US 12,291,137 B1
Shipping container hitch and wheel attachment
Richard Soares, Swansea, MA (US)
Filed by Richard Soares, Swansea, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/666,643.
Int. Cl. B60P 1/64 (2006.01); B60P 7/13 (2006.01); B60S 9/02 (2006.01); B62D 53/06 (2006.01); B62D 53/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 1/6481 (2013.01) [B60P 1/6409 (2013.01); B60P 7/13 (2013.01); B60S 9/02 (2013.01); B62D 53/061 (2013.01); B62D 53/068 (2013.01); B62D 53/0842 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shipping container enhancement comprising
a hitch structure, a plurality of wheel structures, and an intermodal freight container;
wherein the hitch structure removably attaches to the intermodal freight container;
wherein each wheel structure selected from the plurality of wheel structures removably attaches to the intermodal freight container;
wherein the hitch structure and the plurality of wheel structures temporarily modify the intermodal freight container such that intermodal freight container can be directly towed by a tractor;
wherein the intermodal freight container further comprises a plurality of receiving slots;
wherein each receiving slot selected from the plurality of receiving slots is a negative space that is formed in a lateral side of the intermodal freight container;
wherein each receiving slot selected from the plurality of receiving slots forms an anchor point that anchors a wheel structure selected from the plurality of wheel structures to the intermodal freight container;
wherein the hitch structure comprises a cross bar, a plurality of steel hooks, and a tongue structure;
wherein the cross bar attaches the plurality of steel hooks to the tongue structure.