Drum stacking rack
AssigneeEquipment Company of America
InventorLarry J. Thompson
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Abstract
A modular drum rack for storing and stacking drums. Two, three, four, or more laterally adjacent modules may be assembled together in a unit, to accommodate an equal number of drums in a single tier. Subsequent tiers can be stacked upon one another to form a drum stacking rack. The modules include openings for receiving fork truck tines to allow the units to be moved by a fork truck. Openings are provided on four sides of the units to permit handling from all directions. Two sets of openings are provided on the front and back of the unit to provide a balanced lift point for the unit with either an even number of drums or an odd number of drums. When the units are empty they are adapted to be interlocked with one another to reduce space requirements for return shipment.
Claims10
A drum storage rack formed by assembling a plurality of modules together in a laterally abutting arrangement, wherein each of said modules comprises:
- first and second end plates having a central axis interconnected by at least one elongated support member;
- each of said end plates having a top portion and a bottom portion adapted to receive a drum, with an aperture formed therebetween for receiving a lifting means, and side portions each having an outwardly extending, rectangular lift extension;
- said lift extension being shorter in length than said side portion and adapted to be attached to a similar lift extension on a laterally adjacent module forming a flat walled pocket for receiving a lifting means parallel to said central axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.