US RE50,321 E1
Shipping container adapter
Christopher Wayne Forrest, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Assigned to Container Creations LLC, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed by Christopher Wayne Forrest, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/713,796.
Application 17/713,796 is a reissue of application No. 15/497,684, filed on Apr. 26, 2017, granted, now 10,723,547, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Int. Cl. B65D 88/74 (2006.01); E04C 2/32 (2006.01); E04C 2/52 (2006.01); E04D 13/17 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 88/741 (2013.01) [E04C 2/322 (2013.01); E04C 2/523 (2013.01); E04D 13/17 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
[ 11. An adapter for a shipping container, comprising:
a base that defines an inner boundary, wherein the base comprises at least two upper corrugated portions that are each configured to align with corrugated panels of the shipping container; and
an intermediate section comprising a sidewall configuration that is vertical, the sidewall configuration joined in an airtight manner along a full length the inner boundary of the base, the sidewall configuration extended upward to a common height above an upper extremity of the at least two upper corrugated portions of the base, and a top surface joined to the sidewall configuration at upper edges of the sidewall configuration, wherein the intermediate section is connected with the at least two upper corrugated portions and defines a space between the top surface and the sidewall configuration that is configured to disperse air as the air enters or gather air as the air exits the adapter; and
a collar extended from the top surface of the intermediate section and opened into the space enclosed by the sidewall configuration and the top surface of the intermediate section,
wherein the base, the intermediate section, and the collar are joined in an airtight manner that is sealable against the corrugated panels of the shipping container.]