HARDENED ALTERNATIVE TRAILER SYSTEM AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME

摘要

A Hardened Alternative Trailer System (HATS) is described, including methods of producing same. HATS has superior blast, ballistic and forced entry protection properties, relative to existing structures, due to particular features of frame design and construction methods. Furthermore, HATS is a low-cost reinforced ISO container suitable for field and/or remote fabrication and meets blast, ballistic/projectile and/or forced entry threats such as the U.S. Department of State Certification Standard SD-STD-01.01, Revision G.

主权项

1. A hardened alternative trailer system (HATS) structure having blast, ballistic and forced entry resistance properties, said properties being present in the presence of low quality structural welds; said HATS structures comprising: a frame assembly having a frame (10), said frame including four corner posts (12), two lower side members (14), two upper side members (16), two lower cross members (18), two upper cross members (20,22), lower corner members (24) attached to the lower ends of the corner posts (12), and upper corner members (25) attached to the upper ends of the corner posts (12), said frame further comprising a plurality of vertical strengthening members 30, wherein openings (32) are present in the lower side member 14 and the upper side member 16 which receive an extended length 30U at a top end of members 30 which engages member 16 and an extended length 30L of a bottom end of members 30 which engages lower side member 14 to form two reinforced side walls.