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Accession Number:
AD0831121
Title:
REUSABLE METAL SHIPPING CONTAINER (CONEX III).
Corporate Author:
PITTSBURGH UNIV WASHINGTON DC RESEARCH STAFF
Report Date:
1968-03-01
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
Descriptive Note:
Technical Information rept.
Pages:
0016
Contract Number:
DA-49-186-AMC-214(D)
File Size:
0.00MB
