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1. An intermodal container comprising:
a first post, the first post having a self-centering cross-section at the top of the post and the bottom of the post, and having an angle α facing towards the interior of the container and tending to maximize the volume available inside the container for transporting material; a second post, the second post having a self-centering cross-section at the top of the post and the bottom of the post, and having an angle α facing towards the interior of the container and tending to maximize the volume available inside the container for transporting material; a third post, the third post having a self-centering cross-section at the top of the post and the bottom of the post, and having an angle α facing towards the interior of the container and tending to maximize the volume available inside the container for transporting material; a fourth post, the fourth post having a self-centering cross-section at the top of the post and the bottom of the post, and having an angle α facing towards the interior of the container and tending to maximize the volume available inside the container for transporting material; a first side panel attached to two posts; a second side panel attached to two other posts; a front panel attached to two posts, the front panel comprising at least two front panel supports; a rear panel attached to two other posts, the rear panel comprising at least two rear panel supports; at least one shelf attached to the first, second, third, and fourth posts, and where the shelf can attach to posts at a plurality of heights from the bottom of the container; wherein the width of the container is about 38 inches to about 52 inches, the length is about 44 inches to about 110 inches, and the height is about 28 inches to about 88 inches; a side support member attached to a post and generally located in the same plane as the first side panel, the side support member having one or more bends configured such that the side support member acts as a very stiff spring that can provide shock dampening effects and reduce vibration to the interior of the container; a front support member attached to a post, and generally located in the same plane as the front panel, the front support member having one or more bends configured such that the front support member acts as a very stiff spring that can provide shock dampening effects and reduce vibration to the interior of the container; a removable blocking and bracing member attached to the side support member; at least one tab extending from the shelf, and configured to slide into at least two of the group selected from the group consisting of the first side panel, the second side panel, the front panel, and the rear panel, thus when the tab is slid into two of the group, and the two of the group are in place in the container, the shelf cannot be removed; a slideable member slideably attached to one of the front panel supports and to an adjacent post, a hole located in the slideable member between the front panel support and the adjacent post when the slideable member is fully engaged with the front panel support and the adjacent post; a locking devices removeably attachable to the hole, and when removeably attachable to the hole, the slideable member cannot be removed from the post and the front panel support thereby locking the front panel in place with respect to the adjacent post; and wherein the cross-sectional area of each of the posts has more than 4 bends, where the bends are configured to provide greater strength to the posts while allowing for use of a lighter material. |
