EP1620333A1 - Stacking system - Google Patents
Stacking systemInfo
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- EP1620333A1 EP1620333A1 EP04718691A EP04718691A EP1620333A1 EP 1620333 A1 EP1620333 A1 EP 1620333A1 EP 04718691 A EP04718691 A EP 04718691A EP 04718691 A EP04718691 A EP 04718691A EP 1620333 A1 EP1620333 A1 EP 1620333A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G1/00—Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines
- B65G1/02—Storage devices
- B65G1/14—Stack holders or separators
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
- B65G2201/02—Articles
- B65G2201/0214—Articles of special size, shape or weigh
- B65G2201/0217—Elongated
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
- B65G2201/02—Articles
- B65G2201/0276—Tubes and pipes
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- the present invention relates to a stacking system for long members, in particular for scaffolding tubes.
- Such a system is not really suitable for scaffolding tubes, because predetermined numbers of them and differing length cannot readily be kept separate.
- the object of the present invention is to provide an improved stacking system
- a system for stacking elongate members on a base comprising:
- each pair of uprights having:
- the mechanism comprising: o a latch to retain the bridge piece in its folded-up position, leaving open the gap for loading of the members and • a trip to release the bridge piece on loading of the members into the gap below the level of the pivot, whereupon the bridge piece deploys downwards under gravity for loading of secondary elongate members onto it and o the latch being adapted to latch the bridge piece when pivoted up on lifting of the members from below it.
- the uprights can include individual feet for holding them upright, particularly where the base is a concrete storage platform.
- the uprights in each pair can be interconnected by a crosspiece to which the uprights are attached for holding them upright, the crosspiece extending laterally of the stacking orientation.
- the crosspieces can be adapted to be clamped to a side rave.
- the feet and/or crosspieces can be adapted to be bolted to the base.
- the crosspieces Preferably, at least some of the crosspieces have the uprights of more than one pair thereof attached to them. Again, at least some of the crosspieces having more than one pair of uprights can be cranked to position one pair differently longitudinally from another pair.
- the feet or crosspieces can include stabilising feet extending longitudinally of the stacking orientation.
- each pair of uprights has a second bridge piece, pivot, support point and latch and release mechanism above the first for tertiary elongate members.
- the pivot for the first bridge piece will be on one upright in each pair and that for the second bridge piece will be provided on the other.
- the latch can be magnetic, and in particular a pair of complementary magnets, one secured to the bridge piece at or close to its distal end and the other secured at a corresponding position on the upright having the pivot of the crosspiece.
- the trip can be a lever extending from the bridge piece towards the other upright, into the path of elongate members being stacked between the uprights.
- the latch can be is a sear mechanism provided at the pivot the trip being a lever extending into the path of elongate members being loaded and adapted to release the sear mechanism.
- the uprights are hollow and slotted at sides facing each other, the bridge piece being received through the slot in the one when folded up and extending from the slot in the one, across and into the slot in the other with its distal end when deployed.
- one or other of the uprights in each pair is provided with a gap closure member, pivotable at the top of its upright and to extend to the top of the other upright for stacking of materials on top.
- the gap closure member is a channel member having its web on the outside of its upright and having longitudinal slots in its flanges, whereby it is slidable up the upright and pivotable across to the other upright.
- Another feature of the preferred embodiment is a head board having a liftable and pivotable panel arranged to be laid across the tops of at least some of the uprights.
- the trip of the release mechanism may be positioned for actuation by an operator.
- the release mechanism can include a load sensing mechanism, whereby the weight of a load on a bridge piece or a crosspiece or indeed the base will trigger release of the latch.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stacking system of the invention
- Figure 2 is a similar perspective view with scaffolding tubes stacked in the system
- Figure 3 is a plan view of the system and stacked tubes;
- Figure 4 is an end view of selected ones of the uprights of the system, showing details of bridging pieces;
- Figure 5 is a similar view showing a bridging channel deployed across the uprights;
- Figure 6 is a side view of the end o f the system, showing a folding head board deployed;
- Figure 7 is a sectional view of a pair of uprights according to the invention with a single bridge piece;
- Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view o f a pair of uprights according to the invention having two bridge pieces and in use;
- Figure 9 is a cross sectional view o f Figure 10 is a top view of a lorry pro vided with the stacking system of the invention in use with scaffold tubes;
- Figure 5 is a top view of a second lorry provided with the stacking system of the invention and a crane and grab for moving the tubes.
