides of the air cargo container,
a guide device is disposed on each of at least three connecting profiles and/or a guide device is disposed on each of two opposing edges of the bottom side and on at least one edge of the top side or on each of two opposing edges of the top side and on at least one edge of the bottom side, wherein one guide device is disposed on each connecting profile and/or one guide device is disposed on each of two opposing edges of the bottom side and the to side, wherein the guide device extends on the connecting profile between the to side and the bottom side and/or between two connecting profiles on the edge of the bottom side and/or the top side such that the guide devices define a plane,
the intermediate element comprises a snap-fitting means at each corner, wherein the intermediate element is made of a textile fabric comprising a plurality of reinforcements that have been introduced into the fabric, wherein said snap-fitting means has a variable length and is designed to snap into the guide device, wherein the guide devices are disposed such that the intermediate element, having been snapped into the guide devices by means of the snap-fitting means, extends in a plane that is parallel or perpendicular to the bottom side, wherein the guide device is designed as a “seat track” guide and the snap-fitting means is designed as a “double stud” snap-fitting means for snapping into the “seat track” guide, and
the cargo container is designed as a unit load device.

2. The cargo container according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcements are designed as glass fiber rods that are disposed parallel to one another and are sewn into the fabric.

3. The cargo container according to claim 2 , wherein the snap-fitting means has a belt strap and a clamping lock, wherein the belt strap is connected to the intermediate element and is length-adjustable by means of the clamping lock.

4. The cargo container according to claim 3 , comprising at least one side wall, wherein the side wall extends between two adjacent connecting profiles, the top side, and the bottom side.

5. The cargo container according to claim 1 , wherein the snap-fitting means has a belt strap and a clamping lock, wherein the belt strap is connected to the intermediate element and is length-adjustable by means of the clamping lock.

6. The cargo container according to claim 1 , comprising at least one side wall, wherein the side wall extends between two adjacent connecting profiles, the top side, and the bottom side.

7. The cargo container according to claim 1 , wherein the cargo container is a closed container comprising aluminum.

8. The cargo container according to claim 1 , wherein the unit load device is selected from the group consisting of LD1, LD2, LD3, LD6, LD7, LD8, LD9, LD11, M1 and M1H.

Assignees

• Deutsche Post Ag

Inventors

• Steinert Frank
• Veasey Mark

Classifications

• B65D90/0046

  fixed on the top of the container (B65D90/0066, B65D90/0073 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D90/08

  Interconnections of wall parts; Sealing means therefor · CPC title

• B65D90/006

  fixed on the floor of the container (B65D90/0066, B65D90/0073 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D2590/005

  adaptable to the size of the transport goods · CPC title

• B65D88/14 Primary

  by air · CPC title