Abstract: A storage container is provided, having a first container and a second container. Each of the first and second containers includes top and bottom front rails, first and second front corner posts, and first and second side panels. In each of the first and second containers, the top and the bottom front rails and the first and second front corner posts are disposed at a front end thereof to define an opening into the interior thereof. The front end of the first container and the front end of the second container face each other. The first and second side panels of the first container are spaced to define a first interior width therebetween. The first and second front corner posts of the first container are spaced to define a second interior width therebetween. The first and second interior widths of the first container are substantially equal to each other.

Abstract: Shipping containers that are wider than standard 8-foot (2.44 m) wide shipping containers and methods of shipping such extended width shipping containers are disclosed. The extended width shipping containers include: a roof; a base; a front end; a back end; two side panels; at least one door rotatable about a door rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the roof and the base; two pairs of end rails substantially perpendicular to the roof and the base; and two pairs of corner posts substantially perpendicular to the two side panels and the door rotation axis; wherein the corner posts are configured to support a greater compressive load than the end rails. Methods of shipping an extended width shipping container include: loading the shipping container with cargo; rotating the shipping container to a shipping orientation; placing the shipping container in an 8-foot (2.

Abstract: A system for locking a container door to a container body is provided. The system includes a rotating member coupled to the door. The system further includes a cover covering the rotating member and an opening formed through the cover. The system also includes a handle coupled to the rotating member and extending though the opening, the handle being moveable through the opening for rotating the rotating member between a locked and an unlocked position. Moreover the system includes a lock for preventing rotation of the rotating member to the unlocked position.

Abstract: Shipping container locking assemblies for engagement with cylindrical locks are disclosed. The locking assemblies include: a plate mounted on a portion of a first door, the plate having an aperture; a bracket mounted on a first side of the plate and surrounding most of a periphery of the aperture of the plate; and a tab connected to a portion of a second door, the tab having an aperture at a first end, and the tab being configured to extend through the aperture of the plate.

Abstract: A storage container includes forklift pockets extending laterally near a bottom surface of the container from a lower side of the container, each pocket having an end opening located at the lower side of the container. Pocket covers are mounted to the storage container such that the end openings of the forklift pockets are covered.

Abstract: A storage container is provided, having a first container and a second container. Each of the first and second containers includes top and bottom front rails, first and second front corner posts, and first and second side panels. In each of the first and second containers, the top and the bottom front rails and the first and second front corner posts are disposed at a front end thereof to define an opening into the interior thereof. The front end of the first container and the front end of the second container face each other. The first and second side panels of the first container are spaced to define a first interior width therebetween. The first and second front corner posts of the first container are spaced to define a second interior width therebetween. The first and second interior widths of the first container are substantially equal to each other.