Patent ID: 9248957
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B28B,B65D,E04B,E04G,E04H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A height adjustable column for a shipping container building structure, wherein the column has: (i) an upper sleeve portion, having an upper part with engagement features engageable by a container handling apparatus and a lower part with slotted apertures adapted to engage with locking means on a corresponding sleeve, and wherein the upper sleeve portion has an open cross section; (ii) a middle sleeve portion, having an upper part with engagement features engageable by a container handling apparatus and with locking means and a lower part with engagement features engageable by a container handling apparatus and with locking detents, and wherein the middle sleeve portion has an open cross section; (iii) a lower sleeve portion, having an upper part with slotted apertures adapted to engage with locking means on a corresponding sleeve and a lower part with engagement features engageable by a container handling apparatus, and wherein the lower sleeve portion has an open cross section; (iv) lifting points situated at the upper part of the upper sleeve portion and/or the lower part of the lower sleeve portion, the lifting points accommodating the respective engagement features of the upper and lower sleeve portions for lifting purposes and the lifting points having removable means with co-operating engagement features that are alignable with the respective engagement features of the upper and lower sleeve portions, the removable means are adaptable to be removed to allow access to and use of an interior of the column once the column is at the adjusted height within the building structure, and engagement means to engage and hold structural elements of a building structure in place when the column is in an extended position, wherein the middle sleeve portion is adapted to slide and be positionable within the lower and upper sleeve portions and the upper sleeve portion is adapted to slide and be positionable within the lower sleeve portion so that when the column is in a non-extended position the middle sleeve portion is fully slid within the lower and upper sleeve portions and a substantive length of the upper sleeve portion is slid within the lower sleeve such that the lower engagement feature of the middle sleeve portion is aligned and coincides with the engagement feature of the lower sleeve portion and the upper engagement feature of the middle sleeve portion is aligned and coincides with the engagement feature of the upper sleeve portion such that the height of the column is at a reduced height when the column is in the extended position the locking means on the middle portion engage and lock with the corresponding slotted apertures on the lower and upper sleeve portions as to support and retain the column in an extended position.