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1. A cargo shipping container comprising:
a shipping container frame defining a generally rectangular shape comprising:
a first end frame comprising a pair of first end corner posts, wherein each of said pair of first end corner posts has a top portion and a bottom portion; a first top-end frame rail extending between said top portions of each of said pair of first end corner posts; and a first bottom-end frame rail extending between said bottom portions of each of said pair of first end corner posts;a second end frame comprising a pair of second end corner posts, wherein each of said pair of second end corner posts has a top portion and a bottom portion; a second top-end frame rail extending between said top portions of each of said pair of second end corner posts; and a second bottom-end frame rail extending between said bottom portions of each of said pair of second end corner posts;a first upper side rail extending between said top portion of a first one of said pair of first end corner posts and said top portion of a respective first one of said pair of second end corner posts; a second upper side rail extending between said top portion of a second one of said pair of first end corner posts and said top portion of a respective second one of said pair of second end corner posts;
a first bottom side rail extending between said bottom portion of a first one of said pair of first end corner posts and said bottom portion of a respective first one of said pair of second end corner posts;a second bottom side rail extending between said bottom portion of a second one of said pair of first end corner posts and said bottom portion of a respective second one of said pair of second end corner posts; a pair of sidewall panels, a first one of said pair of sidewall panels extending between said first upper side rail and the respective said first bottom side rail, and a second one of said pair of sidewall panels extending between said second upper side rail and the respective said second bottom side rail; flooring extending between said first bottom side rail and said second bottom side rail; a first end closure operationally assembled to said first end frame comprising one of: a first dump-gate door, a first cargo-access door and a first end panel; a second end closure operationally assembled to said second end frame comprising one of: a second dump-gate door, a second cargo-access door and a second end panel; a roof panel; and a roof panel pivot system, said roof panel pivot system comprising:
a roof panel hinge system including a roof panel hinge-attachment rail attached to an upper element of said shipping container frame, a hinge pivotal engagement rail, and a roof panel hinge pivot element pivotally assembling said roof panel hinge-attachment rail and said hinge pivotal engagement rail with one another; anda roof panel hinge-engaging beam defining a roof panel rail-engaging channel sized and oriented for receiving and engaging with said hinge pivotal engagement rail, said roof panel hinge-engaging beam being carried by an interior surface of said roof panel; wherein said pair of sidewall panels, said flooring, said first end closure, said second end closure, and said roof panel define a container interior volume, wherein said container interior volume is at least accessible through said roof panel; and wherein, in operation, said roof panel is moved linearly to a position where said hinge pivotal engagement rail is inserted into said roof panel rail-engaging channel, then said roof panel pivots in accordance with a rotational motion provided by said roof panel hinge pivot element. |
