US 12,246,914 B2
Removable cargo container base brackets
Thomas R. Pherson, Daniel Island, SC (US)
Assigned to Advanced Composite Structures, LLC, Charleston, SC (US)
Filed by Advanced Composite Structures, LLC, Charleston, SC (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/971,075.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/270,754, filed on Oct. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0125651 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 90/12 (2006.01); B65D 90/08 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 90/12 (2013.01) [B65D 90/08 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A base for a cargo container, the base comprising:
a bottom plate;
a top plate having a top surface facing away from the bottom plate;
risers interconnecting the top plate and the bottom plate;
a bracket extending between the top plate and the bottom plate and configured to maintain a distance between the top plate and the bottom plate, the bracket replaceable from the base without access to the top surface of the top plate, the bracket including a foot, a head, and a body interconnecting the foot and the head, the foot fixed to the bottom plate, the head secured to the top plate; and
a latch fixed to the top plate, the latch securing the head of the bracket to the top plate, the latch fixed to the top plate by fasteners passing through the latch and the top plate.