Transportable part rack
US6550623B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2585/6882
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rack for the transport of thin wall parts such as automotive body panels stampings has a steel frame with two parallel channels positioned on either side of a planar floor member. Each channel has a series of parallel slots which receive tabs extending downwardly from parallel plastic leaves. The leaves are restricted from removal from the rack by rods which extend through the frame beneath the channels and through rod openings in the tabs. The plastic leaves are of two types having side structures which do not nest. Because the leaves are not hinged to the floor member, they will stay in either position due to gravity. The non-nesting leaf side structures permit a plurality of leaves to be flipped from one position to the other simultaneously.
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