A foldable container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a lower panel; an upper panel provided in parallel with the lower panel; first and second lateral panels of which upper and lower ends are respectively connected to the upper panel and the lower panel to be rotatable along a longitudinal direction of the upper panel and the lower panel and which are configured to be folded toward the inside of the foldable container; and front and rear panels connected to the lower panel to be rotatable along a transverse direction of the lower panel.

The present disclosure is to a scale for measuring a weight of a mass inside of an intermodal freight container. The scale includes a first bottom side rail, a second bottom side rail, a first cross-member and a second cross-member, where the cross-members join the first bottom side rail and the second bottom side rail. The scale further includes a jointed member having a first elongate section joined to the first bottom side rail with a first hinge, a second elongate section joined to the second bottom side rail with a second hinge, and a third hinge that connects the first elongate section and the second elongate section. A container floor is positioned over the jointed member to allow force from a weight of a mass on the container floor to be transferred through the hinges into a first lateral force through the first elongate section into the first bottom side rail, where a load cell associated with the first bottom side rail provides an electrical signal whose magnitude is representative of the first lateral force being imparted by the weight of the mass. A microprocessor receives and stores in memory the electrical signal from the load cell indicating the weight of the mass inside of the intermodal freight container.

A cargo bin is disclosed. The cargo bin can include a base having an upper surface, and a first side pivotally attached to a first edge of the base. The first side can include a rigid frame and a spanning material. The cargo bin can include a second side pivotally attached to a second edge of the base. The second side can include a rigid frame and a spanning material. The cargo bin can include a front side. The front side can include a spanning material attached on a first end to the rigid framing of the first side. The front side can also include a support attached to a second end of the spanning material, the second end opposite the first end, a first tip of the support configured to be insertable into a first hole in the base to close the front side. The cargo bin can include a back side.

The invention provides a collapsible intermodal container (10, 10, 10), comprising: first and second opposing side walls (12, 14), the first side wall (12) extending substantially parallel to the second side wall (14), each of the first and second side walls (12, 14) having a lower end portion (12b, 14b) and an upper end portion (12a, 14a); an upper wall (16) hingedly attached to the upper end portion (12b) of the first side wall (12); and a lower wall (18) hingedly attached to the lower end portion (14a) of the second side wall (14). The collapsible intermodal container (10, 10, 10) is configurable between: an erected configuration, in which the upper wall (16) extends from the upper end portion (12a) of the first side wall (12) to the upper end portion (14a) of the second side wall (14), and the lower wall (18) extends from the lower end portion (14b) of the second side wall (14) to the lower end portion (12b) of the first side wall (12), such that the first and second side walls (12, 14) are spaced apart by a first distance (D1) to define an interior (28) for storing goods; and a collapsed configuration, in which the upper wall (16) extends downwardly from the upper end portion (12b) of the first side wall (12), and the lower wall (18) extends upwardly from the lower end portion (14b) of the second side wall (14), such that the first and second side walls (12, 14) are spaced apart by a second distance (D2) which is less than the first distance (D1).

The present invention provides a collapsible intermodal container stacker, comprising: a stationary section and a movable section disposed adjacent the stationary section. The stationary section comprises: a substantially upright planar face part; and a side wall securing device configured to operatively connect to a first side wall of a collapsible intermodal container and to secure the first side wall in use against or with respect to the planar face part. The movable section comprises: a track extending substantially perpendicular to the planar face part; a carriage engaged with and movable along the track, the carriage being configured to attach to a second side wall of the collapsible intermodal container in use; and a lower wall moving device configured to operatively connect to a lower wall of the collapsible intermodal container and to move the lower wall in use such that the lower wall pivots upwards. In use, the pivotal movement of the lower wall causes the second side wall to move towards the first side wall and thereby the carriage to move towards the stationary section. The present invention also provides a stacking system comprising: a collapsible intermodal container stacker according to the present invention; and a collapsible intermodal container comprising: first and second side walls, a lower wall hingedly attached to a lower end of the second side wall; and a link member hingedly attached to the lower wall and a lower end of the first side wall such that, when the lower wall pivots towards the second side wall, the link member causes the first and second side walls to move towards each other.

