PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15964195
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["414", "495000"]

Abstract:
A self loading container with specific improvements upon prior art. The aim is to expand self loading from industrial multi mode shipping units to less costly end uses with a range container sizes, shapes and customizations that perform common tasks and that can be self loaded into any size vehicle. Gravitational stability is improved by relocating the main rolling means of container from the bottom of vertically extendable jacks or legs to horizontally extendable support rails directly under container. As such, extendable legs are used only to vertically level container with a receiving surface onto which it can then be horizontally transferred by means of its horizontally extendable support rails. Cost and operating improvements include a simplified coupling mechanism torqued for heavy loads with which front and rear leg extension and retraction can be either in pairs, combined or locked. Operating simplicity, visibility and safety are improved by locating all manipulative tools on the same side of container and within easy reach. Ease of self loading container into vehicles and its safe retention during transport is made possible by retainer rails on an insertable vehicle cargo floor that automatically pivot to encase the container support rails.

Claim (Index 5):
The container of  claim 1  thus having a coupling operating shaft, a front legs operating shaft and a rear legs operating shaft, all said shafts with ends operable from the same said exterior sidewall of said container, said ends all hexagonally shaped to accept attachment of an exterior power source that can transfer rotational power to either one of said shafts, and said coupling operating shaft having three distinct forward settings, respectively termed engaged, front lock, and neutral, the consequent manipulative gearing options of said container comprise:\n a. said engaged forward setting of said coupling operating shaft, whereby there is cooperation between said coupling operating shaft front worm and said front coupling shaft worm gear of  claim 4 a and cooperation between said coupling operating shaft rear worm and said rear coupling shaft worm gear, and whereby rotation of said coupling operating shaft in said engaged setting will cause said front legs operating shaft and said rear legs operating shaft to be rotated in unison, and thereby elevating or retracting the front legs and the rear legs in unison and whereby said worm to worm gear power transfer decreases speed of rotation of said front and rear leg operating shafts, but increases their torque and thereby increases the weight lifting capacity of all four said container legs, and \n b. said engaged forward setting of said coupling operating shaft, whereby both front and rear legs will be locked in their respective vertical positions or elevations when said coupling operating shaft is not rotated, because worm to worm gear rotational power transfer is only possible in one direction and not in the reverse direction, and \n c. said front lock forward setting of said coupling operating shaft, whereby there Is cooperation between said coupling operating shaft front extended face worm and said front coupling shaft worm gear, but no cooperation between said coupling operating shaft rear worm and said rear coupling shaft worm gear, thereby allowing said front legs operating shaft and front legs to be locked in place while said rear legs operating shaft can still be rotated and rear legs moved vertically, said front lock setting being needed in every self-loading sequence of steps, and \n d. said neutral forward setting of said coupling operating shaft, whereby there is no cooperation between said coupling operating shaft front worm and said front coupling shaft worm gear of  claim 4 a and no cooperation between said coupling shaft rear worm and said rear coupling shaft worm gear, thereby allowing said front legs operating shaft and said rear legs operating shaft to be rotated independently of each other, and thereby extending or retracting in pairs either said front legs or said rear legs independently of each other, \n whereby the selected forward setting of said coupling operating shaft can govern whether rotation of the container front legs and rear leg operating shafts and the resulting vertical movement of its front and rear legs will be independent of each other or in unison, and whether vertical movement of both front and rear legs will be locked in unison and when said coupling operating shaft is in its neutral forward setting, thereby allowing container front and rear legs to be moved independently, while each pair can also be externally locked in place.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.60465
- Patent Class: 414.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11358258', '10688474', '12259684', '10693205', '12330982']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8292372513050622
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4845187624563128
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7947654024201873
- Mean Citation Score: 171.80436799999995
- Max Citation Score: 185.16158
- Similarity Product: 129.24450709293723

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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