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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Thomas Baranowski, Würselen, DE;
Maik Broda, Würselen, DE;
Julius Maximilian Engelke, Aachen, DE;
Marcel Mathissen, Würselen, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A portable transport container includes at least one base panel and at least four side panels which are connected to one another with pivotable connections in order to enable a movement of the transport container at least between an open use position and a closed storage position. The at least one base panel and the four side panels are composed primarily of plastic. A plurality of reinforcing elements comprising plastic film are provided which are connected in a firmly bonded manner at least in sections contiguously near to the surface either to the base panel or to one of the four side panels. A transport container holder system of a vehicle includes at least one such portable transport container and a trunk floor and/or a backseat bench of the vehicle, in which at least one open cavity for accommodating one of the portable transport containers is provided for each of the portable transport containers.