Patent ID: 8528732
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A container for transportation and/or storage of items, the container comprising: a base frame having a generally rectangular shape with four corners; an enclosure supported above the base frame and having a length and a width and an open top, the enclosure defining two end portions that are disposed opposite one another along the length of the enclosure, the two end portions each bounded by a corresponding pair of corners of the base frame; a securing arrangement, disposed within the enclosure, comprising an upright restraint configured to be advanced and retracted across the width of the enclosure for holding the items in an upright orientation; and an access arrangement, enabling placing items into the enclosure or removing items from the enclosure, the access arrangement providing access to at least one of the two end portions of the enclosure, the access arrangement comprising a first movable side panel disposed proximate a given end portion of the two end portions of the enclosure; said first moveable side panel being pivotable about a first vertical pivot axis provided on a first vertical support member that extends upward from the base frame from a location intermediate first and second corners of the base frame, the first corner belonging to the pair of corners that bounds the given end portion of the enclosure, and the second corner belonging to the pair of corners that bounds the other end portion of the enclosure, wherein the first moveable side panel has a side disposed adjacent the first corner of the base frame in a closed configuration, whereby the pivoting movement of the first moveable side panel about the first vertical pivot axis renders open the given end portion of the enclosure at the first corner of the base frame; and said first movable side panel having a top edge that defines a portion of the open top of the enclosure in the closed configuration of the first moveable side panel.