Granted Patent
B2
US 12,378,064 · App. 18/973,957 · Granted Aug 5, 2025
Quasi-cylindrical cargo container and construction
Assignee:
Titan Trailers Inc.
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Abstract
A quasi-cylindrical cargo container is formed of a plurality of rigid, curved panels together forming first and second semi-cylindrical shells, and a plurality of rigid, flat extension panels bridging the first and second semi-cylindrical shells. A method of manufacturing the container includes forming the first and second semi-cylindrical shell from the curved panels, forming the quasi-cylindrical shell from the first and second semi-cylindrical shells and the flat extension panels, forming collars conformably encompassing the quasi-cylindrical shell, constricting the collars to compress joints formed at abutting edges of pairs of adjacent panels, rolling the shell and collars sequentially to bring the joints to a lower position, welding inside seams of the joints when at the lower position, removing the collars, rolling the shell sequentially to bring the joints to an upper position, and welding outside seams of the joints when at the upper position.
Claims (11)
1. A cargo container comprising a hollow shell formed of a plurality of rigid metal panels each extending along a longitudinal axis of the hollow shell, wherein adjacent pairs of the panels are joined at respective abutting longitudinal edges, extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, by single final welds and are free of tack welds, wherein a transverse cross section of the hollow shell orthogonal to the longitudinal axis has an obround shape.
2. The cargo container according to claim 1 further comprising an obround opening at one end of the longitudinal axis, and an obround tailgate sized and shaped for selectively closing the opening, wherein the tailgate, at or adjacent an edge of the tailgate, is hingedly mounted at or adjacent an edge of the opening.
3. The cargo container according to claim 1 , wherein the adjacent pairs of the panels are joined at the respective abutting longitudinal edges in a tongue-and-groove joint, wherein a tongue provided at the abutting edge of one of the panels is mated in a groove provided at the abutting edge of the other one of the panels.
4. The cargo container according to claim 1 , wherein, for each of the adjacent pairs of the panels, the panels are joined by the single final welds at each of an inside seam and an outside seam formed by a joint formed by abutting edges of the panels.
5. The cargo container according to claim 1 , wherein each panel comprises an inner skin and an outer skin sandwiching a plurality of webs bridging a space between the inner skin and the outer skin.
6. The cargo container according to claim 5 , wherein the inner skin, outer skin, and webs form channels extending along the longitudinal axis of the hollow shell.
7. The cargo container according to claim 1 , wherein the metal is aluminum.
8. The cargo container according to claim 1 having an unobstructed hollow interior.
9. The cargo container according to claim 1 having an undivided hollow interior.
10. A trailer or truck comprising the cargo container according to claim 1 mounted to a chassis supported by a wheeled suspension.
11. A railcar comprising the cargo container according to claim 1 mounted to a chassis supported by a wheeled suspension.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Feb 12, 2025
From: KLOEPFER, MICHAEL
To: TITAN TRAILERS INC.
Reel/Frame 070196/0643 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation
16649497
Continuation In Part
PCTCA2017051544
· Dec 19, 2017
Provisional Application
62562001
· Sep 22, 2017
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