# US 11,999,527 B2 · Supporter and carrier > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,999,527 B2 - Document ID: US11999527B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/546,023 - Filed: 2021-12-08 - Published: 2023-01-26 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2021-07-20 - Assignees: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. - Applicants: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. - Inventors: Shigeru Tsukada; Taisuke Endo; Hiroyuki Kono - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11999527B2 ## CPC - B65D 19/44: Elements or devices for locating articles on platforms - B65D 81/02: specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage {(containers of polygonal cross-section provided with internal protecting elements for contents B65D5/50; devices to locate articles in containers B65D25/10)} - B65D 2519/00333: contact surface having a stringer-like shape - B65D 2519/00815: on the pallet - B65D 2585/6897: others - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A supporter includes: a first plate; a second plate that stands erect from a first edge of the first plate, and changes an angle between the second plate and the first plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; a third plate that extends in a direction away from the first plate from a second edge of the second plate on a higher side, and changes an angle between the third plate and the second plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; a fourth plate that stands erect and extends from a third edge of the third plate on a side away from the first plate, and reduces an angle between the fourth plate and the third plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; and a support portion that is continuous with an upper portion of the fourth plate and supports a to-be-supported object. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A supporter comprising: a first plate; a second plate that stands erect from a first edge of the first plate, and changes an angle between the second plate and the first plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; a third plate that extends in a direction away from the first plate from a second edge of the second plate on a higher side, and changes an angle between the third plate and the second plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; a fourth plate that stands erect and extends from a third edge of the third plate on a side away from the first plate, and reduces an angle between the fourth plate and the third plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; and a support portion that is continuous with an upper portion of the fourth plate and supports a to-be-supported object, wherein the first plate includes a hole penetrating the first plate, wherein the second plate extends from a first edge of the first plate in a direction to form a right angle or an acute angle between the second plate and the first plate, wherein the support portion is formed from a hook-shaped fifth plate extending upward from the fourth plate, and bent to extend further, wherein the fourth plate is wider than the support portion, and has first grooves recessed downward on both sides of the support portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The supporter according to claim 1, further comprising: a hitting portion extending from a side edge of the fourth plate along the third plate and at a distance from the third plate, the hitting portion hitting against the third plate when an angle between the third plate and the fourth plate is reduced. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The supporter according to claim 1, further comprising: a hit portion extending from a side edge of the fourth plate under the to-be-supported object supported by the support portion at a distance from the to-be-supported object, the hit portion receiving a hit from the to-be-supported object when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The supporter according to claim 1, comprising: a sixth plate extending from a side edge of the fourth plate, having a lower end surface extending along the third plate at a distance from the third plate, and having an upper end surface extending under a to-be-supported object supported by the support portion at a distance from the to-be-supported object, wherein the sixth plate brings the lower end surface against the third plate when an angle between the third plate and the fourth plate is reduced, and receives a hit on the upper end surface from the to-be-supported object when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load while bringing the lower end surface against the third plate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The supporter according to claim 4, wherein the sixth plate has a second groove recessed upward at a portion of the lower end surface continuous with the fourth plate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The supporter according to claim 4, wherein the sixth plate includes a pair of sixth plates continuous with left and right side edges of the fourth plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A carrier, comprising: a support base including a deckboard and a stringer extending while being in contact with a lower surface of the deckboard, the support base receiving a to-be-supported object to be transported; and the supporter according to claim 1 disposed at a position on an upper surface of the deckboard overlapping the stringer with the deckboard interposed therebetween. ### Claim 8 A supporter comprising: a first plate; a second plate that stands erect from a first edge of the first plate, and changes an angle between the second plate and the first plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; a third plate that extends in a direction away from the first plate from a second edge of the second plate on a higher side, and changes an angle between the third plate and the second plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; another second plate standing erect from a third edge of the third plate; another third plate that extends in a direction away from the first plate from another second edge of the another second plate on a higher side, and changes an angel between the another third plate and the another second plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; a fourth plate that stands erect and extends from another third edge of the another third plate on a side away from the first plate, and reduces an angle between the fourth plate and the another third plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; and a support portion that is continuous with an upper portion of the fourth plate and supports a to-be-supported object, wherein the first plate includes a hole penetrating the first plate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The supporter according to claim 8, wherein the support portion is formed from a hook-shaped fifth plate extending upward from the fourth plate, and bent to extend further. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The supporter according to claim 9, wherein the fourth plate is wider than the support portion, and has first grooves recessed downward on both sides of the support portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The supporter according to claim 8, further comprising: a hitting portion extending from a side edge of the fourth plate along the third plate and at a distance from the third plate, the hitting portion hitting against the third plate when an angle between the third plate and the fourth plate is reduced. ### Claim 12 A supporter comprising: a first plate; a second plate that stands erect from a first edge of the first plate, and changes an angle between the second plate and the first plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; a third plate that extends in a direction away from the first plate from a second edge of the second plate on a higher side, and changes an angle between the third plate and the second plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; a fourth plate that stands erect and extends from a third edge of the third plate on a side away from the first plate, and reduces an angle between the fourth plate and the third plate when elastically deformed upon receipt of a load; and a support portion that is continuous with an upper portion of the fourth plate and supports a to-be-supported object, wherein the support portion is formed from a hook-shaped fifth plate extending upward from the fourth plate, and bent to extend further wherein the fourth plate is wider than the support portion, and has first grooves recessed downward on both sides of the support portion.