AU2010226639A1 - Egg transport system - Google Patents

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AU2010226639A1
AU2010226639A1 AU2010226639A AU2010226639A AU2010226639A1 AU 2010226639 A1 AU2010226639 A1 AU 2010226639A1 AU 2010226639 A AU2010226639 A AU 2010226639A AU 2010226639 A AU2010226639 A AU 2010226639A AU 2010226639 A1 AU2010226639 A1 AU 2010226639A1
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1 EGG TRANSPORT SYSTEM FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to improvements in transport systems and parts thereof for transporting eggs between an egg producer and factories for 5 processing the eggs into consumer packaging. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally eggs at a producer are commonly packed into trays containing individual egg location and storage spaces interspaced by domed regions each having a location pin projecting upwardly from an upper portion of 10 each of the domed regions. The pins are configured to engage into an aperture of a downwardly extending projection of a similarly formed tray such that when multiple such trays engage one another in a vertical stack, eggs are cradled reasonably safely in the individual egg receiving location and storage spaces of each tray. Typically stacks of six such trays are created carrying eggs in the 15 location and storage spaces with the stacks of egg carrying trays then being placed on a flat spacer board on a conventional wooden pallet. While commonly stacks containing six trays are created, it is possible that the number of trays could be varied. A conventional wooden pallet may be sized to carry four by four such stacks. Thereafter a further flat spacer board is placed on the stacks of egg 20 carrying trays and further stacks of such egg carrying trays are placed thereon. The process can be repeated until a completed stack of trays carrying eggs on the pallet is formed. While this known system provides adequate support for the eggs in a vertical direction, there is little to stop the stack sliding and moving sideways during transport which may need some holding means such as plastic 25 film wrapping or similar to be applied to the stacked pallet. If it is desired to automate de-stacking and repackaging of the eggs once transported, then the existing system provides further problems including potential movement of the individual trays. Also, the existing system as described above does not require the egg producers to stack the pallet in any particular manner and it is possible 30 for individual trays and stacks of individual trays to be stacked onto the pallet in differing and variable orientations thereby making the use of automated de stacking equipment almost impossible.
2 The objective of the present invention is to provide an egg transport arrangement capable of use with a conventional transport pallet that will substantially avoid the prospect of egg tray stacks sliding or moving sideways during transport. A further preferred objective of the present invention is to 5 provide an egg transport arrangement capable of use with a conventional transport pallet that will ensure the pallet is stacked in a uniform and repeatable manner. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to a first aspect, the present invention provides an egg transport 10 arrangement for carrying eggs on individual stackable egg support trays, said egg transport arrangement being characterized by a base adapter plate member connectable to a conventional pallet member, said base adapter plate member having downwardly projecting engagement portions cooperable in use with said pallet member whereby sliding movement of said base adapter plate member 15 relative to said pallet member is prevented, said base plate member further including upwardly directed surface means cooperable with said individual egg support trays whereby said trays are located on said upwardly directed surface means only in a predetermined orientation. Preferably said downwardly projecting engagement means includes two 20 opposed edge walls engageable in use with upright outwardly facing perimeter edge surfaces of a said pallet member. Conveniently at least one, and preferably both, said opposed edge walls include at least one inwardly directed depression adapted to provide, in use, an interference fit with a said upright outwardly facing perimeter edge surface of a said pallet member. Preferably, at least two spaced 25 said depressions are provided in each of said opposed edge walls. In a preferred embodiment, said two opposed edge walls of said base adapter plate member form part of a perimeter downwardly projecting edge wall which, in use, is adapted to fit around the upright outwardly facing perimeter edge surfaces of a said pallet member, at least two opposed sections of said perimeter edge wall 30 include recessed regions to provide clearance for tine receiving apertures of a said pallet member. In a further preferred embodiment, the upwardly directed surface means includes upwardly extending spaced parallel runner projections enabling a stack 3 of said individual egg support trays in said predetermined orientation to be placed on said upwardly directed surface means and repositioned thereon while maintaining said predetermined orientation. Conveniently, said upwardly directed surface means includes stop means at or adjacent one edge of said upwardly 5 directed surface means whereby a said stack of said individual egg support trays can be pushed across said surface means and be stopped by said stop means in a desired stacking position. Preferably a plurality of downwardly directed projections are provided extending from a downwardly directed surface means to, in use, engage with an upper surface or surfaces of a said pallet member. 