US 12,252,334 B2
Specialty intermodal container having a roll cover roof, method of use and manufacture
James Francesco, Ridgefield Park, NJ (US); William W. Gay, Ridgefield Park, NJ (US); and Robert Berns, Ridgefield Park, NJ (US)
Assigned to Arrowhead Environmental Partners, LLC
Filed by ARROWHEAD ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERS, LLC, Ridgefield Park, NJ (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/369,526.
Application 18/369,526 is a continuation of application No. 17/526,990, filed on Nov. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,787,625.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/115,427, filed on Nov. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0002143 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 88/12 (2006.01); B65D 90/02 (2019.01); B65D 90/54 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 88/126 (2013.01) [B65D 88/127 (2013.01); B65D 90/02 (2013.01); B65D 90/54 (2013.01); B65D 2588/125 (2013.01); B65D 2590/02 (2013.01); B65D 2590/54 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intermodal container, comprising:
first and second ends, joined by first and second sides in a generally rectangular configuration;
a generally continuous floor cooperating with the first and second ends and the first and second sides to form an open top container;
a plurality of roof overhangs extending adjacent a top of the open top container, generally parallel to the floor;
a roll cover having a first position in which the open top container is substantially open to the ambient environment to allow for loading from above the first and second sides and first and second ends of the open top container, and a second position in which the open top container is substantially closed to the ambient environment to prevent any contents of the open top container to be ejected from the open top container during transport;
a plurality of top reinforcement rails disposed adjacent upper portions of the first and second sides, and extending from the first side to the second side;
a center cross member extending from the first side to the second side;
wherein the center cross member is located at an approximate midpoint between the first and second ends; and
wherein the center cross member is located at an approximate midpoint between the continuous floor and the roll cover, when the roll cover is in the second position.