TRAY WITH FOLDABLE SUPPORT
A tray for transporting goods, in particular beverage packs, on a transport medium with a basic element with a support surface for the transport goods in which at the basic element, a foldable support for supporting the transport goods is attached.
1 . A tray for the transport of transport goods on a transport medium comprising,
a basic element with a support surface for the transport goods, and
a foldable support for supporting the goods, wherein the foldable support is attached to the basic element.
2 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein the support surface is embodied to be inclined towards the support.
3 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein openings and/or holes and/or recesses are formed in the support.
4 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein the support includes an angle with the support surface between 45° and 135°.
5 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein one or more surfaces or points are embodied at an upper side of the tray, and corresponding surfaces or points are embodied at a bottom side of the tray.
6 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein one more surfaces or points are embodied at an upper side of the basic element, at least one elevation or recess is provided at the surfaces or points, and at corresponding surface(s) or point(s) on a bottom side of the basic element, matching recesses or elevations are provided as counterparts to the respective elevations or recesses on the surfaces on the upper side.
7 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein at a bottom side of the tray, an indentation is formed.
8 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein the foldable support when in a folded position comes to lie on the basic element such that at least some portion of the foldable support lies underneath an upper periphery of the basic element.
9 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein the basic element is embodied in two parts, and the two parts are connected by a hinge, such that the support surface can be tilted with respect to a part of the basic element lying on the transport medium or another support surface.
10 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein at one, two, or three sides of the tray, a rim surface is embodied to be flat, so that loading and unloading is permitted via these sides.
11 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein handles, indentations, hooks, or points of application for machines are provided at the basic element, which facilitate a manual or mechanical tilting of the support surface.
12 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein the foldable support can be fixed in a folded position and/or an unfolded position.
13 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein the foldable support is attached to the basic element such that the foldable support is at least partially supported by the basic element on a side facing away from the transport goods.
14 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein at one, two, or three sides of the tray in directions of which the transport goods are not supported by the foldable support, a raised rim is provided which prevents the transport goods from slipping off in these directions.
15 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein the basic element is made of plastics.
16 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein the goods comprise beverage packs.
17 . A tray according to claim 4 , wherein the support includes an angle with the support surface of between 60° and 120°.
18 . A tray according to claim 17 , wherein the support includes an angle with the support surface of approximately 90°.
19 . A tray according to claim 1 wherein the basic element is embodied in two parts, and the two parts are connected by a means for permitting movement of the two parts of the basic element about an axis, such that the support surface can be tilted with respect to a part of the basic element lying on the transport medium or another support surface.
20 . A tray according to claim 1 , wherein handles, indentations, hooks, or points of application for machines are provided at the basic element, wherein the handles, indentations, hooks, or points of application for machines facilitate manual or mechanical transport of the trays from and onto the transport medium or another support medium.