Adaptor pallet and method of transporting a plurality of dollies by means of an adaptor pallet
AssigneeK. Hartwall Oy Ab
InventorsJuha Kosonen, Mikko Järvi, Johan Lindström, Jussi Raninen, Markku Tiilikainen, Thomas Nyholm, Eero Korhonen
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Abstract
An adaptor pallet and a method for transporting a plurality of dollies without compromising occupational safety. The novel adaptor pallet includes a base and two lifting structures. The base is shaped to receive adjacent wheels of at least two parallel dollies. The lifting structures are arranged extend from both sides of the base so as to receive a lifting device for directly supporting the weight of the dolly from beneath upon lifting motion of the adaptor pallet by means of a lifting device.
Claims15
An adaptor pallet for transporting a plurality of dollies, the adaptor pallet comprising:
- a base shaped to receive adjacent wheels of at least two parallel dollies, and
- two lifting structures, one on either side of the base and extending therefrom so as to receive a lifting device for lifting the adaptor pallet from beneath,
- wherein the two lifting structures are each configured to directly support the weight of a respective one of the at least two parallel dollies from beneath upon lifting motion of the adaptor pallet by means of the lifting device, such that no more than 25% of the weight of a lifted dolly is supported from beneath by the base.
A method of transporting a plurality of dollies by means of an adaptor pallet, the method comprising the steps of:
- first receiving wheels of the plurality of dollies to a base of the adaptor pallet,
- raising lifting structures of the adaptor pallet by means of a lifting device from beneath,
- upon lifting motion of the lifting device causing angular movement between the base and lifting structures of the adaptor pallet for contacting the lifting structures with chassis of the dollies from beneath, and
- supporting the weight of the dollies directly from the chassis of the dollies via the lifting structures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.