Patent ID: 6179522
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B09B,B65D,B65F,E04H,Y02W,Y10S

Abstract:
A mobile reuse center structure for storing containers of hazardous materials, said mobile reuse center structure comprising:(a) a rectangular shaped base assembly having a first group of four corner fittings, one of the first group of four corner fittings of said rectangular shaped base assembly being disposed at each corner of said rectangular shaped base assembly;(b) first and second side walls extending perpendicularly upward from said base assembly;(c) a rear wall extending perpendicularly upward from said base assembly and a front wall extending perpendicularly upward from said base assembly, one end of each of said side walls being secured to a separate one of the opposed ends of said front wall and the other end of each of said side walls being secured to a separate one of the opposed ends of said rear wall to form a rectangular shaped assembly of upstanding walls;(d) an interior wall extending perpendicularly upward from said base assembly, said interior wall being positioned near the rear end of said mobile reuse center structure, said first and second side walls being secured to a separate one of the opposed ends of said interior wall to form an interior portion of said mobile reuse center structure that is defined between said interior wall and said front wall and between said first and second side walls and a machinery compartment that is defined from said interior wall to the rear wall of said mobile reuse center structure;(e) a rectangular shaped roof assembly mounted atop said rectangular shaped assembly of upstanding walls and extending horizontally over the interior portion and the machinery compartment of said mobile reuse center structure, said rectangular shaped roof assembly having a second group of four corner fittings, one of the second group of four corner fittings of said rectangular shaped roof assembly being disposed at each corner of said rectangular shaped roof assembly;(f) a rectangular shaped drum rack mounted on top of said rectangular shaped roof assembly of said mobile reuse center structure, said rectangular shaped drum rack being aligned with said roof assembly of said mobile reuse center structure and removable therefrom, said drum rack being adapted for storage of said containers of hazardous materials;(g) said drum rack having a third group of four corner fittings, one of the third group of four corner fittings of said rectangular shaped drum rack being disposed at each corner of said rectangular shaped drum rack; and(h) four twistlock stackers, each twistlock stacker of said four twistlock stackers coupling one of said second group of four corner fittings of said rectangular shaped roof assembly to an aligned one of said third group of four corner fittings of said rectangular shaped drum rack to secure said rectangular shaped drum rack to said rectangular shaped roof assembly.