- a stacking system 1 for tubes is shown supported on a base 2.
- a base For the purposes of the description with reference to Figures 1 to 6, the nature of the base is immaterial, it could be either a vehicle bed or a stationary bed. The vehicle would be used for transporting the tubes for use on a construction site; whilst the stationary bed would be used for storage of the tubes between construction use.
- the system includes eleven pairs of right and left uprights 11,12. They are supported upright by crosspieces 14,15,16, there being two straight crosspieces 14 and two cranked crosspieces 15,16.
- the straight crosspieces have three pairs of uprights, whilst the crosspiece 15 has two pairs and the crosspiece 16 has three pairs.
- This particular arrangement allows five differing lengths of tubes Tl — T5 of successively longer length to be stacked.
- the length of the tubes is parallel to an axis L.
- the crosspieces are of rectangular section tubular steel, typically 120 x 80 x 8mm. At each upright position, they have sockets 17 formed by welding a short length of square section tubular steel through from top to bottom. The uprights fit into the socket sockets and are held upright.
- the crosspieces can be bolted to the base via welded-on feet 3 extending in the direction of the axis L, clamped via clamps 4 engaging in the ends of the crosspieces and around an edge of base or otherwise secured to the base.
- the uprights are square section tubular steel, typically 80 x 80 x 5mm, with slots 18 in their faces facing each other in their pairs.
- the slots extend from close above their lower ends to a little short of their upper ends, which are bevelled inwards 19 in the pairs.
- they In their three tier form, shown in Figures 4,5,6, they have two cross pins 20 spaced at approximately 1/3 and 2/3rds height up them.
- L-shaped bridge pieces 21 of steel plate are pivoted on one upper cross-pin and one lower cross-pin in each pair of uprights.
- the long limb 22 of the L is provided at its distal end 23 with a magnet 24 on its face which abuts to the inside face 25 of its upright opposite from the slotted face.
- the inside face itself is provided with a complementary magnet 26.
- a pack of tubes is lowered between the chosen pairs of uprights. As they strike the short limbs, the bridge pieces are released and bridge the gap between the uprights that the tubes have just been lowered into. Thus a second pack can be stacked on the bridge pieces above the first. Where two pivots are provided, a third pack can stacked on the second bridging pieces. When the packs are unloaded, the bridging pieces are lifted or folded back to be held by their magnets.
- the bevelled end of one of the uprights in each pair has a peg 28 welded across it.
- the upright has a channel member 29 encasing it on all three sides except for its slotted side.
- the channel has a slot 30 in each of its flanges 31, with the peg received in the slot.
- the web 32 of the flange has an eye 33.
- a head board 41 is provided with a liftable panel 42.
- the board is provided with pegs 43 analogous to the pegs 28 and the panel is provided with slotted sides 44.
- the panel has a handle 45, by which it can be lifted and swung down onto end ones on the bridging channels 29. It then becomes a platform on which materials can be stored such as scaffolding fittings in stillages.
- the system can be mounted on a lorry equipped with a crane with a grab.
- the crane can be used not only for stacking the tubes in the system, but also for manoeuvring the bridging channels and the liftable panel.
- FIG. 7 to 11 there is a pair of uprights 110, 112 according to the present invention.
- the two uprights 110, 112 define therebetween a space 114 into which elongate items can be placed.
- a foot 116 Near the base of the first upright 110 is provided a foot 116, for a latch and release mechanism 115.
- This is connected by a lever 118 to a pin 120, the pin having a detent or sear 122 for interlocking with a notched ring 124.
- Depression of the actuator 116 releases the detent 122 from the ring 124, allowing the ring 124 to turn and lower a bridge piece 126.
- the bridge piece closes the channel 114 between the two uprights 110, 112, and sits on a bar 128 on the second upright 112.
- the position of the bridge piece 126 after actuation is shown in dotted lines.
- the arm is lifted into the upright position. The can be achieved by removal of the elongate items out of the channel, moving the arm into the uprights position.
- FIG 8 shows the stacking system of the invention in use.
