Portable Equipment Container

Abstract

An equipment container for use with heavy machinery, the equipment container having a base, opposing lateral ends, back wall and front lip defining an internal carrying space, wherein one or more vertical dividers separate the carrying space into two or more compartments. The portable equipment container may be use with an industrial vehicle, and is adapted to carry in separate compartments a fuel tank, a ground packing machine, and a bucket, each accessible to an operator from the operator's position in the vehicle.

1 . An equipment container for use with heavy machinery, the equipment container having a base, opposing lateral ends, back wall and front lip defining an internal carrying space, wherein one or more vertical dividers separate the carrying space into two or more compartments and a brace connects the top of each end or divider to the next adjacent end or divider. 
   
   
       2 . The equipment container of  claim 1 , wherein the equipment container is divided into three compartments. 
   
   
       3 . The equipment container of  claim 2 , further comprising one or more attachment means for attaching thereto a chain or similar connection device attached to a lifting machine to enable lifting of the equipment container. 
   
   
       4 . The equipment container of  claim 3 , wherein the attachment means comprises a hook. 
   
   
       5 . The equipment container of  claim 2 , wherein each compartment is adapted to house a piece of machinery selected from the group of machinery comprising fuel tanks, ground packing tools, and buckets. 
   
   
       6 . The equipment container of  claim 5 , wherein at least one compartment is adapted to house a bucket, the equipment container further comprising a pair of forks reversibly attachable to a bucket to form a fork lift attachment for a machine. 
   
   
       7 . The equipment container of  claim 5 , wherein each compartment further comprises a bracket for retaining the housed machinery. 
   
   
       8 . The equipment container of  claim 7 , wherein each bracket is removable. 
   
   
       9 . The equipment container of  claim 7 , wherein each bracket is rotatable between an open position and a closed position. 
   
   
       10 . The equipment container of  claim 9 , wherein at least one bracket may be rotated simultaneously with at least one other bracket. 
   
   
       11 . The equipment container of  claim 9 , wherein at least one bracket may be locked in a closed position. 
   
   
       12 . The equipment container of  claim 11 , wherein the locking of at least one bracket locks at least one other bracket. 
   
   
       13 . The equipment container of  claim 5 , wherein the base is a solid plane. 
   
   
       14 . The equipment container of  claim 5 , wherein the base is a grid having a plurality of openings therein. 
   
   
       15 . The equipment container of  claim 5 , wherein the base further comprises at least one opening to permit drainage from the compartments. 
   
   
       16 . The equipment container of  claim 5 , wherein the equipment container is manufactured of steel. 
   
   
       17 . The equipment container of  claim 5 , wherein the base, back wall and front lip are manufactured of a unitary piece of sheet metal. 
   
   
       18 . The equipment container of  claim 17 , wherein the base, lateral ends, back wall and front lip are manufactured of a unitary piece of sheet metal. 
   
   
       19 . The equipment container of  claim 5 , adapted to fit within a heavy machine bucket. 
   
   
       20 . A portable equipment container for use with an industrial vehicle, wherein the equipment container is adapted to carry in separate compartments a fuel tank, a ground packing machine, and a bucket, and wherein the fuel tank, ground packing machine, and bucket are accessible to an operator from the operator's position in the vehicle.