SHIPMENT CONTAINER Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC B65D88/12 B65D19/04 

FIELD: aerospace industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to containers for shipment and storage of small-size space vehicles. Proposed container has base with fixing units, spacer and cover. Base consists of upper and lower pans attached to each other. Fixing units are made in form of magnetic briquettes installed for movement on lower pan for engagement with floor of carrier. Magnetic briquettes are furnished with screw drives installed on lower pan to provide vertical displacement of briquettes. Screw jack are installed on lower pan for engagement through support planes with floor. Turnable support rollers are secured on lower pan from floor side, being installed for engagement with floor. Invention prevents displacement of shipment container being carried in standard luggage rail car and permits use of base of shipment container as process support when carrying out ground preparation of space vehicle enclosed in said shipment container.

EFFECT: no damage in shipment.

2 cl, 9 dwg