Patent ID: 7104425

Claim:
A bulk dry particulate cargo container comprising: a first end of the cargo container having two lowers corners; a plenum having a top and a first end of the plenum, the plenum further having at least one chute located at the first end; the plenum further having at least one feed hatch located at the top, a flat bottom of the plenum; a framework, the plenum supported by the framework; the container having strength from the framework sufficient to withstand being elevated from a horizontal orientation to an at least partially vertical orientation while the container is loaded; a cradle having a cradle framework, the cradle being dimensioned and configured to receive and support the plenum into the cradle, the cradle further comprising at least one hinge plate located at each lower corner of the two lower corners of the first end of the cargo container when the cargo container is present in the cradle and; an erector dimensioned and configured to receive and support the cradle, the erector having at least two hinge blocks and at least one hinge shaft supported between the hinge blocks, the hinge shaft being dimensioned and configured such that when the erector receives and supports the cradle, the at least one hinge plate rest upon the hinge shaft and rotate freely therewith.