Collapsible containerized shelter transportable by self-loading vehicles

a self-loading vehicle and containerized technology, which is applied in transportation and packaging, transportation items, loading/unloading vehicle arrangment, etc., can solve the problem of uneconomical on-site construction

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-05-06
WEATHERHAVEN GLOBAL RESOURCES
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0007] The invention further provides a portable collapsible shelter which collapses into a standard ISO shipping container which can be handled by selfloading vehicles and which can be expanded to form a shelter by providing fold-down side walls which extend the floor space of the container and a cover to enclose the extended space. The invention provides a portable, collapsible shelter comprising a) a rigid, hollow container having opposed vertical sides, and a horizontal top and bottom, the container having the dimensions and characteristics which satisfy the standards for ISO shipping containers; b) at least one of the vertical sides comprising a pivoting wall portion hinged along the lower edge thereof to pivot between a closed vertical position and an open horizontal positio

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Portable shelters which can be transported through ISO container shipping channels are useful for military or civil

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[0014] Throughout the following description, specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the invention. However, the invention may be practiced without these particulars. In other instances, well known elements have not been shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the invention. Accordingly, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative, rather than a restrictive, sense.

[0015] With reference to FIG. 1, in its collapsed state the present invention forms a shipping container 10 conforming to ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards, including characteristics and dimensions. The ISO and related standards applicable to the construction of the invention may be found in the following publications:

[0016] ISO 668 Series 1 freight containers--dimensions p1 ISO 1161 Series 1 freight containers--corner fittings specification

[0017] ISO 1496-1 Series 1 freight containers--Specification and ...

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A portable collapsible shelter is provided which collapses into a standard ISO shipping container which can be handled by self-loading vehicles and which can be expanded to form a shelter by providing fold-down side walls which extend the floor space of the container and a cover to enclose the extended space.

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[0001] The invention relates to the field of portable shelters and more particularly portable shelters which form a rigid ISO shipping container for transporting through container channels.[0002] Portable shelters which can be transported through ISO container shipping channels are useful for military or civilian projects of short duration or projects which are sufficiently remote that on-site construction is uneconomical. The present applicant has developed a collapsible portable containerized shelter sold commercially under the trade-mark MECC ("Mobile Expandable Container Configuration") which is the subject of prior U.S. Pat. No. 5,761,854 issued Jun. 9, 1998. That patent discloses a portable, collapsible shelter comprising a) a rigid, hollow container having opposed vertical sides, and a horizontal top and bottom, the container having the dimensions and characteristics which satisfy the standards for ISO shipping containers; b) at least one of the vertical sides comprising a pi...

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IPC IPC(8): B60P1/64B60P3/34B65D88/12B65D90/00B65D90/18E04B1/343E04B1/344E04H15/00
CPCE04H15/008B60P1/6418B60P3/34B65D88/121E04B1/3444B65D90/0033B65D90/0086B65D90/18E04B1/34321B65D88/127
Inventor JOHNSON, BRIAN D.THORNE, GLEN V.
Owner WEATHERHAVEN GLOBAL RESOURCES
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