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Granted Patent B2
US 7,748,330 · App. 11/664,966 · Granted Jul 6, 2010

Large load carrier

Assignee: Georg Utz Holding AG
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Patent No.
US 7,748,330
App. No.
11/664,966
Granted
Jul 6, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A heavy load support made of plastic includes at least a rectangular bottom part with a leg part into which the fork of a forklift engages and which is provided with props located at least in the four corner areas of the bottom part. Metallic U-shaped profiled rails that are open towards the outside are provided between the props along the bottom edge of the load support. The props can be removably fixed to the bottom face of the bottom part of the load support and are provided with a support area for the corner areas of the bottom part as well as an edge which rises vertically from the support area and encloses the edges of the load support at a right angle, pegs being molded onto the free final leg surfaces of the edge to accommodate and fix the U-shaped profiled strips.

Claims (33)

1. Large load carrier made of plastic, comprising at least a rectangular bottom part having a foot part for the engagement of the fork of a forklift truck, having standing feet disposed at least at the four corner regions of the bottom part, between which metallic U-profile rails having a U-shaped opening that points outward are disposed along the lower edge of the load carrier,

wherein

the feet ( 7 ) can be releasably attached to the underside of the bottom part ( 6 ) of the load carrier ( 1 ), have a contact surface ( 13 ) for the corner regions of the bottom part ( 6 ), as well as a border ( 14 ) that rises vertically from the contact surface ( 13 ), which the border surrounds the load carrier edges at a right angle, on which pegs ( 16 ) for accommodating the U-profile rails ( 9 ) and fixing them in place are formed at free shank end surfaces ( 15 ) of said border;

an accommodation and fixation element ( 17 ) oriented in the direction of the load carrier bottom diagonal is provided on the contact surface ( 13 ) for a reinforcement rail ( 8 ) that reaches from one standing foot ( 7 ) to the diagonally opposite standing foot ( 7 ) and is recessed into a depression provided in the bottom part ( 6 );

a play of several millimeters remains between the free shank end surfaces ( 15 ) and face surfaces of the U-profile rails ( 9 ); and

a play of several millimeters remains between a wall of the border ( 14 ) that faces towards the load carrier, and a face surface of the reinforcement rail ( 8 ) assigned to this wall.

2. Large load carrier according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the standing feet ( 7 ) are plastic injection-molded parts.

3. Large load carrier according to claim 2 ,

wherein

each foot of the standing feet has a respective standing surface and a respective metal plate is mounted on each standing surface.

4. Large load carrier according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the standing feet ( 7 ) are made of metal.

5. Large load carrier according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the standing feet ( 7 ) can be screwed onto the underside of the bottom part ( 6 ).

6. Large load carrier according to claim 5 ,

wherein

the screw connection takes place through bores ( 18 ) in the contact surface ( 13 ) of the foot ( 7 ), the bores align with screw-on domes ( 19 ) formed into the bottom part ( 6 ).

7. Large load carrier according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the contact surface ( 13 ) below the bottom part ( 6 ) extends beyond the standing foot ( 10 ) itself.

8. Large load carrier according to claim 1 ,

wherein

it is a large space container.

9. Large load carrier according to claim 1 ,

wherein

it is a pallet ( 20 ).

10. Large load carrier according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the contact surface has a plate and in the corner regions, the bottom part ( 6 ) is lowered ( 21 ) by the thickness of the plate of the contact surface ( 13 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2007
From: DUBOIS, JEAN-MARC; STRAUB, JURGEN; MATHEWS, CHRISTIAN; FEILNER, THOMAS
To: GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG
Reel/Frame 019203/0824 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2004 049 201 · Oct 8, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090007824A1 · Jan 8, 2009