Metal coil spacer
US4221292A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D57/003
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spacer for separating coils of steel, or other metal coils commonly stacked vertically in edge-to-edge relationship with the axis of the several coils in general alignment and disposed vertically with the spacer used in plural between the tiers of coils to provide spaces therebetween for the entrance of handling equipment such as the forks on a lift truck. The spacer comprises a single metal strip formed to provide a plurality of load supporting columns defined by reversely bent areas of the strip in the form of corrugations, of either rounded contours, or rectangular shape and all of which in the spacer as a whole, are formed on a radius to provide an automatic positioning of the spacer when dropped onto a coil so that the columns are always disposed vertically and the edges disposed in engagement between adjacent coils.
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