Foldable frame

A folding rack for receiving and transporting bags, for receiving objects, to be suspended in the rack, said rack having a base part and side frame parts which are connected articulatedly to the base part at their lower end and are pivotal at least about 90° or more in relation to the base part, from a position perpendicular to the base part into a position substantially parallel to the base part, a cross strut being articulated to an upper end region of each of the side frame parts, said struts being pivotal toward one another parallel to the base part, and free ends thereof being connectable to one another in a substantially rigid manner so that the upper end regions of the side frame parts are held by the cross struts, which are articulated to the upper regions of the side frame parts and are rigidly connected to one another, at a minimum spacing defined by the cross struts, wherein in a mutually connected condition the free ends of the cross struts engage in one another in a connection region and are held together in substantially rigid manner by a pipe clamp reaching over the connection region, and in that in an unfolded condition the side side parts extend parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the base part, so that similar racks can be stacked on top of one another with side frame parts aligned with one another.

A folding rack according to claim 1 wherein a height of the rack, defined by the side parts, is at least half a width of the rack, defined by spacing between set-up side parts.

A folding rack according to claim 1 wherein tensioning means are provided on the side parts, and these allow flexible material webs extending between set-up side parts to be tensioned.