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US3841516A
US3841516A US24954872A US3841516A US 3841516 A US3841516 A US 3841516A US 24954872 A US24954872 A US 24954872A US 3841516 A US3841516 A US 3841516A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B83/00—Vehicle locks specially adapted for particular types of wing or vehicle
    • E05B83/02—Locks for railway freight-cars, freight containers or the like; Locks for the cargo compartments of commercial lorries, trucks or vans
    • E05B83/12—Locks for railway freight-cars, freight containers or the like; Locks for the cargo compartments of commercial lorries, trucks or vans for back doors of vans
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
    • B65D90/008—Doors for containers, e.g. ISO-containers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
    • Y10T292/08—Bolts
    • Y10T292/0801—Multiple
    • Y10T292/0834—Sliding
    • Y10T292/0836—Operating means
    • Y10T292/0845—Push or pull rod
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
    • Y10T292/42—Rigid engaging means

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  • ABSTRACT Shoap Attorney, Agent, or FirmWalter Becker [5 7 ABSTRACT A container especially for shipping goods and adapted for being stacked, which container has top and bottom and side walls and front and back end walls with a gate in one of the end walls consisting of two wings with elements of a positive interconnection on the wings near the center parts of the free edges. Hinges at the top and bottom of the other edges of the wings pivotally connect the wings to the container and together with the aforementioned elements brace the container against lateral deflection,
  • brace elements extend diagonally from each wing to the pertaining element for positively interconnecting the wings to add strength to the structure.
  • the present invention relates to a container'with a gate provided on at least one end face of the container, said gate having two wings which are hinged within the region of the gate corners to a gate frame and are adapted in their closing position to be fixed relative to said gate frame.
  • containers of this type are frequently subjected to considerable loads and especially torsion loads. These loads are due to the fact that such containers are frequently stapled one above the other in the longitudinal direction on the deck of a ship with three or four containers on top of each other and are locked in this position. Such loads occur in particular with heavy seas when the ship alternately inclines up to an angle of 45, which fact harmfully affects the loads especially when the alternate loads alternate rather frequently.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the rear end wall of a container, which end wall is provided with a two-wing gate while in conformity with the invention diagonally oppositely located frame corner sections are connected to each other by means of a support which with the gate closed is adapted to be subjected to load in pulling direction but is yieldable in pressing direction.
  • FIG. 2 shows a modification over the frame corner sections of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic illustration of a positive coupling employed with the embodiment of FIG. 1, by means of which in closed position of the gates those struts are in pulling direction non-yieldably connected to each other which extend in the direction of the diagonals interconnecting the corner sections of the frame.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates on an enlarged scale that portion of FIG. 1 which is encircled by a dot-dash circle IV.
  • FIG. 5 is a front view of the back side of a container of FIG. 2, which back side is provided with the twowing gate, said container being subjected to torsion by a force acting in the direction of the upper transverse beam of the gate frame.
  • FIG. 6 shows a further development of the positive coupling according to FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 7 represents a section taken along the line VII- VII of FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 8 represents a third embodiment of a positive coupling according to the invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a section taken along the line IX-IX of FIG. 8.
  • FIG. 10 represents a fourth embodiment of a positive coupling according to the invention.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a section taken along the line XI-XI of FIG. 10.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagrammatic illustration of the left-hand upper corner range of the rear wall of a container according to FIGS. 1 or 2, which rear wall is provided with the gate.
  • FIG. 13 shows on an enlarged scale that portion of FIG. 12 which is encircled by a dot-dash circle XIII and illustrates an embodiment of a link forming a hinge in conformity with the invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a section taken along the line XIV-XIV of FIG. 13.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates, similar to FIG. 13, a further embodiment of a link according to the invention.
  • FIG. 16 represents a further embodiment of a link according to the invention illustrated in a manner similar to that of FIG. 13.
  • FIG. 17 represents a section taken along the line XVII-XVII of FIGS. 15 or 16 and diagrammatically illustrates the design of the hinge eye when the hinge bolt or connected hinge pivot is fixedly connected with the bearing supports.
  • FIG. 18 shows still another embodiment of a hinge according to the invention in a manner similar to FIG. 13.
  • FIG. 19 illustrates, similar to FIG. 13, an additional embodiment of a link according to the invention.
