Wheel Storage and Transport Frame

• US 20110210023A1
• Filed: 08/31/2010
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharkcage Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mobile Shelter Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: DeForest, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,881,898 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/304.2
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 19/08 made wholly or mainly of metal
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00805 Means for facilitating the removal of the load
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00815 on the pallet
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/06 for tyres

Abstract

A wheel storage and transport frame comprising: a floor; a first corner pillar fixedly attached to the floor; a second corner pillar fixedly attached to the floor; a third corner pillar fixedly attached to the floor; a fourth corner pillar fixedly attached to the floor; a first end wall fixedly attached to the floor and the first and second corner pillars; a rear wall fixedly attached the floor and the second and third corner pillars; a second end wall fixedly attached to the floor and third and fourth corner pillars; a rotatable front panel rotatably attached to the floor via at least one hinged element, and adjacent to the first and fourth corner pillars, the bottom of the rotatable front panel remaining generally parallel to the floor, and the top of the rotatable front panel also remaining generally parallel to the floor and also moveable in generally a circular path. a first rear attachment means removeably attachable to the wheel storage and transport frame; a first strap attached to the first rear attachment means; a first front attachment means attached to the first strap, and removeably attachable to the rotatable front panel; and a first tensioning means in communication with the first strap, and attached to the wheel storage and transport frame.

Claims

1. A wheel storage and transport frame comprising:

a floor;

a first corner pillar fixedly attached to the floor;

a second corner pillar fixedly attached to the floor;

a third corner pillar fixedly attached to the floor;

a fourth corner pillar fixedly attached to the floor;

a first end wall fixedly attached to the floor and the first and second corner pillars;

a rear wall fixedly attached the floor and the second and third corner pillars;

a second end wall fixedly attached to the floor and third and fourth corner pillars;

a rotatable front panel rotatably attached to the floor via at least one hinged element, and adjacent to the first and fourth corner pillars, the bottom of the rotatable front panel remaining generally parallel to the floor, and the top of the rotatable front panel also remaining generally parallel to the floor and also moveable in generally a circular path.

a first rear attachment means removeably attachable to the wheel storage and transport frame;

a first strap attached to the first rear attachment means;

a first front attachment means attached to the first strap, and removeably attachable to the rotatable front panel; and

a first tensioning means in communication with the first strap, and attached to the wheel storage and transport frame.

2. The wheel storage and transport frame of claim 1, further comprising:

a second rear attachment means removeably attachable to the wheel storage and transport frame;

a second strap attached to the second rear attachment means;

a second front attachment means attached to the second strap, and removeably attachable to the rotatable front panel; and

a second tensioning means in communication with the second strap, and attached to the wheel storage and transport frame.

3. The wheel storage and transport frame of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of attachment means attached to the tops of the rear wall and the rotating front panel; and

at least one attachment means attached to the tops of the first and second end walls.

4. The wheel storage and transport frame of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of forklift pockets located on the front, rear and sides of the floor.

5. The wheel storage and transport frame of claim 1, further comprising:

a first extendible corner beam, in slideable and fixable communication with the first corner pillar;

a second extendible corner beam, in slideable and fixable communication with the second corner pillar;

a third extendible corner beam, in slideable and fixable communication with the third corner pillar;

a fourth extendible corner beam, in slideable and fixable communication with the fourth corner pillar;

a first stabilizing means removably attachable to the first and second extendible corner beams; and

a second stabilizing means removably attachable to the third and fourth extendible corner beams.

6. The wheel storage and transport frame of claim 5, wherein the first stabilizing means is a stabilizer bar attachable to the tops of the first and second extendible corner beams;

and the second stabilizing means is a stabilizer bar attachable to the tops of the third and fourth extendible corner beams.

7. The wheel storage and transport frame of claim 5, wherein the first stabilizing means is a first side wall;

and the second stabilizing means is a second side wall.

8. The wheel storage and transport frame of claim 5, further comprising:

a first stacking stabilizing member fixedly attached to the top of the first extendible corner beam;

a second stacking stabilizing member fixedly attached to the top of the second extendible corner beam;

a third stacking stabilizing member fixedly attached to the top of the third extendible corner beam;

a fourth stacking stabilizing member fixedly attached to the top of the fourth extendible corner beam;

a first orifice located generally in the bottom of the first corner pillar and configured to engage with the first stacking stabilizing member;

a second orifice located generally in the bottom of the second corner pillar and configured to engage with the second stacking stabilizing member;

a third orifice located generally in the bottom of the third corner pillar and configured to engage with the third stacking stabilizing member; and

a fourth orifice located generally in the bottom of the fourth corner pillar and configured to engage with the fourth stacking stabilizing member.

9. The wheel storage and transport frame of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of intersecting horizontal and vertical members comprising the floor;

a plurality of intersecting horizontal and vertical members comprising the first end wall;

a plurality of intersecting horizontal and vertical members comprising the rear wall;

a plurality of intersecting horizontal and vertical members comprising the second end wall; and

a plurality of intersecting horizontal and vertical members comprising the rotatable front panel.