10 A still further preferred feature of the egg transport arrangement is that the arrangement includes at least one upper spacer plate member, in use, to fit over a plurality of adjacent stacks of said individual egg support trays, said upper spacer plate member including a first portion having an upwardly facing surface and a downwardly facing surface with an edge wall means downwardly 15 depending from a perimeter region of said first portion engageable with at least some of the individual egg support trays positioned below the upper spacer plate member to prevent said adjacent stacks of said individual egg support trays moving laterally relative to said upper spacer plate member. Conveniently, the edge wall means engages with outwardly positioned upper most said individual 20 egg support trays in the adjacent stacks of said egg support trays positioned below said upper spacer plate member. Preferably the edge wall means includes a portion that is continuous. In the or each upper spacer plate member, the upwardly facing surface of the first portion may include upwardly extending spaced parallel runner projections enabling a stack of said individual egg support 25 trays in said predetermined orientation to be placed on said upwardly directed surface means and repositioned thereon while maintaining said predetermined orientation. The aforesaid upwardly directed surface means may include stop means at or adjacent one edge of said upwardly directed surface means whereby a said stack of said individual egg support trays can be pushed across said 30 surface means and be stopped by said stop means in a desired stacking position. Again, the or each upper spacer plate member may include a plurality of downwardly directed projections that are provided extending from said 4 downwardly facing surface of said first portion to, in use, engage with an upper surface or surfaces of an individual egg support tray position there below. In accordance with a further aspect of the invention there is provided a base plate member for an egg transport arrangement cooperable with individual 5 stackable egg support trays, said base plate member being connectable, in use, with a conventional pallet member, said base plate member having downwardly projecting engagement portions cooperable in use with said pallet member whereby sliding movement of said base adapter plate member relative to said pallet member is prevented, said base plate member further including upwardly 10 directed surface means cooperable with said individual egg support trays whereby said trays are located on said upwardly directed surface means only in a predetermined orientation. According to a still further aspect, the present invention also provides a spacer plate member for an egg transport arrangement cooperable in use with 15 individual stackable egg support trays arranged on a conventional pallet, said spacer plate member being adapted, in use, to fit over a plurality of adjacent stacks of said individual stackable egg support trays, said space plate member including a first portion having an upwardly facing surface and a downwardly facing surface with an edge wall means downwardly depending from a perimeter 20 region of said first portion engageable with at least some of the individual egg support trays positioned below the spacer plate member to prevent said adjacent stacks of said individual egg support trays moving laterally relative to said spacer plate member. The invention will now be described with reference to a preferred 25 embodiment illustrated in the annexed drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig 1 is an upper perspective view of a base adapter plate member adapted for positioning an upper face of a conventional pallet member; Fig 2 is a detailed corner perspective view of the base adapter plate shown 30 in Fig 1; Fig 3a is an upper perspective view of an upper spacer plate member; Fig 3b is an underneath perspective view of the upper spacer plate member shown in Fig 3a; 5 Fig 4 is a detail corner perspective view of the upper space plate member shown in Figs 3a, 3b; and Fig 5 is a perspective view of a first stack of egg trays carried on a base adapter plate member on a conventional pallet. 