AT519044A1 - Holding device for elongated objects such as spin-dryers or umbrellas - Google Patents

Abstract

Holding device for elongated objects (11), such as spin-drying or screens, comprising at least one support frame (1) having one or more holding openings (2) for receiving the elongated objects (11), and that the support frame (1) of side walls ( 6) is limited, which at least partially fastening elements (5), wherein the fastening elements (5) latching grooves (7) and latching projections (8) for latching with at least one further support frame (1).

Description

Summary

Holding device for elongated objects (11), such as laundry spiders or umbrellas, the device comprising at least one supporting frame (1) which has one or more holding openings (2) for receiving the elongated objects (11), and that the supporting frame (1) from Side walls (6) is limited, which at least partially have fastening elements (5).

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Holding device for elongated objects such as laundry spiders or umbrellas

The presentation of an assortment of clothes dryers or similar devices such as garden umbrellas in the sales rooms is difficult because, on the one hand, there is limited space available, on the other hand, when folded, the clothes spiders are relatively high with a small footprint, so that they do not need to be tipped over securely, but on the other hand It should also be easy to see from the end customer if he has decided on a certain type and is therefore going to checkout.

Various approaches to this are known, which consist of more or less stable iron frames, usually in pallet size, with compartments in which the clothes spiders can be placed. Now these iron frames are quite heavy and expensive and also susceptible to corrosion if they are presented in whole or in part in the outdoor area. In order to maximize space, the presentation areas are increasingly being allocated only during the season, so that especially in winter the laundry spiders are stored in the high zone, while there is no more space for the display racks, and these are very often destroyed or seriously damaged in the outdoor storage area. Solutions that make these wooden frames available more cheaply are also affected by this problem, so that very often new, expensive stands have to be made available to retailers again in the spring season, the start of the selling time for clothes spiders.

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Another solution tries to solve the cost problem with appropriate boxes made of corrugated cardboard, which, on the one hand, are complex to manufacture due to the necessary subdivisions into various compartments in order to store the laundry spiders in a stable manner, and on the other hand very quickly due to the moisture during storage in the covered outdoor area become unstable and need to be replaced. Whether metal frames, wooden frames or cardboard boxes, they often have to be replaced with a lot of transport in order to present the presentation properly in the trade. In addition, the ever-increasing optimization of space requires a flexible size of the presentation stands in order to be able to specifically address different business and space sizes, which is not possible with the now known, rigid presentation boxes. In addition, it is quite difficult for the end customer to remove the clothes spiders from these boxes, since the metal frames to prevent the clothes spiders from tipping over with sometimes waist-high beams or chains, the cardboard boxes are secured by compartments that are just as high, from which the clothes spiders are laboriously lifted out Need to become.

The present invention is intended to create a flexible presentation solution which is also optimized with regard to transport costs and which is also easy to remove for the end customer:

This is achieved according to the invention in that the device comprises at least one support frame which has one or more holding openings for receiving the elongated objects, and in that the support frame is delimited by side walls which at least partially have fastening elements. The holding openings are preferably formed by receiving tubes into which the ends of the elongated objects can be inserted. The receiving tubes can be formed starting from a cover plate of the support frame and parallel to each other.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the receiving tubes have a diameter that decreases starting from the cover plate to the other end, so that the receiving tubes are slightly conical.

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The fasteners are preferred by locking grooves and locking projections

Lock formed with at least one other support frame.

Advantageously, the support frames can have external dimensions that are integral parts of the dimensions of a transport pallet, and preferably have the external dimensions of a quarter pallet. The holding device preferably consists of recycled plastic.

In retail, the smallest required presentation size is the so-called quarter pallet with the area dimensions 60 x 40 cm. Two such pallet parts next to each other result in the half pallet of 80 x 60 cm and four pieces of this smallest presentation size result in the normal pallet size of 120 x 80 cm. These dimensions are common logistics sizes and are therefore optimized for loading trucks, etc.

In the present case, it has proven to be advantageous if the support frames have dovetail-shaped formations on their side walls, which engage in corresponding dovetail-shaped cutouts on the opposite side surfaces of the further support frame. So you can form three different presentation forms in a modular manner by simply plugging the supporting frames together. The individual supporting frames can thus be manufactured and transported easily and inexpensively, and the supporting frames can be connected to the desired size and arrangement on site for the display.

If the receiving tubes are conically narrowed towards the other end at the bottom, the elongated objects and clothes spiders are securely fixed when inserted, but an easy removal is nevertheless possible for the end customer. If recycled plastic is chosen as the material, this not only results in an ideal possibility of shaping and mass production, but also offers the necessary elasticity of the receiving tubes and also offers the desired weather protection.

