Portable transport container and transport container holder system of a vehicle

US10576898B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Thomas Baranowski · Würselen, DE
• Maik Broda · Würselen, DE
• Julius Maximilian Engelke · Aachen, DE
• Marcel Mathissen · Übach-Palenberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 7, 2018
• Grant date: Mar 3, 2020
• Expiry date: Sep 7, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D5/445
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A portable transport container includes at least one base panel and at least four side panels which are connected to one another with pivotable connections in order to enable a movement of the transport container at least between an open use position and a closed storage position. The at least one base panel and the four side panels are composed primarily of plastic. A plurality of reinforcing elements comprising plastic film are provided which are connected in a firmly bonded manner at least in sections contiguously near to the surface either to the base panel or to one of the four side panels. A transport container holder system of a vehicle includes at least one such portable transport container and a trunk floor and/or a backseat bench of the vehicle, in which at least one open cavity for accommodating one of the portable transport containers is provided for each of the portable transport containers.