5 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to the drawings, Fig 1 shows a base plate member 10 according to a preferred embodiment fitted onto a conventional wooded pallet member 11 having side walls 12, cross bars 13 and tine receiving apertures 14 cooperable with lifting tines of a fork lift or similar. The base plate member 10 is shown in 10 greater detail in Fig 2 and includes a plate portion 15 with an upwardly facing surface 16 and an opposite downwardly facing surface. A perimeter downwardly directed edge wall 17 extends downwardly from a perimeter region of the plate portion 15 which is sized to fit over the pallet member 11. Two opposed edge wall regions 18 each have spaced inwardly directed depressions 19 to assist with 15 creating an interference fit with the side walls 12 of the pallet member 11. The openings 20 in the edge wall 17 are provided to limit the volume of plastic required to mould the member 10. The opposed edge wall regions 21 between the side regions 18 include recessed portions 22 to prevent any obstruction or engagement with the tines of a fork lift when entering the apertures 14. The 20 upwardly facing surface 16 of the plate portion 15 have a plurality of upwardly directed spaced and parallel runners 23 to provide guides for an individual egg support tray 24 with a stack of such support trays and eggs shown in Fig 5. The runners 23 require the support tray stack 24 to be positioned in a desired orientation at a front 25 location (Fig 5) and then pushed across the surface 16 to 25 the rear 26 of the base plate member 10 in the direction of arrow 60. At the rear 26, stop regions 27 are provided to restrict further movement while the orientation of the trays 24 is maintained. Typically six such trays are provided in a stack 24 but other numbers of trays could also be used. The number of trays in each stack 24, however should be the same. The plate portion 15 may also include other 30 upwardly facing runner projections 29 to further guide the trays if desired. The apertures 30 in the plate portion 15 are provided again to limit the plastic volume used in the member 10. The plate portion 15 also includes downwardly directed projections 31 adapted to engage upwardly facing surfaces of the pallet member 6 11 to provide support for the load carried on the pallet via a completed stack 24 of egg carrying trays. Figs 3a, 3b and 4 shows a spacer plate member 40 having a plate portion 42 dimensioned equivalent to the plate portion 15 of the base plate member 10. 5 The plate portion 42 has an upwardly facing surface 43 which is also configured to cooperate with adjacent egg supporting trays in the same or similar way to the formations on the surface 16 of the base plate member 10. If desired, the surface formations may be exactly the same as is illustrated in the preferred embodiment shown in Figs 3a, 3b and 4 and have therefore been given the same reference 10 numbers. The spacer plate member 40 has a peripheral downwardly depending wall 44 defining a perimeter rectangle or square shape. The wall 44 is preferably continuous again with cut out regions 45 to limit plastic volume in the moulded part. Once a completed layer of adjacent stacks 24 of egg support trays has been formed on the base plate member 10, a spacer plate member 40 is 15 positioned over the layer. In this configuration, the edge walls 47, 48, 49, 50 forming the downwardly depending wall 44 engage the outer upper most tray members in the stacks 24 in the layer immediately below the spacer plate member 40. This arrangement prevents any of the trays in the stacks 24 from moving laterally in any direction. Subsequently further layers of trays in stacks 24 20 can be positioned on further spacer plate members 40 to form a fully loaded and transportable pallet. In this condition a spacer plate member 40 is positioned on the top layer of egg supporting trays. As is shown in Figs 3a, 3b and 4 downwardly extending projections 51 are provided from a lower surface 52 to engage surfaces of the trays 24 located there beneath (in use). 25 While the annexed drawings illustrate preferred embodiments according to the present invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations are possible without departing from the concepts defined in the annexed patent claims.

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1. An egg transport arrangement for carrying eggs on individual stackable egg support trays, said egg transport arrangement being characterized by a base adapter plate member connectable to a conventional pallet member, said base 5 adapter plate member having downwardly projecting engagement portions cooperable in use with said pallet member whereby sliding movement of said base adapter plate member relative to said pallet member is prevented, said base plate member further including upwardly directed surface means cooperable with said individual egg support trays whereby said trays are located on said upwardly 10 directed surface means only in a predetermined orientation.
2. An egg transport arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said downwardly projecting engagement means includes two opposed edge walls engageable in use with upright outwardly facing perimeter edge surfaces of a said pallet member. 15
3. An egg transport arrangement according to claim 2 wherein at least one of said opposed edge walls include at least one inwardly directed depression adapted to provide, in use, an interference fit with a said upright outwardly facing perimeter edge surface of a said pallet member.
4. An egg transport arrangement according to claim 3 wherein at least two 20 spaced said depressions are provided in each of said opposed edge walls.
