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US5092252A
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Transport pallet
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-08-15
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Granted: 1992-03-03
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Expires: 2010-08-15
Abstract
Abstract A transport pallet has a frame with slots located on the inside, into which slots the ends of racks (toothed bars) can be inserted so that very coarse to very fine subdivisions can be made with the same type of rack. The racks can be crossed to give each other a firm fit.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl Gillhart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:31
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/0004; B65D19/0006; B65D19/0008; B65D19/002; B65D19/0024; B65D19/0028; B65D19/38; B65D19/40; B65D19/44; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00024; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00059; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00273; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00293; B65D2519/00298; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00338; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00552; B65D2519/00557; B65D2519/00562; B65D2519/00567; B65D2519/00572; B65D2519/00736; B65D2519/00776; B65D2519/00786
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
233 words
A transport pallet of rectangular contour for holding objects to be transported within said rectangular contour, having a bottom side including a planar area, having dimensions in the lower range of square decimeters up to a large number of square decimeters, said planar area including four corner regions, said transport pallet having spacer devices on said bottom side for spacing said transport pallet from an adjacent transport pallet, comprising: a metallic frame covered with a protective coating that comprises four frame legs disposed in two pairs of approximately parallel frame legs, said pairs being approximately perpendicular to one another, said frame legs having receptacles extending approximately perpendicular to said planar area which receptacles in each frame leg are open towards an approximately parallel frame leg and have approximately the same shape as each other, said receptacles of each of said frame legs being in an opposed arrangement to said receptacles of a respective approximately parallel frame leg and having an open space between said receptacles, racks insertable at their ends in said receptacles, which racks have sides with teeth at least on one of said sides, with teeth gaps aligned with receptacles in frame legs approximately parallel to said racks, said teeth gaps being wider than said racks are thick, said racks having a length slightly shorter than said open space between opposite receptacles in said approximately parallel frame legs including receptacle depth.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
233 words
A transport pallet of rectangular contour for holding objects to be transported within said rectangular contour, having a bottom side including a planar area, having dimensions in the lower range of square decimeters up to a large number of square decimeters, said planar area including four corner regions, said transport pallet having spacer devices on said bottom side for spacing said transport pallet from an adjacent transport pallet, comprising: a metallic frame covered with a protective coating that comprises four frame legs disposed in two pairs of approximately parallel frame legs, said pairs being approximately perpendicular to one another, said frame legs having receptacles extending approximately perpendicular to said planar area which receptacles in each frame leg are open towards an approximately parallel frame leg and have approximately the same shape as each other, said receptacles of each of said frame legs being in an opposed arrangement to said receptacles of a respective approximately parallel frame leg and having an open space between said receptacles, racks insertable at their ends in said receptacles, which racks have sides with teeth at least on one of said sides, with teeth gaps aligned with receptacles in frame legs approximately parallel to said racks, said teeth gaps being wider than said racks are thick, said racks having a length slightly shorter than said open space between opposite receptacles in said approximately parallel frame legs including receptacle depth.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said frame legs comprise an inside and an outside, a U-shaped profile that is open toward said outside, an inside transverse web that extends substantially perpendicular to said planar area and top and bottom longitudinal flanges that extend approximately parallel to said planar area, wherein said receptacles comprise slots that, in length, are machined out of said transverse web and, in depth, out of at least said top longitudinal flange.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 2, wherein said transverse web has a center, and said receptacles comprise slots starting from both said top longitudinal flange and said bottom longitudinal flange and extend in the direction of said center of said transverse web, which slots are aligned in pairs seen perpendicular to said transverse web, and wherein said transverse web has a material bridge between each pair of slots.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 3, wherein said bridge is located in said center of said transverse web.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein center spacing from receptacle to receptacle is in the range of 5-15 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said receptacles are higher than they are wide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said racks are not substantially higher than said receptacles.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said receptacles have stop surfaces, and said ends of said racks in an inserted state butt against said stop surfaces of said receptacles, which stop surfaces limit longitudinal movement of said racks.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 8, wherein said stop surfaces comprise a base of said slots in said longitudinal flanges.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said racks are metallic and are covered with a protective coating.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a holding-down frame attached to said frame, which holding-down frame overlaps said receptacles and said ends of said racks at least partially and prevents said racks from coming out of said transport pallet.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a screen, which extends parallel to said planar area, attached to said holding-down frame.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 11, wherein said holding-down frame is made in one piece and has four metal legs.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
55 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 1, further comprising reinforcement pieces connected rigidly to said four corner regions, provided in said frame legs in said four corner regions, and first feet attached at least indirectly to said reinforcement pieces at least in one direction perpendicular to said planar area by means of an attachment device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 14, wherein said first feet are adapted for stacking one of said transport pallets upon another.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 15, wherein said first feet have a surface on which said transport pallet is arranged to stand and a recess open toward said standing surface.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
12 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 16, wherein said recess is cylindrical.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 14, wherein said attachment device has securely fitting elements.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 14, wherein said attachment device has an internal thread in said reinforcement pieces, and said first feet each has a threaded bolt that is adapted to screw into said internal thread in said reinforcement pieces.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
52 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 11, wherein said holding-down frame has four corner regions and perforations in said four corner regions, and portions of said first feet pass through said perforations, and said first feet have pressure surfaces facing said corner regions that press said holding-down frame onto said corner regions.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 19, wherein said internal thread is a coarse-pitch thread in the self-locking range.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 19, wherein said internal thread is a round thread.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
14 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 14, wherein said first feet are substantially cylindrical.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
25 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 14, wherein said first feet have a surface suitable for manual attaching said first feet to said reinforcement pieces.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
13 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 24, wherein said feet surface is grooved.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
46 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 16, wherein second feet of a type different from said first feet are attached in said four corner regions, aligned with an opposite said first feet, which second feet have an annular collar with a larger diameter than said recess.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
56 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 26, wherein each of said second feet has a cone end for inserting said second feet into said recess in said standing surface on an adjacent transport pallet, said cone end being in front of said annular collar in a direction towards said standing surface on said adjacent transport pallet.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
18 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a moveable handle on two mutually parallel frame legs.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
14 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 28, wherein said moveable handle comprises a cable.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
43 words
Transport pallet as claimed in claim 29, wherein said frame legs each has a top side, and cable loops are provided at two ends of said cable, said cable loops being attachable to said first and said second feet on said top side.
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