Patents Assigned to John Daniel Containers (Proprietary) Limited
  • Patent number: 5588711
    Abstract: A container 10 for use in the transportation of goods mounted or mountable on a load carrying vehicle 12. The container 10 includes a floor 18 and a pair of opposed side walls 20, 22 each of which is supported for displacement about a pivotal axis adjacent its upper edge. The side wall 20 is hingedly connected adjacent its lower edge to the floor 18. The container 10 includes displacement means 16 for displacing the floor 18 and the side walls 20, 22 between a rest position in which goods can be contained within the container and a discharge position in which goods contained within the container can be discharged therefrom. In addition, the container 10 includes friction reducing floor support means in the form of rollers supporting the floor 18 to facilitate displacement thereof between its rest and discharge positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: John Daniel Containers (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventor: Daniel J. Hall