Abstract

A galley cart for moving along a passenger aisle of a vehicle is presented, the galley cart comprising a body comprising an upper portion, a lower portion, a right lateral portion, a left lateral portion and a door opening, the galley cart comprising wheels attached to the lower portion for supporting the body, a door pivotally attached to the body and adapted to mate with the door opening, and a locking mechanism operatively associated with the door, the locking mechanism comprising a first door-locking portion, and a second door-locking portion, each door-locking portion locking independently the door to the body when the door is closing the door opening. A securing mechanism and a method of use is also presented.

IPC Classes  ?

• B64D 11/04 - Galleys
• A47B 31/06 - Service or tea tables, trolleys, or wagons adapted to the use in vehicles

Abstract

A reinforced composite material cargo pallet including a core reinforced with two fused opposed layers of thermoplastic material and two opposed layers of aluminum is provided. The core, the layers of thermoplastic material and the two opposed layers of aluminum can be sized and designed to fit into a recess portion defined in the frame.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65D 19/18 - Rigid pallets with side walls, e.g. box pallets with bodies formed by uniting or interconnecting two or more components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
• B65D 19/32 - Rigid pallets without side walls with bodies formed by uniting or interconnecting two or more components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
• B65D 19/00 - Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
• B65D 88/14 - Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport by air
• B29L 31/00 - Other particular articles
• B29C 65/00 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor

Abstract

A collapsible container having an expanded storage configuration and a collapsed storage configuration is provided, the collapsible container comprising a floor portion; a ceiling portion opposed to the floor portion; at least one wall portion disposed between the floor portion and the ceiling portion; at least one door portion disposed between the floor portion and the ceiling portion; and at least two posts having a collapsed length configuration and an expanded length configuration, the at least two posts, in the collapsed length configuration, being adapted to interconnect the ceiling portion to the floor portion when the container is in the collapsed configuration and, in the expanded length configuration, being adapted to interconnect the ceiling portion to the floor portion when the container is in the expanded configuration. A collapsible container kit and a method of using the collapsible container is also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65D 8/14 - Containers having a curved cross-section formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor characterised by wall construction or by connection between walls collapsible
• B65D 19/42 - Arrangements or applications of rollers or wheels

Abstract

A collapsible container having an expanded storage configuration and a collapsed storage configuration is provided, the collapsible container comprising a floor portion; a ceiling portion opposed to the floor portion; at least one wall portion disposed between the floor portion and the ceiling portion; at least one door portion disposed between the floor portion and the ceiling portion; and at least two posts having a collapsed length configuration and an expanded length configuration, the at least two posts, in the collapsed length configuration, being adapted to interconnect the ceiling portion to the floor portion when the container is in the collapsed configuration and, in the expanded length configuration, being adapted to interconnect the ceiling portion to the floor portion when the container is in the expanded configuration. A collapsible container kit and a method of using the collapsible container is also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

• B23P 11/00 - Connecting or disconnecting metal parts or objects by metal-working techniques, not otherwise provided for
• B23P 19/04 - Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformationTools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes for assembling or disassembling parts
• B65D 6/22 - Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor collapsible with hinged components and detachable components