A Transport and Storage System
Assignee2nd Level Global Solutions Limited
InventorsEdwin Francis Tattam, Mark Hammond, Peter Pastides
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of the transportation and storage of goods and to a transport and storage system and in particular, but not necessarily restricted thereto, a system for the transportation and storage of goods such as palletised goods and self-standing goods. The present invention seeks to provide a system that can enable goods to be securely and reliably horizontally, vertically and offset stacked, despite different sizes of goods and support members therefor, such as pallets, whereby wasted volumes arising from the presence of irregular loads, pallets or pallets of different levels or different load ratings in storage and transport can be minimized.
Claims16
A storage/transport assembly comprising first and second wall members and a cover;
- wherein the first and second wall members each comprise first, second and third panels, each adjacent pair of panels being hingedly arranged with respect to each other;
- wherein the first and second wall members are capable of being flat packed when not in use;
- wherein, in use, the first and second wall members provide upstanding walls about a generally rectangular cuboid storage/transport volume, the first and third panels of one wall member being arranged in facing relationship with third and first panels of the other wall member to define said storage/transport volume, the walls extending from feet operably in contact with a base support surface and rise to an uppermost lip operable to support a lower surface of said cover, at least one of the walls having at least one aperture to permit access for at least one tine of a lifting device;
- and,
- wherein the cover is operable to provide a closure extending over the storage/transport volume the walls, the cover having engagement means to locate with the uppermost lip of the walls and enable secure lateral fitment therewith and is operable to provide an upper support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.