  • FIG. 20 diagrammatically represents a section taken along the line XXXX of FIG. 18 or 19 through the hinge eye.
  • the container according to the present invention is characterized primarily in that with the gate closed there is provided a support which is adapted to be loaded in pulling direction and is yieldable in pressing direction while being arranged between diagonally oppositely located frame corner sections.
  • This support comprises a positive coupling bridging the dividing plane of the gate and extends from the gate links pertaining to the frame corner areas.
  • Said gate links respectively comprise 2 of freedom and in a plane parallel to the gate plane respectively form merely in the direction toward the door opening an abutment corresponding to the rated position of the gate.
  • twisting of the outer or door frame from its rectangular position can with the arrangement according to the invention be precisely determined and limited. In this way, not only the danger of damage to the door and door jamming will be excluded but also the safety on ships of closesly adjacent containers will be increased and deck lashing will be relieved. Inasmuch as the twisting forces are absorbed by pulling forces, also the twisting of the individual frame parts as for instance the upper and the lower gate transverse beam will be avoided by the very high forces in the points of attack of the gate closing means.
  • the positive coupling centrally in the intersecting region of the diagonals interconnecting the corner areas of the frame, and to have said positive coupling composed of two parts which are respectively associated with the gate wings and interengage when the gate is closed. In this way, when closing the gate, the pulling connection between diagonally oppositely located corner points of the gate frame is directly secured.
  • Particularly unequivocal power path and also particularly light gate constructions are in conformity with a further development of the invention obtainable by connecting one part of the coupling associated with one of the gate wings by means of struts extending along diagonals interconnecting corner areas connected to the links located within the region of the frame corner points and pertaining to the respective gate wing.
  • the V-shaped struts pertaining to a gate wing and extending away from each other from the corresponding part of the coupling may form fittings for the gate wings.
  • the overlapping coupling part by a plate to which are connected the struts pertaining to the corresponding gate wing.
  • a plate to which are connected the struts pertaining to the corresponding gate wing.
  • the coupling part associated with the other gate wing may be formed by end sections of struts associated with the corresponding gate part, extending in a V-shaped manner toward each other and being independent of each other.
  • both coupling parts by plates which are connected to struts associated with the respective corresponding gate wing. These plates overlap each other with the gate closed in such a way that the positive closing connection effective in pulling direction is located in the point of intersection of the straight lines which interconnect diagonally oppositely located frame corners.
  • closing connection effective in the pulling direction along diagonal interconnecting oppositely located frame corners there may between the two coupling parts preferably be provided a pivot or a hook connection.
  • a stud connection with round studs is particularly advisable.
  • the support according to the invention which is adapted to be loaded in pulling direction when the gate is closed and which in pressing direction is yieldable, can be realizedin a simple manner in that by an arrangement according to which with the link connections formed by hinges which respectively comprise two bearing supports, a hinge eye between said bearing supports and a hinge stud interconnecting the bearing supports and the hinge eye, the hinge eye is displaceable toward the outside relative to the bearing supports in a plane parallel to the gate plane from an abutment position which with regard to the gate frame is an inner abutment position and corresponds to the rated position of the respective gate wing.
  • This goal can be reached according to the present invention in various ways for instance by providing a fork-shaped slot for receiving the hinge bolt in the bearing supports, said slot being open toward the outside of the frame and extending in the direction of the plane of the gate while said reference to its cross section being perpendicular to said gate plane.
  • the displaceability may also be obtained by providing a fork-shaped slot for receiving the hinge slot, said slot being arranged in the hinge eye and with regard to the closing position of the respective gate wing being open toward the inner side of the frame while extending in the bearing supports or in the hinge eye.
  • hinge bolt is formed by a bar-shaped element which is arranged between the bearing supports, it is necessary with the design of the slot or oblong hole provided in the hinge eye that the said slot or oblong hole extends over the entire length of the hinge eye.
  • hinge bolt it is also possible according to the invention to provide hinge studs which are arranged either on the hinge eye or on the bearing supports.
  • hinge studs which are arranged either on the hinge eye or on the bearing supports.
  • only the end sides of the adjacent ranges of the hinge eye need be pro vided with a slot or an oblong hole.
