Claims
- 1. A cargo container comprising,
- a plurality of side fitting means mounted at predetermined upper side locations on said container and spaced apart so as to provide predetermined span lengths therebetween,
- each said side fitting means comprising,
- single member, integrally formed body means having an upper horizontal flange member installed separately from the structural framework of the container and substantially coincident with the roof line of said container,
- a vertical flange member extending downwardly from said horizontal flange member and secured separately and externally of said structural framework on a vertical side surface of said container,
- an upper section member integrally connecting said horizontal flange member and said vertical flange member,
- said vertical flange member having a vertical side surface extending downwardly from said upper section member and angled outwardly from said vertical side surface of the container,
- said upper section member having an angled surface extending upwardly from a lower portion thereof to terminate with an upper end of said side surface of said vertical flange member to form an intersection of plane surfaces and form an apex therebetween,
- said intersection of said plane surfaces forming an internal elongate upwardly projecting linear notch section substantially parallel to said roof line of said container.
- 2. A cargo container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said side fitting means is located and positioned at each of the four corners of the cargo container.
- 3. A cargo container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said side fitting means further includes receptacle means for receiving a rotatable locking means extending downwardly from a latch box assembly means to lift the container.
- 4. A cargo container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said linear notch section is operable to receive locking means of a latch box assembly means deployed from movable overhead structure means.
- 5. A cargo container as claimed in claim 4 wherein contact between said linear notch section and said locking means achieves point to point predetermined reactive force vector means in opposition to force vector means applied by said latchbox assembly means.
- 6. A cargo container as claimed in claim 4 wherein a desired point-to point contact between an upwardly projecting member of said latchbox assembly means and said linear notch section is approximately equal to one half of the internal linear distance of said notch section by maintaining a predetermined angle between said vertical surface of the vertical flange and an angled side surface of said projecting member of said latchbox assembly means.
- 7. A cargo container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said upper horizontal flange member of said side fitting means has formed therein cavity means for receiving twist-lock member means employed in lifting and transporting the cargo container.
- 8. A cargo container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said upper horizontal flange member of said side fitting means has formed thereon top side surface means for at times being contacted by sensor means of a latch box assembly means.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/945,747 filed Sep. 16, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,431,471.
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Divisions (1)
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