Patent ID: 9067721
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B28B,B65D,E04B,E04G,E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a transportable expandable shipping container for use as a building structure, wherein the transportable expandable shipping container during transportation houses within a minimum of two roofs and two floors such that when the transportable expandable shipping container is expanded for use as a building structure the transportable expandable shipping container makes up a minimum area of that of two standard shipping containers, the method includes: providing a container base and vertical members, providing at least one first vertical wall portion adapted to be attachable to the base and adapted to extend less than the packaged height of the container, providing an upper surface secured at least in one position to an upper portion of a vertical member, providing at least one second vertical wall portion adapted to extend towards the first vertical wall portion from the upper surface, the vertical members having a horizontally extending channel to support a portion of a load bearing beam adapted to extend between two spaced apart expandable vertical members; extending the members to an expanded position; attaching at least some part of an interchangeable and relocatable side walls to an upper part of the height adjustable container during expansion; and attaching at least some other part of the interchangeable and relocatable side walls to the lower part of the height adjustable container during expansion whereby the lower part of the side walls is substantially high enough to accommodate building components, fittings, furniture and fixtures below its height; wherein when the container is in an unextended position the height of the container is at a reduced height of at least 50% to that of a standard shipping container and when the container is in the extended position the container is at a height equal to that of a habitable area or greater than the height of a standard shipping container and the erected side walls are coaxially aligned to form outer walls having a flat planar surface along the entire surface area of the outer wall.