  • the gate wings are connected to the gate frame by at least one hinge of customary construction provided between the hinging links arranged within the region of the corners of the frame.
  • this hinge due to the construction according to the invention, has merely to guide the respective gate wing when the latter is opened, it may be made relatively weak.
  • an additional hinge for guiding the respective gate wing and located between the hinge means associated with the corners of the frame it is, of course, possible to provide a plurality, preferably two hinges.
  • the opening and closing of the two-sectional gate is particularly simple with the arrangement according to the present invention.
  • the said closing means is advantageously formed by a bar pivotable on the gate wing and extending upwardly, said bar within theregion ofits ends being provided with cams having associated therewith corresponding receiving means at the upper and lower transverse beam of the gate frame.
  • the assembly of the gate wing can easily be effected since when receiving the hinge bolt of the hinge connections located within the region of the frame connections, in slots of the bearing supports or in a slot of the hinge eye, the gate wings have to be suspended only.
  • the great play which, with the construction according to the invention, is present in the hinges and may also be present in the closing means will assure that the gate wings can be well pivoted also when local deformations within the region of the gate occur.
  • F urthermore with the construction according to the invention, the lubrication of the hinges is of secondary importance in view of the large possible play in the hinges, which fact represents a considerable advantage over heretofore known constructions of the type involved.
  • the present invention excels also by saving hinges and additional closure means so that a container equipped according to the present invention not only has a higher twisting or torsion resistance but can additionally be made in a simpler and thereby less expensive manner. This fact is greatly aided by the fact that the stability of the leaves of the gate wings may be considerably less because they do not have to contribute to the stiffening of the frame.
  • FIG. 1 the arrangement shown therein comprises a container 1 of which in perspective illustration there is visible primarily only the rear side equipped with a gate 2.
  • Containers of the illustrated type are standardized as to their fundamental measurements and serve as large volume freight containers.
  • Gate 2 has two wings 3, 4 of which wing 3 is shown in its closing position whereas wing 4 occupies its opening position.
  • the wings 3, 4 are connected to the gate frame which forms the closure of the longitudinal walls of container 1 at the end face side.
  • the gate frame comprises an upper transverse beam 5 and a lower transverse beam 6 as well as upright longitudinal beams 7 one of which only is visible.
  • connection of the gate wings 3, 4 is, as illustrated for the wing 3, effected primarily by linkage means 8 provided within the region of the gate frame corners of which special designs will be explained further below.
  • linkage means 8 provided within the region of the gate frame corners of which special designs will be explained further below.
  • a support which is adapted to be subjected to loads in pulling direction.
  • This support in the illustrated embodiments, that of FIG. 1 being considered first, is formed by diagonally extending struts 9, 10.
  • the struts 9, 10 are, within the region of the link connections 8, connected to the connecting part of fitting 11 on the gate side and within the region of the separating plane between the two gate wings where they are divided, are connected to each other through the invention of a positive coupling 12 (FIG.
  • the leaves of the gate wings 3, 4 are formed by plane self-supporting plates, those sections of the struts 9, 10 which are connected to the fittings 11 on the gate side, preferably by welding, and are respectively associated with a gate wing, 3, 4, are preferably screwed onto the outside of the gate leaves.
  • the gate wings as in the embodiment of FIG. 2 have frame 13 to the outside of which there are mounted covers for instance cover plates 14, it is expedient to arrange the struts (9' and 10 of FIG. 2) with their sections respectively associated with a gate wing 3, 4 within the frame 13.
  • the struts (9' and 10 of FIG. 2) with their sections respectively associated with a gate wing 3, 4 within the frame 13.
  • the respective gate wing frames 13, which include the corresponding strut sections, and also the additional support for the cover 14 it is possible, as illustrated in FIG. 2, to provide ad ditional stiffening means 15 between the sections os struts 9', which sections are associated with a gate wing for instance the wing 4.
  • these stiffening means 15 are formed by a profiled strut 16 which extends parallel to the vertical edges of frame 13 and by two transverse struts 17 which extend between the profiled struts l6 and the outside frame beam 18 of frame 13.
  • the fittings on the gate side are preferably directly connected to those sections of the struts 9, 10 which pertain to the respective gate wing 3, 4.
  • the struts 9, 10; 9, 10 are interrupted within the region of the division of the gate and when the gate 2 is closed are non-yieldably connected to each other in pulling direction by a positive coupling 12.