In an alternative embodiment, the cover plate can be designed as a base plate, so that the receiving tubes are arranged so as to protrude upwards. The

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Receiving tubes can have diameters that expand upwards from the cover plate, so that the receiving tubes are slightly conical. The one serving as the base plate

Cover plate can have drain holes to e.g. to allow rainwater to drain away.

The holding device according to the invention can be varied in many ways within the scope of the invention compared to the exemplary embodiment described below and illustrated with the aid of the drawings. For example, the cover plate can be formed from webs instead of a continuous plate in order to save material and weight. The same applies to the side walls. The fastening elements can also be designed differently than the dovetail connection shown. The connection can also be made by clips or plug-in elements. If the entire holding device or the supporting frames are preferably formed from a single plastic part, it can also be advantageous to assemble the supporting frames from individual elements, so that the supporting frames can also be assembled from plate-shaped components and tubes.

An exemplary embodiment is described below with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows the top view of a support frame.

Figure 2 shows a section along the line Aj-Aj in Figure 1; and

FIG. 3 shows an old device with four supporting frames, for example with the outer dimensions of a pallet.

Figures 4 and 5 show a further embodiment of the invention.

1 shows a top view of a supporting frame 1 with eleven holding openings 2, which represent the upper end of the receiving tubes 3 and through which the elongated object 11 can be inserted into the receiving tubes 3. The support frame 1 is closed at the top by the cover plate 4.

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Locking grooves 7 and locking projections 8 are provided as fastening elements 5 in the side walls 6. The longitudinal extent 9 is, for example, 60 cm and the width 10 is 40 cm. The fastening elements 5 are provided on all side walls 6 of the support frame 1 in this example. It may also be sufficient to provide these fastening elements 5 on only two side walls 6 which abut one another at right angles in order to show smooth surfaces on the outside.

FIG. 2 shows the section Aj-Aj in FIG. 1. When using conical receiving tubes 3, d1 can be greater than d2. However, the narrower diameter d2 must be the elastic insertion of the elongated object 11, such as. B. the foot part of a clothes dryer.

3 shows four supporting frames 1 according to the invention assembled to form a holding device on a standard pallet with the size 120 × 80 cm. The pallet bears the reference number 12 and is shown in idealized form with the same dimensions as the holding device.

The holding device can be provided with feet if it is to assume an elevated position.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show an alternative embodiment, the cover plate 4, however, being arranged on the bottom at the bottom, and the receiving tubes 3 projecting upwards. The receiving tubes 3 can be designed with diameters d1, d2 which widen upwards, ie slightly conical. In order to discharge water that has penetrated, it is advantageous to provide the cover plate 4 serving as the base plate with drainage holes 13.

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LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

supporting frame

holding opening

receiving pipes

cover plate

fasteners

side walls

locking grooves

latching projections

longitudinal extension

width

Elongated objects

palette

drain hole

d1 diameter d2 diameter

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Claims (12)

claims 1. Holding device for elongated objects (11), such as laundry spiders or umbrellas, characterized in that the device comprises at least one support frame (1) which has one or more holding openings (2) for receiving the elongated objects (11), and that Support frame (1) is delimited by side walls (6) which at least partially have fastening elements (5). 2. Holding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding openings (2) are formed by receiving tubes (3) in which the ends of the elongated objects (11) can be inserted. 3. Holding device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the receiving tubes (3) starting from a cover plate (4) of the support frame (1) and are formed parallel to each other. 4. Holding device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the receiving tubes (3) have diameters (d1, d2) which, starting from the cover plate (4), decrease downwards, so that the receiving tubes (3) are slightly conical , 5. Holding device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the fastening elements (5) locking grooves (7) and locking projections (8) for locking with at least one further support frame (1). 6. Holding device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the support frames (1) have outer dimensions (9, 10), which are integral parts of the dimensions (9, 10) of a transport pallet (12) and preferably the outer dimensions (9 , 10) have a quarter pallet. 7. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the support frames (1) of the holding device consist of recycled plastic. 8.15 55552 / PE Ing. Heinrich Wüster 8. Holding device according to one of claims 1 to 3 and 5 to 7, characterized in that the cover plate (4) is designed as a base plate, and that the receiving tubes (3) are arranged projecting upwards. 9. Holding device according to claim 8, characterized in that the receiving tubes (3) have diameters (d1, d2) which widen upwards from the cover plate (4), so that the receiving tubes (3) are slightly conical. 10. Holding device according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the serving as the base plate cover plate (4) has drain holes (13). 9.15 10/15 11/15 h-v: -Ί 12/15