The present invention provides a collapsible intermodal container (10, 10, 10), comprising: first and second opposing parallel side walls (12, 14), the first side wall (14) being connected to the second side wall (12) such that the collapsible intermodal container is configurable between an erected configuration in which the first and second side walls (12, 14) are spaced apart by a first distance (D1) to define an interior for storing goods, and a collapsed configuration in which the first and second side walls (12, 14) are spaced apart by a second distance (D2) which is less than the first distance (D1). The collapsible intermodal container (10, 10, 10) further comprises front and rear end assemblies (24, 26) for closing front and rear ends of the container in the erected configuration and for controlling access to the interior, each of the front and rear end assemblies (24, 26) being hingedly attached to the first side wall (14). When the collapsible intermodal container (10, 10, 10) is in the erected configuration, the front and rear end assemblies (24, 26) are engageable with the second side wall (12) to secure the first side wall (14) with respect to the second side wall (12), and, when the collapsible intermodal container (10, 10, 10) is in the collapsed configuration, the front and rear end assemblies (24, 26) are engageable with at least a further collapsible intermodal container (10, 10, 10) to secure the first side wall (14) with respect to the further collapsible intermodal container (10, 10, 10). The invention further provides a collapsible intermodal container assembly, comprising: first and second collapsible intermodal containers (10, 10, 10) according to the present invention, each of the first and second collapsible intermodal containers (10, 10, 10) being in the collapsed configuration. The front and rear end assemblies (24, 26) of the first collapsible intermodal container (10, 10, 10) are engaged with the first side wall (14) of the first collapsible intermodal container and the second side wall (12) of the second collapsible intermodal container such that the first side wall (14) of the first collapsible intermodal container is secured to the second side wall (12) of the second collapsible intermodal container.

A base for a modular shipping container is provided. The base includes a base frame having a first end rail, a second end rail, a first side rail, and a second side rail. The first end rail is attached to first ends of the first side rail and the second side rail, and the second end rail is attached to second ends of the first side rail and the second side rail to form a periphery of the base. The base further includes a pair of fork tunnel assemblies removably coupled to the first side rail and the second side rail and extending therebetween. The pair of fork tunnel assemblies are spaced along the base frame to define a fork pocket distance therebetween. The fork pocket distance defined between the pair of fork tunnel assemblies is configurable between a first fork pocket distance and a second fork pocket distance.

The present disclosure provides for end walls for a freight container. The end walls include those for a rear wall and a front wall for the freight container. The rear wall includes rear corner posts each having a recess to receive a rear door hinge in the rear corner post and a corner fitting mounting block. The rear wall further includes corner fittings each having a receiving block, a sill member connected to a first rear corner posts by a member hinge, a header member connected to a second rear corner posts by a member hinge, a first rear wall door and a second rear wall door. The front wall includes front corner posts having gussets, anti-racking blocks, corner fittings with receiving blocks, a sill member, a header member and a front wall door.

One or more embodiments of a jointed member are provided. The jointed member may include a first elongate section having a surface defining a first oblong opening, a second elongate section having a surface defining a second oblong opening, and a fastener passing through the first oblong opening and the second opening to connect the first elongate section and the second elongate section, where the first oblong opening and the second oblong opening move relative each other and the fastener as the jointed member transitions from a first predetermined state towards a second predetermined state.

A shipping container is disclosed that can readily transform from an upright to a collapsed configuration to increase efficiencies in shipping. A locking mechanism maintains the container in the upright position until it requires collapsing, using a cam lock configuration that captures a rotatable cam using a pin to lock the mechanism, and a release pin is rotated to unlock the mechanism.