Holding device to be mounted on a carrier and the use of such a device

A white goods holding device for lifting and/or moving a white goods article comprising at least one substantially planar and upright outer surface, the holding device being adapted for mounting on a lifting vehicle, the holding device comprising:

• a carrier part comprising non-telescopic connecting devices such that the holding device can be mounted on the lifting vehicle and released from the lifting vehicle;
• and
• at least one holding part to which a plurality of holding units are secured such that the plurality of holding units, in a contact position, lie in a substantially planar and vertical plane and in the contact position can come into contact with the upright outer surface of the white goods article and can hold the article by surface contact between the plurality of holding units and one outer surface of the white goods article to be lifted and/or moved,
• wherein the carrier part comprises at least one backstop against which the white goods article can rest when the article is to be released from the plurality of holding units, the at least one backstop being mounted to the carrier part,
• wherein the at least one holding part is movably mounted to the holding device so that the plurality of holding units can be moved backwards and forwards relative to the at least one backstop,
• wherein the holding device comprises at least one actuator that effects the movement backwards and the movement forwards of the at least one holding part relative to the at least one backstop, and
• wherein the at least one actuator includes a first end fastened to the at least one holding part and a second end fastened to the carrier part or adapted to be fastened to the lifting vehicle.