Element for the storage, handling and transport of essentially sheet-form objects

Abstract

An element for the handling objects includes vertically oriented, sheet-form ribs connecting by sidelong slats, with a protrusion that protrudes outwardly beyond an exterior face of a corresponding slat, the protrusion having either a bottom edge at a third height (H3) that is greater than or equal to a first slat top edge height (H1), or a top edge that is less than or equal to the second slat bottom edge height (H2), such that, when the element is placed sideways against an identical such element, the protrusion is either above an adjacent sidelong connecting slat of the identical element, or below the adjacent sidelong connecting slat of the identical the element.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to an element for the storage, handling and transport of objects.[0002]More particularly the invention relates to an element for the storage, handling and transport of fragile or easily damaged essentially flat objects, such as panes of glass, plates, tablets, tiles and similar of any material, such as natural stone, ceramic, glass, etc.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Damage, whether breakage or damage to a surface with a decorative finishing layer, must of course be avoided.[0004]When such objects are stacked flat for storage, handling or transport, they are relatively vulnerable to shocks that can occur during transport or handling, and to scratches that can occur by sliding the objects over one another.[0005]When there are hard particles between the objects, such as grains of sand or particles that have broken off from the objects themselves for example, the risk of damage is particularly high.[0006]With elements for the ...

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Benefits of technology

The patent is about a new design for building elements that can support each other and prevent movement or tilting. When these elements are used side by side, they form a connection that prevents the elements from collapsing or toppling. This design also allows the elements to support each other from both directions, making them more stable. Overall, the design provides a safer and more stable foundation for building structures.

Problems solved by technology

When such objects are stacked flat for storage, handling or transport, they are relatively vulnerable to shocks that can occur during transport or handling, and to scratches that can occur by sliding the objects over one another.

When there are hard particles between the objects, such as grains of sand or particles that have broken off from the objects themselves for example, the risk of damage is particularly high.

However, these elements have a disadvantage if a number of them are placed next to one another.

This in itself can cause damage to the objects when these elements move or tilt.

Rather more so however, an element can collapse because upon violent external movements, the forces act in a direction that does not correspond to the direction in which the element can withstand the maximum forces, normally the vertical direction, or are not distributed evenly over the entire element.

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