Accession Number:

AD0831121

Title:

REUSABLE METAL SHIPPING CONTAINER (CONEX III).

Descriptive Note:

Technical Information rept.

Corporate Author:

PITTSBURGH UNIV WASHINGTON DC RESEARCH STAFF

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1968-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

16.0

Abstract:

The development of a reusable steel shipping container is described. The new container, mounted on skids, is 8 by 8 by 6.46 feet, with a volume of 350 cubic feet and a capacity of 13,000 pounds. Connecting devices on the containers make it possible to join the containers to form a single unit. Three of the containers connected together form a single unit 20 feet long, a standard recommended by the American Standards Association, for use in commercial rail, highway, and water shipping. The connected unit of three containers, with a gross weight of 44,800 pounds, can be lifted by a cable sling with a spreader. The double-door, all-welded container is protected against rain and pilferage. Design tests are being conducted. Author

Descriptors:

• *CONTAINERS
• CARGO
• STEEL
• TRANSPORTATION
• HANDLING
• VOLUME
• FASTENINGS
• SPECIFICATIONS
• MOISTUREPROOFING
• RECLAMATION

Subject Categories:

• Containers and Packaging

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE