CONTAINER Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B65D88/00 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to containers to house space hardware in transportation, storage and surface preparation. The container comprises a base with a device for fastening and cushioning a spacecraft, a spacer, a spacecraft side position compensators furnished with thrust rollers and a cover. The L-shaped base comprises a horizontal and vertical walls. The fastening and cushioning device is arranged on the vase horizontal wall. The side position compensators are arranged on the top and bottom decks mounted in the spacer and on the base vertical wall. The U-shaped spacer is made up of adjacent panels jointed together and to the base horizontal and vertical walls. The cover is attached to the spacer and the base vertical wall. The base vertical wall top and bottom decks accommodate, at least, two side position compensators arranged symmetric about the vertical wall lengthwise plane. The side position compensator top and bottom deck thrust rollers are arranged to interact with the cylindrical surfaces, transportation ring and support appliance fastened on the spacecraft, respectively. The spacer opposite panels outer sides accommodate rigging arrangements arranged on the axis crossing the container centre of mass, the container housing the spacecraft.

EFFECT: carrying the spacecraft in the container in both horizontal and vertical position, rolling the spacecraft about its lengthwise axis and availability of access for personnel to the spacecraft components to be serviced.

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