CONTAINER FOR LOOSE LOADS Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: transportation and storage of loose materials, such as coal of fuel briquettes. SUBSTANCE: container has rectangular housing with bottom, side walls and hinge-mounted cover. One of side walls is provided with door which can be fixed in open or closed position. Lower edge of door is arranged at level of container bottom. Container bottom is hinge-mounted for tilting towards door and is made in form of ┘ - shaped element from horizontal and vertical plates. Vertical plate forming the bottom is provided with rollers on its edges engaging from inner side with side wall of container. Bottom is spring-loaded relative to horizontal so that, with container loaded, it occupies horizontal position and , as container being unloaded, it increases angle of tilting of container bottom towards the door. Horizontal and vertical plates forming the bottom are hinge-mounted and spring-loaded relative to each other. Rollers at edges of vertical plate of bottom engage from outer side with inner surface of container side wall, and height of vertical plate of bottom provides it adjoining to side wall when container is empty. EFFECT: facilitated unloading of materials in portions. 4 dwg