Patent ID: 8794480

Claim:
A container ( 1 ) for intermodal transport by air, ship, train and/or motor vehicle, comprising a block-shaped housing ( 2 ), wherein there are provided at the corners of the housing ( 2 ) castings ( 6 ) which are used for positioning when stacking the container ( 1 ) and/or for securing the container ( 1 ) during transport, and a plurality of containers ( 1 ) can be combined to form transport units ( 25 ), the base area of which corresponds to that of a standardised sea cargo container, characterized in that connection means ( 11 ) for fastening the housing ( 2 ) onto housings ( 2 ) of adjacent containers ( 1 ) are provided on the housing ( 2 ), wherein the connection means ( 11 ) comprise locking elements ( 12 ) and recesses ( 13 ), each locking element mounted on a respective housing ( 2 ) via a guide element ( 14 ) disposed within the housing such that the locking elements ( 12 ) and recesses ( 13 ) of containers ( 1 ) positioned next to one another can be engaged with one another, and wherein the locking element ( 12 ) is in the form of a locking lever which can be moved by rotating about its longitudinal axis between a securing position, in which it is held securely axially, and an adjusting position, in which it can be displaced in the direction of its longitudinal axis with respect to the housing the locking lever is mounted on, and between an individual position, in which it is positioned within the outer dimensions of the housing ( 2 ), and a connection position, in which it can be engaged with the recess ( 13 ) of the housing ( 2 ) of an adjacent container ( 1 ), in order to bring about locking with the latter, wherein an actuating lever ( 20 ) is provided on the locking lever ( 12 ) by means of which the locking lever ( 12 ) can be moved, the locking lever ( 12 ) has a radial securing projection ( 17 ) which brings about the axial fixing of the locking lever ( 17 ) in the securing position, and the actuating lever ( 20 ) is held pivotably against the securing projection ( 17 ), there being provided on the housing ( 2 ) a recess ( 22 ), in the form of a groove, into which the actuating lever ( 20 ) by means of which the locking lever ( 12 ) can be moved, can be pivoted such that it is held within the outer dimensions of the housing ( 2 ).