Transportation container

Abstract

A transportation container includes a container part (1), into which container part the goods to be transported and stored can be placed, the container part (1) including two ends (2) and two flanks (3) and a bottom (4) and a top (5) part. The transportation container is substantially foldable, and the container part (1) is made of a substantially shaping material, and the container part (1) includes at least one openable and closable hatch (13, 14) for unloading the goods; and arranged in conjunction with the container part (1), at its angles, are angle pieces (6); and arranged substantially about the container part (1) are supporting elements (7a-c, 8a-c), at least part of the supporting elements (7a-c) being arranged to pass via the angle pieces (6) for arranging the shaping material and supporting thereof into the desired container form.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to a transportation container as defined in the preamble of claim 1 preferably for storage and transportation of raw material such as charcoal, peat, timber, woodchips, grain, bio mass, sand or plastic pellets etc. or various products such as bulk products by sea, land, rail and air. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Previously, raw material and bulk products have been transported in fixed open-type cisterns and pickups of trucks, trains and ships. Typically, raw materials have not been transported in movable units such as containers as the unloading of previously known hard containers has been troublesome. Various hard containers have been used for the transportation of finished products and parcelled goods, as is well-known. [0003] The problem with the previously known manner of transporting raw materials is the multi-phaseness of the transportation system, including several loading and unloading steps, and thus the complexity a...

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Benefits of technology

"The invention is a new and improved transportation container that is more robust, foldable, and efficient than previous containers. The container is made up of a container part with a bottom and top part, and it includes a flexible shaping material that can be folded into a desired form. The container part has angle pieces that allow for easy attachment and support of the container. The container is designed to be easily detached from the container part and folded up for easy storage and transportation. The container is interchangeable and can be attached to various transportation means, such as wagons, trucks, or boats. The container is designed to be stronger and more durable than previous containers, and it can be easily detached from the container part and folded up for easy storage and transportation. The container is also designed to be easily changed and maintained with new straps. Overall, the invention provides a more efficient and flexible transportation container for goods, raw materials, and products."

Problems solved by technology

Typically, raw materials have not been transported in movable units such as containers as the unloading of previously known hard containers has been troublesome.

The problem with the previously known manner of transporting raw materials is the multi-phaseness of the transportation system, including several loading and unloading steps, and thus the complexity and non-cost-effectiveness of the system.

In that case the problem is the increase in the humidity and dust and particle emissions of the raw material, as well as the raw material loss.

One further problem has been the slowness of the unloading of the raw materials and bulk products and the long unloading time e.g. from ships and barges.

Still one further problem has been the small number of suitable ship, barge and train unloading sites for particular products.

The problem with the usage of big sacks is their small size and low load-carrying capacity, wherein in the transportation of a bulk product one must use a quantitatively big number of sacks to transport the goods.

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