Spiral Patents (Class 217/55)
  • Patent number: 10106317
    Abstract: A shock isolation system includes at least one isolator configured to be removably secured to an exterior of a container and at least one foot in communication with the at least one isolator and configured to contact a support surface. The isolator has a first end proximate the support surface and an opposing second end distal from the support surface, and is configured to transition between a first, contracted position and a second, expanded position. In a stowed configuration of the system, the isolator is in the contracted position and a bottom end of the container is spaced apart from the foot at a first distance. In a deployed configuration of the system, the isolator is in the expanded position and a bottom end of the container is spaced apart from the foot at a second distance which is greater than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: THE SKYDYNE COMPANY
    Inventor: Peter Keay
  • Patent number: 9572279
    Abstract: A container-type data center enabling transportation while having IT equipment stored therein, Vibration isolation table units laid on a floor surface in a storage unit of a container are composed of a lower plate and an upper plate, and multiple spring vibration isolators are fixed between the plates. The lower plates of adjacent vibration isolation table units are fixed via a lower fixing member, and upper palates of adjacent units are fixed via an upper fixing member. Two racks are loaded per single vibration isolation table unit. By adopting this configuration, even when shock is applied on the container, the vibration transmitted from the container can be absorbed by the spring vibration isolator. Thus, even when the container is transported with the IT equipment and the like stored in the rack, it becomes possible to prevent the occurrence of failures such as fluctuation of the IT equipment, fall of the equipment by vibration, or detachment of internal components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Tabe, Takeshi Kobayashi, Yutaka Asano
  • Patent number: 5232095
    Abstract: An apparatus for shipping goods which must be maintained in a predetermined orientation is provided. A closable outer container has a shaft passing through it along an axis. A weighted closable inner container is rotatably mounted about this axis so that it may freely rotate within the outer container while always assuming a predetermined orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: American Sterilizer Company
    Inventors: Robert W. Childers, Thaddeus J. Mielnik
  • Patent number: 4050604
    Abstract: A disassemblable, reusable container system is provided which on assembly is substantially rectangular configuration providing for greater storage capacity, and on disassembly, is readily stackable in a relatively small area. The container system includes floor, bracing support, sidewall and lid members, respectively, which are interlockingly joined on to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1974
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1977
    Inventor: Robert D. Flanders