5. An egg transport arrangement according to any one of claims 2, 3 or 4 wherein said two opposed edge walls form part of a downwardly projecting perimeter edge wall adapted, in use, to fit around the upright outwardly facing perimeter edge surfaces of a said pallet member, at least two opposed sections 25 of said perimeter edge wall include recessed regions to provide clearance for tine receiving apertures of a said pallet member.
6. An egg transport arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein said upwardly directed surface means includes upwardly extending 8 spaced parallel runner projections enabling a stack of said individual egg support trays in said predetermined orientation to be placed on said upwardly directed surface means and repositioned thereon while maintaining said predetermined orientation. 5
7. An egg transport arrangement according to claim 6 wherein said upwardly directed surface means includes stop means at or adjacent one edge of said upwardly directed surface means whereby a said stack of said individual egg support trays can be pushed across said surface means and be stopped by said stop means in a desired stacking position. 10
8. An egg transport arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 7 wherein a plurality of downwardly directed projections are provided extending from a downwardly directed surface means to, in use, engage with an upper surface or surfaces of a said pallet member.
9. An egg transport arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 8 further 15 including at least one upper spacer plate member adapted, in use, to fit over a plurality of adjacent stacks of said individual egg support trays, said upper spacer plate member including a first portion having an upwardly facing surface and a downwardly facing surface with an edge wall means downwardly depending from a perimeter region of said first portion engageable with at least some of the 20 individual egg support trays positioned below the upper spacer plate member to prevent said adjacent stacks of said individual egg support trays moving laterally relative to said upper spacer plate member.
10. An egg transport arrangement according to claim 9 wherein said edge wall means engages with outwardly positioned upper most said individual egg support 25 trays in the adjacent stacks of said egg support trays positioned below said upper spacer plate member.
11. An egg transport arrangement according to claim 9 or claim 10 wherein said edge wall means includes at least a portion that is continuous. 9
12. An egg transport arrangement according to any one of claims 9 to 11 wherein said upwardly facing surface of the first portion includes upwardly extending spaced parallel runner projections enabling a stack of said individual egg support trays in said predetermined orientation to be placed on said upwardly 5 directed surface means and repositioned thereon while maintaining said predetermined orientation.
13. An egg transport arrangement according to claim 12 wherein said upwardly directed surface means includes stop means at or adjacent one edge of said upwardly directed surface means whereby a said stack of said individual egg 10 support trays can be pushed across said surface means and be stopped by said stop means in a desired stacking position.
14. An egg transport arrangement according to claim 12 or claim 13 wherein a plurality of downwardly directed projections are provided extending from said downwardly facing surface of said first portion to, in use, engage with an upper 15 surface or surfaces of an individual egg support tray positioned there below.
15. A base plate member for an egg transport arrangement cooperable with individual stackable egg support trays, said base plate member being connectable, in use, with a conventional pallet member, said base plate member having downwardly projecting engagement portions cooperable in use with said 20 pallet member whereby sliding movement of said base adapter plate member relative to said pallet member is prevented, said base plate member further including upwardly directed surface means cooperable with said individual egg support trays whereby said trays are located on said upwardly directed surface means only in a predetermined orientation. 25
16. A spacer plate member for an egg transport arrangement cooperable in use with individual stackable egg support trays arranged on a conventional pallet, said spacer plate member being adapted, in use, to fit over a plurality of adjacent stacks of said individual stackable egg support trays, said space plate member including a first portion having an upwardly facing surface and a downwardly 30 facing surface with an edge wall means downwardly depending from a perimeter 10 region of said first portion engageable with at least some of the individual egg support trays positioned below the spacer plate member to prevent said adjacent stacks of said individual egg support trays moving laterally relative to said spacer plate member. 5
17. A base plate member according to claim 15 for an egg transport arrangement substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.
18. An upper spacer plate member according to claim 16 for an egg transport arrangement substantially as described herein with reference to the 10 accompanying drawings. ICON PLASTICS PTY LTD WATERMARK PATENT & TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS P32436AUP1
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