- the two uprights 110, 112 are provided with two bridge pieces 126, 1261, each bearing a load of scaffold tubes.
- Each bridge piece is provided with a latch and release mechanism 115, 1151.
- the foot 1161 of the latch and release mechanism 1151, connected to the upper bridge piece 1261, is provided slightly above the resting position of the lower bridge piece 126.
- scaffold tubes T placed on the lower bridge piece 126 depress the foot 1161 actuating the mechanism 1151 lowering the upper bridge piece 1261.
- the system is particularly useful for the transport of scaffold tubes.
- various fittings are also required.
- beams 140 can be laid across the tops of the uprights, creating a flat surface on which to transport or store the boxes or bags 142 of scaffold fittings.
- the bags of fittings 142 are secured to the beams by straps 144.
- One end 146 of the strap is attached to an anchor 148 on the beam, while the other end is connected to a ratchet 150 also connected to the beam, for tightening of the strap.
- Figure 10 shows a stacking system 130 comprising a base, with pairs of uprights as described above.
- This system is designed for use for the transport of scaffold and for mounting on a lorry.
- three lines of channels are provided.
- the centre line is provided with two pairs of uprights, creating one channel and can be used for holding 21ft tubes.
- the right hand line is provided with two pairs of uprights for holding 8ft tubes, and two pairs of uprights for holding 13ft tubes.
- the left-hand line is provided with two pairs of uprights for holding 5ft tubes and two pairs of uprights for holding 16ft tubes.
- the extra storage capacity shown in Figure 4 can be used over the pairs of uprights shown.
- lorries 160 that are generally used for the transportation of scaffold tubes or other applications are equipped with a crane and grab 162, as shown in Figure 5.
- the crane includes a base 164 secured to the back of the lorry 160. It is provided with a swinging arm 166, with an extendable portion 167. On the end of the arm is a grab 168, which is fully rotatable. In use the grab can be manoeuvred to pick up or place tubes from or to any position on the lorry. As a result the job of loading and unloading scaffolding is simplified.
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Abstract
A stacking system 1 has eleven pairs of right and left uprights (11, 12). They are supported upright by crosspieces (14, 15, 16), there being two straight crosspieces (14) and two cranked crosspieces (15, 16). The straight crosspieces have three pairs of uprights, whilst the crosspiece (15) has two pairs and the crosspiece 16 has three pairs. This particular arrangement allows five differing lengths of tubes T1 - T5 of successively longer length to be stacked. The length of the tubes is parallel to an axis L. The uprights are square section tubular steel with slots (18) in their faces facing each other in their pairs. The slots extend from close above their lower ends to a little short of their upper ends, which are bevelled inwards (19) in the pairs. L-shaped bridge pieces (21) of steel plate are pivoted on one upper cross-pin and one lower cross-pin in each pair of uprights. The long limb (22) of the L is provided at its distal end (23) with a magnet (24) on its face which abuts to the inside face (25) of its upright opposite from the slotted face. The inside face itself is provided with a complementary magnet (26). When the long limb is pivoted up inside its upright, the magnets hold it in position. It can pivot down, when force on the short limb (27) causes the magnetic attraction to be broken. The long limb then bridges the gap between the uprights, with the distal end entering the slot of the opposite upright. It is supported on this upright's cross-bolt at the height of the pivoting cross-bolt on the other upright. In use, with the long limbs or bridge pieces held up by their magnets, a pack of tubes is lowered between the chosen pairs of uprights. As they strike the short limbs, the bridge pieces are released and bridge the gap between the uprights that the tubes have just been lowered into. Thus a second pack can be stacked on the bridge pieces above the first. Where two pivots are provided, a third pack can stacked on the second bridging pieces. When the packs are unloaded, the bridging pieces are lifted or folded back to be held by their magnets.
Description
STACKING SYSTEM
The present invention relates to a stacking system for long members, in particular for scaffolding tubes.
It is known for transporting trees, for them to be stacked on a lorry, equipped with a crane and grab, along the load bed and retained by uprights extending up from the side rave of the bed.
Such a system is not really suitable for scaffolding tubes, because predetermined numbers of them and differing length cannot readily be kept separate.