  • the coupling 12 of the embodiments according to FIGS. 1 and 2 is shown in detail in FIG. 3 and comprises primarily a plate 19 which is connected to the gate wing 4 and in closed position of gate 2 overlaps the central portion of gate wing 3.
  • Plate 19 is provided with recesses 20 having associated therewith counter members 21 on the gate wing 3 which counter members when the gate 2 is closed nest in the recesses 20 in such a manner that in pulling direction a nonyieldable anchoring of the sections of struts 9, 9; 10, I is obtained, which sections are provided along the diagonals and pertain to different gate wings 3, 4.
  • those sections of the positive coupling 12 to which the corresponding sections of struts 9, l0; 9, 10' are respectively firmly connected, those sections of struts 9, 10; 9, 10 which are associated with the corresponding gate wings, extend away from each other in a V-shaped manner.
  • the said parts of the coupling 12 are formed on one hand by plate 19 provided with recesses 20 and on the other hand by counter members 21.
  • the said parts of the coupling 12 are respectively associated with the gate wings 4 and 3.
  • the counter members 21 are connected only with the pertaining strut section but are not connected to each other.
  • Plate 19, which is placed on the outside of the gate wing 4 is, on the other hand, directly connected to the strut sections pertaining to the corresponding gate wing.
  • the recesses 20 in plate 19 have, inconformity with the shape of the counter members 21, approximately trapezoidal cross section and are machined into the inner surfaceof plate 19 which in closed position of the gate faces toward the gate wing 3.
  • the trapezoidal counter members 21 are so mounted on the gate wing 3 that they taper in the direction toward the oppositely located gate wing 4 so that in pulling direction relatively wide engaging surfaces 22 are obtained between the counter members 21 and the corresponding rim portions of the recesses 20.
  • the recesses 20 may advantageously be over-dimensioned relative to the counter members 21. With the gate wings closed, the play between the engaging surfaces 22 of the counter members 21 and the corresponding surfaces of the recesses 20 should be as small as possible.
  • FIGS. 7-11 Further embodiments of positive couplings 12 according to the invention are illustrated in FIGS. 7-11. All embodiments in these figures have in common that the coupling 12 is located within the region of intersection of the diagonals which interconnect diagonally oppositely located frame corners.
  • FIG. 6 corresponds to a great extent to the embodiment of FIGS. I to 3, and the same reference numerals used in connection with FIGS. 1 to 3 are therefore also applied with regard to the embodiment of FIG. 6.
  • the positive connection between the plate 19 associated with the gate wing 4 and connected to the sections of struts 9 and 10 provided on these gate wings on one hand, and the sections of the corresponding struts associated with the gate wing 3, is effected by connecting studs 23.
  • These connecting studs 23 are provided on sections 24, 25 ofthe corresponding strut sections, said sections 24, 25 being located in the overlapping range of plate 19.
  • Round recesses 26 in plate 19 correspond to the circular studs 23.
  • the plate 19 has additionally recesses 27 in which the sections 24, 25 are located so that an overall flat construction is obtained.
  • the struts 9 and 10 are, within the region of their sections 24, 25, provided with a bead 28 which extends transverse to the direction of extension of the struts.
  • the plate 19 is provided with a recess 29 which has a rim 30 extending behind the bead 28 in pulling direction.
  • this embodiment corresponds to a major extent to that of FIGS. 6 and 7.
  • the plate 19 has an almost square-shaped cross section. In view of the over-lapping within the range of the positive coupling 12, additional fittings, as strips or the like, can be omitted.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 there is provided an embodiment according to which a common positive connection is provided for the intercrossing and respectively interrupted struts 9 and 10.
  • the strut sections respectively associated with the gate wings 3, 4 are within the region of their intersecting points connected by plates 31 and 32 which overlap each other within the region of intersection of the diagonals when the gate is closed.
  • the plate 32 is equipped with a stud-shaped extension 33 of circular cross section, which extension, when the gate is closed, engages a corresponding recess 34 of plate 31, which latter partially rests on plate 32. Stud or pivot 33 is located at the point of intersection of the diagonals as shown in FIG. 10 so that by means of said stud 33 always a proper power transfer is assured regardless of whether the struts 9 or 10 are subjected to pulling stresses.
