Load-bearing hollow core base panel
US4407878A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24669
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A portable airfreight container base panel or other load-bearing panel of hollow core reinforced construction comprising top and bottom sheets interconnected and maintained in parallel relationship by spaced parallel ribs, with the top sheet additionally supported by nonfastened intercostal tubular columns bridging between sheets and maintained in preselected design positions, suited to the specific load requirements of individual applications, by one or more styrofoam retainer sheets or equivalent means apertured to receive and hold the columns in position.
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