Rack for storing goods of considerable length
AssigneeAcierex AB
InventorKjell G. Aspen
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Abstract
Rack for storing goods of considerable length, such as battens and bars, including compartments in each of which a carriage is adapted to run on longitudinal rails. The carriage is short and vertical, has the same cross-section as the compartment and has wheels located at its upper position. The carriage supports the inner end of the goods, while the outer end of the goods in the storage position rests in the compartment. A lifting device is structured for supporting the outer end of the goods when inserting and pulling out the goods.
Claims8
A rack for storing goods of considerable length such as battens, bars, tubing, rolled carpets, rollers and the like, said rack comprising:
- (a) a plurality of compartments arranged beside and/or above one another in a framework structure,
- (b) each compartment including longitudinal rails extending along the length of an upper section of each compartment,
- (c) carriage means mounted in each compartment to move in a direction parallel to the longitudinal rails,
- (d) said carriage means having a generally U-shape upwardly directed and essentially the same cross-sectional dimensions as the cross-section of the respective compartment,
- (e) the carriage means including roller members located at the upper portions of the U-shape and being in rolling contact with the longitudinal rails,
- (f) the carriage means being movable between a forward position and a rearward storage position to carry the inner end of the goods while a portion of the goods at a location intermediate the ends thereof rests in a storage position directly on the framework structure at the forward end of the compartment when the carriage means is in a rearward storage position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.