  • the design according to the present invention is able to absorb high torsion or twisting forces without any material distortion of the container.
  • the linkage means 8 for the gate wings 3, 4 within the range of the frame corners are so designed that the pivot axes of the linkage means can in pressing direction escape toward the means of whichthe above conditions can be realized will now be described.
  • the gate frame while being anchored relative to the surface 35 is subjected to a transverse force for instance a force P acting in the direction of the upper gate frame transverse beam 5, the gate frame will with a correspondingly heavy load occupy the position shown in full lines in FIG. 5.
  • the gate frame has the shape of a parallellogram, and different lengths are obtained for the lines connecting diagonally oppositely located frame corners. From these changes in length, again with regard to the illustration of FIG. 5, pulling stresses in the direction of the strut l0 occur to which when retaining the starting position of the linkage means 8 associated with the struts 9 relative to the frame, a pressure load would correspond in the direction of the strut 9.
  • the desired operation is realized by the fact that the bearing supports 41 connected to the corner part 40 of the gate frame have oblong holes 42 for receiving the hinge pivots 38 connected to the hinge eye 39, said oblong holes 42 extending in the direction of the gate plane, and in cross section are perpendicular to the gate plane.
  • the hinge eye 44 comprises a bore in the form of an oblong hole 45 for the hinge bolt 43, which latter is held in the bearing supports 46.
  • the hinge eye 44 With regard to the rated position of the gate wing with a rectangular gate frame and with a closed gate, with this design, that surface 47 of the oblong hole 45 which is adjacent to the outside of the frame will engage the hinge bolt 43.
  • the hinge eye 44 and thereby also the gate wing will be able in its range adjacent to said hinge means to move in outward direction.
  • FIG. 16 shows an embodiment in which instead of one hinge bolt there are employed two hinge pivots 43' which engage oblong holes 45 designed in conformity with the oblong hole 45.
  • FIGS. 18-20 illustrate two embodiments according to which the hinge eye 49 itself is so designed that a displacement toward the outside of the frame will be possible.
  • This is realized according to FIG. 18 by the fact that the hinge eye 49, which is guided on a hinge bolt 50 held in the bearing supports 48, is over its entire length provided with a slot-shaped recess 51 which latter opens toward the gate.
  • the engagement of the rearward slot surface 52 with the hinge bolt 50 in the vicinity of the outside of the frame corresponds to an above mentioned rated position of the gate wing.'ln contrast to the arrangement of FIG. 18, with the arrangement of FIG.
  • hinge pivots 50' instead of a hinge bolt 50.
  • These hinge pivots 50 are connected to the bearing supports 48 and have associated therewith slot-shaped recesses 51 in the hinge eye 49.
  • the design of the recesses 51' correspond to the design of the bolt 51 in FIG. 18.
  • the slots 51, 51' are also with this embodiment arranged parallel to the gate plane and have a width which preferably is somewhat greater than the diameter of the hinge bolt 50, 50'.
  • the gate can in its overall construction be designed light inasmuch as distortions will not occur. This is also aided by the fact that with the design according to the invention, in contrast to heretofore constructions, the same torsion forces will cause considerably lower frame displacements so that a jamming of the gate wings relative to the gate frame under the customary occurring loads will not occur.
  • FIG. 5 shows that the displacements which occur between the gate wings and the frame of the gate with loads of the container within customary limits will, with ordinarily provided gate gaps, not cause the gate wings to engage the frame. Also in this respect, the fact that the linkage means 8 according to the invention bring about an inclined position of the gate wings relative to the frame beam on which they are mounted will have a favorable result.
  • each of the gate wings 3, 4 has associated therewith closure means which in customary manner are formed by a bar 53 which is pivotable relative to the respective gate wing.
  • Bar 53 is, within the range of its ends, provided with cams 54 which engage recess means 55 provided at the lower frame transverse beam 6.
  • closure means 52-55 do not have to contribute to the stiffening of the gate frame or to the stiffening of that end face of the container 1 which is provided with a gate 2.
  • the gate wings are in the embodiment pivotally connected by means of two further hinges 56 within the ranges between the link means 8.
