STAND FOR STORING AND/OR TRANSPORTING GLASS PANELS OF LARGE DIMENSIONS

• US 20150136716A1
• Filed: 05/07/2013
• Published: 05/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AGC Glass Europe SA (AGC, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AGC Glass Europe SA (AGC, Inc.)
• Inventors: Piccininno, Michel, Careme, Jean-Charles, Cruysmans, Harold, Zuccarini, Valeriano
• Granted Patent: US 9,463,937 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/41.14
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 21/0204 and joined together by interconnecting formations forming part of the container, e.g. dove-tail, snap connections, hook elements
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/48 for glass sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 49/062 Easels, stands or shelves, e.g. castor-shelves, supporting means on vehicles; vehicles adapted to carry glass sheets B60P3/002; storing articles B65G1/00 or A47B53/02; packaging for glass sheets B65D85/48

Abstract

A stand for storing and/or transporting glass panels of large dimensions including a horizontal support structure and at least one support frame provided to support the glass panels. The stand comprises at least one securing device for securing the stand to another stand.

Claims

1. A stand for storing and/or transporting large glass panels, said stand comprising a horizontal support structure and at least one supporting frame designed to support said panels, characterized in that it comprises at least one means for fastening said stand to another stand.

2. The stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening means is fastened to the horizontal support structure.

3. The stand as claimed in claim 2, wherein the fastening means is fastened to at least one of the ends of the horizontal support structure.

4. The stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening means comprises a male part designed to slot into a female part of the fastening means of the other stand.

5. The stand as claimed in claim 4, wherein the fastening means comprises a system for locking said male part in said female part.

6. The stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening means is elongate and is shorter than or the same length as the width of the horizontal support structure.

7. The stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein the horizontal support structure comprises at least one guiding element in order to facilitate fastening the stand to the other stand.

8. The stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stand it is collapsible.

9. The stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein the large panels are PLF or DLF glass panels.

10. A structure comprising at least two stands as claimed in claim 1 fastened to each other by means of said fastening means.

11. The use of at least one stand as claimed in claim 1 for maritime transport of large glass panels.