Heat and explosion resistant cargo container

摘要

Provided herein is a blast resistant cargo container sufficiently lightweight to be practical for aircraft transport. The container includes a frame assembly and a plurality of panels. Innovative panel connections between side panels and a unique door latching system improve the weakest links of the container. The plurality of panels includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a plurality of side panels and a flexible door. The side panels and the flexible door are formed of at least one explosion resistant sheet of a flexible, high tensile strength material. Edges of the sheets are wrapped around and secured to a rod. An edge capturing rail is wrapped around the sheets over each rod. The latching mechanism involves retaining a locking rail extending from the door panel in a groove of a doorpost or door sill with a detent bar.

主权项

1. An explosion resistant cargo container suitable for aircraft or seagoing vessels for containing the effects of a bomb explosion within the cargo container, comprising:
a frame assembly; a plurality of panels mounted to said frame assembly, said plurality of panels including a top explosion resistant panel, a bottom explosion resistant panel, a plurality of explosion resistant side panels, and an explosion resistant flexible door panel having two side edges and a bottom edge, said side panels and flexible door panel each being formed of a plurality of explosion resistant sheets, each sheet of said plurality being formed of an explosion resistant, flexible, high tensile strength material, said plurality of explosion resistant sheets having edges that are wrapped around and secured to an edge rod; an edge capturing rail segment wrapped around each said plurality of explosion resistant sheets over each edge rod, securing adjacent edges of said panels together; a plurality of fasteners, each fastener extending through two or more panels and an edge capturing rail segment; and said frame assembly including a roof beam, said roof beam including a spacer member formed as an extension of said roof beam, said spacer member being disposed between adjacent panels, and wherein each fastener extends through two of said panels, the edge capturing rail segment, and the spacer member.