  • the hinges 56 may be of a relatively light construction and may be designed in customary manner. Expediently, however, they have a relatively great play in order not to jam or to be twisted as a result of possible and admissible displacements of the gate wings relative to the frame.
  • Hinges 56 are expediently arranged in the central range between the link means 8.
  • link means 8 pertaining to frame corners located opposite to each other are directly connected by the struts and the positive coupling, the gate itself is not subjected to twisting or torsion stresses even if these stresses are rather high.
  • a container having top and bottom and side walls and front and back end faces interconnected to form a container, one said end face comprising wings forming a closure and access gate for the container, hinge means near the top and bottom of the outer edge of each wing comprising first parts fixed to the container and second parts fixed to the wings, diagonal support arms and positive coupling means near the center of the inner edges of said wings for positively interconnecting with said diagonal support arms respectively as to the inner edges of said wings when the wings are in closed position, and means pivotally interconnecting each said first part of a said hinge means to the second part thereof for relative pivoted movement thereof on a vertical axis, said means preventing relative movement between the said parts of respective hinge means of a diagonally oppositely located pair of said hinge means in a respective direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container and permitting relative movement therebetween in the other direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container.
  • a container having top and bottom and' side walls and front and back end faces interconnected to form a container, one said end face comprising wings forming a closure and access gate for the container, hinge means near the top and bottom of the outer edge of each wing comprising first parts fixed to the container and second parts fixed to the wings, positive coupling means near the center of the inner edges of said wings for positively interconnecting the inner edges of said wings when the wings are in closed position, means pivotally interconnecting each said first part of a said hinge means to the second part thereof for relative pivoted movement thereof on a vertical axis, said means preventing relative movement between the said parts of respective hinge means of a diagonally oppositely located pair of said hinge means in a respective direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container and permitting relative movement therebetween in the other direction of relative movement of said top and bottom walls of said container, and brace elements connected to each wing and extending from each said second part of said hinge means diagonally across the respective wing toward the said coupling means, said brace elements at the
  • a container according to claim 2 which includes brace elements connected to each wing and extending from each said second part of said hinge means diagonally across the respective wing toward the said coupling means.
  • a container according to claim 2 in which said coupling means comprises a first portion on one of said wings and within the confines of the respective wing and a second portion fixed to the other wing and protruding therefrom so as to overlap said first portion when the wings are in closed position.
  • a container according to claim 2 in which said means pivotally interconnecting said parts of each hinge means comprises pin means on the pivot axis of the hinge means and carried by one of said parts, and recess means in the other of said parts receiving said pin means and having a dimension in a direction parallel to the respective wing in closed position thereof and perpendicular to said pivot axis which is greater than the diameter of said pin means, one end of said recess means abutting the pin means when the respective wing is in proper closed position.
  • each hinge means has hinge bolt means on the pivot axis of the respective hinge means, and the other said part comprises slots receiving said hinge bolt means and parallel to the plane of the respective wing when the wing is in closed position and open at one end.
  • a container according to claim 2 in which the said second part of each hinge medium.
  • These comprises hinge bolt means extending out opposite ends thereof on the pivot axis of the respective hinge means while the said first part of the respective hinge means has sockets formed therein for receiving the ends of the hinge bolt and open in a direction away from the respective wing in closed position thereof.
  • each said first part of each hinge means comprises pivot pins spaced on thepivot axis of the respective hinge means and projecting totward each other, the said second part of the respective hinge means comprising sockets receiving said pin means and open in a direction toward the respective wing.
  • a container according to claim 2 in which the said means pivotally interconnecting the first and second part of each hinge means comprises a pivot bolt on the pivot axis of the hinge means, apertures in said first and second parts of the hinge means receiving said bolt, at least one of said apertures being elongated in a plane parallel to the plane of the respective wing when in closed position.
