Collapsible Container For Air Shipment Cargo and Method of Use

a container and air shipment technology, applied in the field of collapsible containers for air shipment cargo and the method of use, can solve the problems of container heavyness and container heavyness, and achieve the effect of enhancing the strength and integrity of the container

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-15
BRADFORD CO
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[0021] An alternative embodiment of collapsible container comprises a base, a top, side walls hinged to the base and top with living hinges. The side walls are integral with the top and base so as to form an integral ring

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Therefore, the container is heavy, even when empty.
Again, due

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[0048] Referring to the drawings and particularly to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a collapsible container 10 movable between an erected condition or position illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 8 and a collapsed condition or position illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 9. The collapsible container 10 is designed for use inside an aircraft luggage hold but may be used in another environment or for any other purpose.

[0049] As best illustrated in FIG. 8, the collapsible container 10 comprises a generally rectangular and generally planar base 12 having an upwardly directed flange 13 around the periphery thereof. The base 12 is preferably made of one piece of plastic material. However, other materials or other configurations may be used without departing from the present invention.

[0050] As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of side walls 14 are hingedly secured to the base 12 and more particularly to upwardly directed flanges 13 located around the periphery of the base 12 with horizontally oriented hinges 16 show...

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A collapsible container for air shipment cargo comprises a base, a top and collapsible side walls integral with each other to form a ring. Front and rear walls are hingedly secured to the base. Each of the side walls has upper and lower wall panels hinged together so as to enable each side wall to collapse inwardly. A door may be hinged to one of the side walls. Flaps having fasteners are hinged to the side walls and used to assemble and erect the container. Portions of the top have fasteners which are used to secure the front and rear walls to the top. One of the front and rear walls has upper and lower portions forming an obtuse angle with each other when the container is erected.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 227,738 filed Sep. 15, 2005 entitled “Collapsible Container For Air Shipment Cargo and Method of Use”, which is fully incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a collapsible container for use in an aircraft cargo hold. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART [0003] Special containers are used on aircrafts for storing fragile parcels containing breakable or perishable goods, or for storing passenger luggage. Due to the limited space available in aircraft cargo holds, the shape of such a container is generally designed to fit the shape of the walls of the aircraft cargo hold or luggage compartment. One of the most important factors airlines use in selecting a suitable container for use in an aircraft cargo hold is gross weight. The heavier the container, the heavier the airplane and the more fuel must be used to fly...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D6/00
CPCB65D11/1826B65D90/008B65D88/524B65D88/14
Inventor DOBRINSKI, BRIAN T.BUBLITZ, TIMOTHY A.
Owner BRADFORD CO
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