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Bulkhead for retaining a cargo in a container

CA 2187039 C · Owner: Podd, Stephen D. · Inventors: Podd, Stephen D.

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The invention discloses a partially sealing closure or bulkhead for use with , dry bulk cargo containers. A moveable semi-rigid bulkhead for retaining a cargo inside a cargo container, includes a central wall adapted to rest on the floor of the cargo container in a close fit with the, floor and side walls thereof. The central wall is a thin flexible, semirigid , sheet having a lower flap hingedly attached to the lower edge, and side flaps also hingedly attached to the right and left, edges. The flaps can be positioned at an angle perpendicular to the plane of the central wall. When the bulkhead is placed in a container a smaller cargo space is created. , The flaps rest in a …

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  • Filed October 8, 1996 and granted August 10, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 8, 2016.
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FiledOctober 8, 1996
GrantedAugust 10, 1999
Term endedOctober 8, 2016
Patent numberCA 2187039 C
Classification (IPC)B65D25/10 +2 more

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedOct 8, 1996Patent grantedAug 10, 1999Term endedOct 8, 2016

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