Side wing opening container
A side opening intermodal shipping container has a fixed base, end walls, back wall and part of a roof. A movable entire side wall is connected to a movable partial roof. The movable partial roof is hinged to the fixed roof part. Hydraulic cylinders rotate the movable side wall and roof part, opening an entire side and a portion of the top within a limited clearance space. A large object may be loaded into the container and removed from the container indoors.
1. Apparatus comprising
an intermodal shipping container having a closed-side and an openable side, further comprising:
a base having bottom side rails and bottom end rails connected to ends of the bottom side rails;
corner plates connected to the bottom side rails and the bottom side rails at intersections thereof;
floor cross members connected between the bottom side rails;
fixed end posts extending upward from connections with the corner plates;
top end rails connected to the fixed end posts;
a top closed-side rail connected to the top end rails;
a middle top rail connected to the top end rails;
frames connected to the corner posts, the end rails, the bottom side rail on the closed side, the top end rails, the top middle rail and the top closed-side rail;
end walls, a closed-side wall and a fixed roof portion connected to the frames, the end rails, the closed side rails and the top middle rail;
a movable sidewall having a movable roof portion and a movable side wall portion;
the movable roof portion having roof portion cross members hinged to the top middle rail;
the movable side portion having a top side rail and a bottom rail and side edge supports connected to the top side rail and to the bottom rail.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising spaced support members connected to the movable side portion parallel to the side edge supports, spaced equally with the movable roof section cross members and connected thereto, and angular truss forming members connected to the spaced support members and to the movable roof section cross members to reinforce and stabilize the movable side wall portion.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising spaced parallel vertical side supports on the closed-side wall extending from the base bottom side rail to the top closed-side rail, the side supports being spaced with and connected to fixed roof portion cross members, diagonal rigid members extending from connections with intersections of the spaced parallel vertical side supports with the bottom side rail to the middle top rail, at the fixed roof portion cross members, thereby forming trusses for supporting the middle top rail, the closed-side wall and the fixed roof portion.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising middle posts connected to the bottom end rails and hydraulic rams connected to intersections of the movable top side edges and to tops of the middle posts for raising and lowering the movable side wall and the movable roof portion.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising V-shaped truss support structures extending downward from sides of the movable side for holding the movable side and roof portion upwards when the movable sidewall is in raised position.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 further comprising movable blocks connected to end wall frame structures for moving to block and support the V-shaped truss support structures when the movable sidewall is in raised position.