The object of the present invention is to provide an improved stacking system
A system for stacking elongate members on a base, the system comprising:
• at least two pairs of uprights, there being a left and a right upright in each pair, the uprights being adapted to stand upright on the base with long members stacked between the left and right ones, which are spaced laterally of the intended orientation of the member, with the pairs being spaced longitudinally of the orientation; each pair of uprights having:
• at least one load-bearing, bridge piece having:
• a proximal end pivoted at one end on one (right or left) of the pair of uprights at a pivot for bridging the gap between it and the other (left or right) of the uprights when in a deployed position, the bridge piece extending upwards from the pivot when in a folded-up position and
• a distal end, the other of the uprights being adapted to support, at a support point corresponding to the pivot, the distal end of the bridge piece when deployed, and o a latch and release mechanism in each pair of uprights, the mechanism comprising: o a latch to retain the bridge piece in its folded-up position, leaving open the gap for loading of the members and
• a trip to release the bridge piece on loading of the members into the gap below the level of the pivot, whereupon the bridge piece deploys downwards under gravity for loading of secondary elongate members onto it and o the latch being adapted to latch the bridge piece when pivoted up on lifting of the members from below it.
The uprights can include individual feet for holding them upright, particularly where the base is a concrete storage platform. Alternatively, and particularly where the base is a load bed of a lorry or trailer or a pair or more of longitudinal beams, the uprights in each pair can be interconnected by a crosspiece to which the uprights are attached for holding them upright, the crosspiece extending laterally of the stacking orientation. Conveniently, the crosspieces can be adapted to be clamped to a side rave. Again alternatively, the feet and/or crosspieces can be adapted to be bolted to the base.
Preferably, at least some of the crosspieces have the uprights of more than one pair thereof attached to them. Again, at least some of the crosspieces having more than one pair of uprights can be cranked to position one pair differently longitudinally from another pair. Optionally, the feet or crosspieces can include stabilising feet extending longitudinally of the stacking orientation.
In the preferred embodiment, each pair of uprights has a second bridge piece, pivot, support point and latch and release mechanism above the first for tertiary elongate members. Usually, the pivot for the first bridge piece will be on one upright in each pair and that for the second bridge piece will be provided on the other.
The latch can be magnetic, and in particular a pair of complementary magnets, one secured to the bridge piece at or close to its distal end and the other secured at a corresponding position on the upright having the pivot of the crosspiece. With a magnetic latch, the trip can be a lever extending from the bridge piece towards the other upright, into the path of elongate members being stacked between the uprights.
Alternatively, the latch can be is a sear mechanism provided at the pivot the trip being a lever extending into the path of elongate members being loaded and adapted to release the sear mechanism.
Preferably, the uprights are hollow and slotted at sides facing each other, the bridge piece being received through the slot in the one when folded up and extending from the slot in the one, across and into the slot in the other with its distal end when deployed.
Preferably, one or other of the uprights in each pair is provided with a gap closure member, pivotable at the top of its upright and to extend to the top of the other upright for stacking of materials on top. Conveniently, the gap closure member is a channel member having its web on the outside of its upright and having longitudinal slots in its flanges, whereby it is slidable up the upright and pivotable across to the other upright.
Another feature of the preferred embodiment is a head board having a liftable and pivotable panel arranged to be laid across the tops of at least some of the uprights.
In some embodiments, the trip of the release mechanism may be positioned for actuation by an operator. In other embodiments, the release mechanism can include a load sensing mechanism, whereby the weight of a load on a bridge piece or a crosspiece or indeed the base will trigger release of the latch.
To help understanding of the invention, a specific embodiment thereof will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stacking system of the invention; Figure 2 is a similar perspective view with scaffolding tubes stacked in the system;
Figure 3 is a plan view of the system and stacked tubes; Figure 4 is an end view of selected ones of the uprights of the system, showing details of bridging pieces;
Figure 5 is a similar view showing a bridging channel deployed across the uprights;
Figure 6 is a side view of the end o f the system, showing a folding head board deployed; Figure 7 is a sectional view of a pair of uprights according to the invention with a single bridge piece;
Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view o f a pair of uprights according to the invention having two bridge pieces and in use;
Figure 9 is a cross sectional view o f Figure 10 is a top view of a lorry pro vided with the stacking system of the invention in use with scaffold tubes; and
Figure 5 is a top view of a second lorry provided with the stacking system of the invention and a crane and grab for moving the tubes.