  • a container having top and bottom and side walls and front and back end faces interconnected to form a container, one said end face comprising wings forming a closure and access gate for the container, hinge means near the top and bottom of the outer edge of each wing comprising first parts fixed to the container and second parts fixed to the wings, positive coupling means near the center of the inner edges of said wings for positively interconnecting the inner edges of said wings when the wings are in closed position, means pivotally interconnecting each said first part of a said hinge means to the second part thereof for relative pivoted movement thereof on a vertical axis, said means preventing relative movement between the said parts of respective hinge means of a diagonally oppositely located pair of said hinge means in a respective direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container and permitting relative movement therebetween in the other direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container, and brace elements connected to each wing and extending from each said second part of said hinge means diagonally across the respective wing toward the said coupling means, said coupling means comprising
  • hinge means near the top and bottom of the outer edge of each wing comprises first parts fixed to the container and second parts fixed to the wings, positive coupling means near the center of the inner edges of said wings for positively interconnecting the inner edges of said wings when the wings are in closed position, means pivotally interconnecting each said first part of a said hinge means to the second part thereof for relative pivoted movement thereof on a vertical axis, said means preventing relative movement between the said parts of respective hinge means of a diagonally oppositely located pair of said hinge means in a respective direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container and permitting relative movement therebetween in the other direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container, brace elements connected to each wing and extending from each said second part of said hinge means diagonally across the respective wing toward the said coupling means, said coupling means including a
  • a container having top and bottom and side walls and front and back end faces interconnected to form a container, one said end face comprising wings forming a closure and access gate for the container, hinge means near the top and bottom of the outer edge of each wing comprising first parts fixed to the container and second parts fixed to the wings, positive coupling means near the center of the inner edges of said wings for positively interconnecting the inner edges of said wings when the wings are in closed position, means pivotally interconnecting each said first part of a said hinge means to the second part thereof for relative pivoted movement thereof on a vertical axis, said means preventing relative movement between the said parts of respective hinge means of a diagonally oppositely located pair of said hinge means in a respective direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container and permitting relative movement therebetween in the outer direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container, brace elements connected to each wing and extending from each said second part of said hinge means diagonally across the respective wing toward the said coupling means, said coupling means including
  • a container having top and bottom and side walls and front and back end faces interconnected to form a container, one said end face comprising wings forming a closure and access gate for the container, hinge means near the top and bottom of the outer edge of each ,wing comprising first parts fixed to the container and second parts fixed to the wings, positive coupling means near the center of the inner edges of said wings for positively interconnecting the inner edges of said wings when the wings are in closed position, means pivotally interconnecting each said first part of a said hinge means to the second part thereof for relative pivoted movement thereof on a vertical axis, said means preventing relative movement between the said parts of respective hinge means of a diagonally oppositely located pair of said hinge means in a respective direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container and permitting relative movement therebetween in the other direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container, brace elements connected to each wing and extending from each said second part of said hinge means diagonally across the respective wing toward the said coupling means, said coupling means including
  • a container having top and bottom and side walls and front and back end faces interconnected to form a container, one said end face comprising wings forming a closure and access gate for the container, hinge means near the top and bottom of the outer edge of each wing comprising first parts fixed to the container and second parts fixed to the wings, positive coupling means near the center of the inner edges of said wings for positively interconnecting the inner edges of said wings when the wings are in closed position, means pivotally interconnecting each said first part of a said hinge means to the second part thereof for relative pivoted movement thereof on a vertical axis, said means preventing relative movement between the said parts of respective hinge means of a diagonally oppositely located pair of said hinge means in a respective direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container and permitting relative movement therebetween in the other direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container, brace elements connected to each wing and extending from each said second part of said hinge means diagonally across the respective wing toward the said coupling means, said coupling means including
  • a container having top and bottom and side walls and front and back end faces interconnected to form a container, one said end face comprising wings forming a closure and access gate for the container, hinge means near the top and bottom of the outer edge of each wing comprising first parts fixed to the container and second parts fixed to the wings, positive coupling means near the center of the inner edges of said wings for positively interconnecting the inner edges of said wings when the wings are in closed position, means pivotally interconnecting each said first part of a said hinge means to the second part thereof for relative pivoted movement thereof on a vertical axis, said means preventing relative movement between the said parts of respective hinge means of a diagonally oppositely located pair of said hinge means in a respective direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container and permitting relative movement therebetween in the other direction of relative lateral movement of said top and bottom walls of said container, said one end face of said container being formed to provide a frame extending around said gate, said first part of said hinge means being mounted on said frame, and corner braces secured to said
  • a container according to claim 19 which includes brace elements connected to each wing and extending from each said second part of said hinge means diagonally across the respective wing toward the said coupling means, said brace elements being fixed to the respective second parts of said hinge means.

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