Schweizerische Aluminium Ag (swiss Aluminium Ltd.)

Ricardo W Liebherr

Gerhard J Mittelmann

A freight container (1), in particular a lightweight container (1) for air freight, having a support frame structure (3) which is secured to a container bottom (2) and which is formed from shaped bars or like strut members and which is at least partially covered or clad by a skin formed by sheet metal plates, fabric means or the like flat members, with a door (35) being provided within at least one area of the frame, is to be improved in such a way that it can be converted without cost into a so-called fork lift version and can also be restored to the normal version. For that purpose, provided in the interior (30) of the container, on the bottom plate (2), is an intermediate bottom member (52, 73) having channel-like shaped members (53; 72; 73) on its underside, the intermediate bottom member being releasably connected to the bottom plate and/or the support frame structure (3). In addition, the intermediate bottom member is preferably to be provided with U-shaped members (53), the free limb portions of which are bent over at a spacing (q) from the underside of the intermediate member to form support web portions (54), with the latter being directed away from the interior (55) of the shaped members.

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Engen, Germany

Ricardo W Liebherr