Shelf for roll container, a roll container containing such a shelf and a method of retrofitting such a shelf to a roll container
US9655448B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62B2205/33
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An accessory shelf for a roll container. The shelf includes a pivoting mechanism provided to the first end of the shelf for pivoting the shelf relative to to a frame profile of a first wall of the roll container between a horizontal load carrying configuration and a vertical folding configuration. Included in the shelf is a locking mechanism provided to the second end of the shelf to rest the shelf in a load carrying orientation against a second wall of the roll container. The locking mechanism is configured to engage a horizontal element of the first wall to suspend the shelf from the horizontal element when the shelf is in the vertical folding configuration. The pivoting mechanism includes two slide members that oppose each other at the first end and are shaped to at least partly envelop a vertical section of a frame profile of the first wall of the roll container to slide along corresponding opposing vertical sections of the frame profile The pivoting mechanism also includes an axle connected to at least one slide member extending towards the other hinge member to create an axis of revolution for the shelf. The pivoting mechanism further includes a limiter connected to the axle …
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