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US 2014/0196634 A1Published application
Transport unit and method for manufacturing of the same
AssigneeEcolean AB
InventorEvert Månsson
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Abstract
A transport unit comprising a load carrier (9) and a load (18) supported by said load carrier (9) and comprising a coil (1) of a web (3) being wound on a reel (4). A load securing member (25) extends inside the reel (4) and between the load carrier (9) and an anchoring device (24) arranged on a top surface (20) of the load (18) such that the load (18) is secured to the load carrier (9). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a transport unit.
Claims20
A transport unit comprising:
- a load carrier for supporting a load having a coil of a web wound on a reel;
- a load supported by said load carrier;
- a load securing member extending inside the reel and between the load carrier and an anchoring device arranged on a top surface of the load such that the load is secured to the load carrier;
- wherein the load securing member comprises a tightening strap;
- wherein the load carrier comprises a pallet with deck boards supported by joist boards including a center joist board;
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- wherein said tightening strap extends in an endless loop over the anchoring device, down and through the reel, under said center joist board, up and through the reel, and back to the anchoring device.
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Method of manufacturing a transport unit, comprising:
- arranging a load on a load carrier;
- arranging an anchoring device on a top surface of the load, the anchoring device being arranged with an extension across a reel;
- arranging a load securing member inside the reel;
- connecting the load securing member to the anchoring device and to the load carrier;
- tightening the load securing member, thereby securing the load to the load carrier;
- wherein the load is provided in the form of a coil of a web being wound on a reel, the load securing member being a tightening strap and the load carrier being a pallet with deck boards supported by joist boards including a center joist board;
- wherein the step of arranging the load on the load carrier comprises aligning the reel such that it is positioned above a gap defined by two adjacent deck boards and above said center joist board exposed in said gap;
- wherein the step of connecting the load securing member to the anchoring device and to the load carrier comprises arranging the tightening strap in an endless loop over the anchoring device, down through the reel, under said center joist board, up through the reel, and back to the anchoring device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.