Structure for transporting foodstuffs
AssigneeSimona Spriano
InventorSimona Nicoletta Camilla Spriano
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Abstract
A structure for transporting ready-made meals and various kinds of foodstuffs includes a supporting framework, at least one shelf adapted to support the foodstuffs, the at least one shelf (being constrained to a central top portion of the framework with a pendulum suspension device, so that the at least one shelf always maintains a substantially horizontal position regardless of the configuration of the external supporting framework, the symmetry axis of the structure coinciding with the symmetry axis of the pendulum device.
Claims22
A structure for transporting ready-made meals and various kinds of foodstuffs comprising:
- a supporting framework (12, 112);
- and
- a first shelf (13, 13′) configured to support said foodstuffs,
- wherein said first shelf (13, 13′) is adjoined to said supporting framework with a first suspension device,
- wherein said first suspension device is a first pendulum suspension device (15) configured to oscillate, so that said first shelf (13, 13′) always maintains a substantially horizontal position regardless of a configuration of said supporting framework (12, 112), a symmetry axis of said structure coinciding with a symmetry axis of said first pendulum suspension device (15), and
- wherein said first pendulum suspension device comprises,
- a tubular element that is externally threaded so as to enable the first pendulum suspension device to be adjoined to the supporting framework,
- a coupling plate configured to be affixed to an upper portion of the first shelf,
- an upper ring nut screwed on the tubular element between the supporting framework and the coupling plate so as to be positioned at different distances from the coupling plate,
- an elastic spring positioned between the upper ring nut and the coupling plate, a force provided by the elastic spring being variable according to the different distances between the upper ring nut and the coupling plate, and
- a system for oscillating the coupling plate in relation to the tubular element.
A structure for transporting ready-made meals and various kinds of foodstuffs comprising:
- a supporting framework (12, 112);
- and
- a first shelf (13, 13′) configured to support said foodstuffs,
- wherein said first shelf (13, 13′) is adjoined to said framework with a first suspension device,
- wherein said first suspension device is a first pendulum suspension device (15), so that said first shelf (13, 13′) always maintains a substantially horizontal position regardless of a configuration of said supporting framework (12, 112), a symmetry axis of said structure coinciding with a symmetry axis of said first pendulum suspension device (15), and
- wherein said framework (12) comprises two quadrilateral frames (16, 16′) each consisting of four rods, and wherein said two quadrilateral frames surround the first shelf (13, 13′) and are hinged to each other on opposite sides of said supporting framework in an intermediate portion of the structure.
A structure for transporting ready-made meals and various kinds of foodstuffs comprising:
- a supporting framework (12, 112);
- and
- a first shelf (13, 13′) configured to support said foodstuffs,
- wherein said first shelf (13, 13′) is adjoined to said framework with a first suspension device, and
- wherein said first suspension device is a first pendulum suspension device (15), so that said first shelf (13, 13′) always maintains a substantially horizontal position regardless of a configuration of said supporting framework (12, 112), a symmetry axis of said structure coinciding with a symmetry axis of said first pendulum suspension device (15)
- wherein said framework (112) comprises,
- an upper C-shaped part defined by vertical side rods (40) connected to an upper horizontal central rod (122), to which the first pendulum suspension device (15) is adjoined, and
- a lower part which comprises two pairs of legs (41, 42), each pair of legs being joined to one of the vertical side rods (40).
A mounting kit for a structure for transporting food,
- the mounting kit comprising:
- a transverse strut (216) connecting, to one another, external side supporting walls (211) of the structure for transporting food;
- and
- a suspension bracket (220) disposed in an intermediate area of the transverse strut (216),
- wherein the suspension bracket supports a pendulum suspension device (221) constrained and articulated to a containment and transporting shelf (227, 227′),
- further comprising end plates (217), configured to be constrained to said external side supporting walls (211) for receiving opposite ends (228) of said transverse strut (216).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.