Patent ID: 11939150
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
moving a transformable assembly of a transformable cargo container from a ground configuration to an aircraft configuration, wherein the transformable assembly is coupled to a main container body of the transformable cargo container and comprises one or more supplemental containers, at least one of the one or more supplemental containers being configured to house refrigeration equipment, wherein the one or more supplemental containers comprises a first container rotatably coupled to the main container body via a first hinge and a second container rotatably coupled to the first container via a second hinge and a bracket, wherein the refrigeration equipment is configured to control a temperature inside the main container body, wherein the first hinge is configured to couple to a sprocket, wherein the transformable assembly further comprises a drive gear coupled to the main container body and configured to couple to the sprocket and move the transformable assembly between the aircraft configuration and the ground configuration based on movement of the sprocket, and wherein based on the transformable assembly being in the aircraft configuration, the refrigeration equipment is configured to supply coolant into the main container body; and
loading the transformable cargo container into a fuselage of an aircraft based on the transformable assembly being in the aircraft configuration.