Whilst the system of the invention can be envisaged to be useful for elongate members other than scaffolding tubes, its primary use is likely to be for the latter, accordingly the elongate members will be referred to in the following description as tubes.
Referring first to Figures 1 to 6, a stacking system 1 for tubes is shown supported on a base 2. For the purposes of the description with reference to Figures 1 to 6, the nature of the base is immaterial, it could be either a vehicle bed or a stationary bed. The vehicle would be used for transporting the tubes for use on a construction site; whilst the stationary bed would be used for storage of the tubes between construction use.
The system includes eleven pairs of right and left uprights 11,12. They are supported upright by crosspieces 14,15,16, there being two straight crosspieces 14 and two cranked crosspieces 15,16. The straight crosspieces have three pairs of uprights, whilst the crosspiece 15 has two pairs and the crosspiece 16 has three pairs. This particular arrangement allows five differing lengths of tubes Tl — T5 of successively longer length to be stacked. The length of the tubes is parallel to an axis L.
The crosspieces are of rectangular section tubular steel, typically 120 x 80 x 8mm. At each upright position, they have sockets 17 formed by welding a short length of square section tubular steel through from top to bottom. The uprights fit into the socket sockets and are held upright. The crosspieces can be bolted to the base via welded-on feet 3 extending in the direction of the axis L, clamped via clamps 4 engaging in the ends of the crosspieces and around an edge of base or otherwise secured to the base.
The uprights are square section tubular steel, typically 80 x 80 x 5mm, with slots 18 in their faces facing each other in their pairs. The slots extend from close above their lower ends to a little short of their upper ends, which are bevelled inwards 19 in the pairs. In their three tier form, shown in Figures 4,5,6, they have two cross pins 20 spaced at approximately 1/3 and 2/3rds height up them.
L-shaped bridge pieces 21 of steel plate are pivoted on one upper cross-pin and one lower cross-pin in each pair of uprights. The long limb 22 of the L is provided at its distal end 23 with a magnet 24 on its face which abuts to the inside face 25 of its upright opposite from the slotted face. The inside face itself is provided with a complementary magnet 26. When the long limb is pivoted up inside its upright, the magnets hold it in position.
It can pivot down, when force on the short limb 27 causes the magnetic attraction to be broken. The long limb then bridges the gap between the uprights, with the distal end entering the slot of the opposite upright. It is supported on this upright's cross-bolt at the height of the pivoting cross-bolt on the other upright.
In use, with the long limbs or bridge pieces held up by their magnets, a pack of tubes is lowered between the chosen pairs of uprights. As they strike the short limbs, the bridge pieces are released and bridge the gap between the uprights that the tubes have just been lowered into. Thus a second pack can be stacked on the bridge pieces above the first. Where two pivots are provided, a third pack can stacked on the second bridging pieces.
When the packs are unloaded, the bridging pieces are lifted or folded back to be held by their magnets.
The bevelled end of one of the uprights in each pair has a peg 28 welded across it. The upright has a channel member 29 encasing it on all three sides except for its slotted side. The channel has a slot 30 in each of its flanges 31, with the peg received in the slot. The web 32 of the flange has an eye 33. This arrangement allows the channel to be lifted up the upright and swung over onto the other upright, with its end being received into the channel. The channel then becomes another bridging piece onto which other members, such as scaffolding planks, which do not require to be held laterally by the uprights to prevent them from rolling out - see Figure 5.
At one end of the system, a head board 41 is provided with a liftable panel 42. The board is provided with pegs 43 analogous to the pegs 28 and the panel is provided with slotted sides 44. The panel has a handle 45, by which it can be lifted and swung down onto end ones on the bridging channels 29. It then becomes a platform on which materials can be stored such as scaffolding fittings in stillages.
The system can be mounted on a lorry equipped with a crane with a grab. The crane can be used not only for stacking the tubes in the system, but also for manoeuvring the bridging channels and the liftable panel.
Referring now to Figures 7 to 11, there is a pair of uprights 110, 112 according to the present invention. The two uprights 110, 112 define therebetween a space 114 into which elongate items can be placed. Near the base of the first upright 110 is provided a foot 116, for a latch and release mechanism 115. This is connected by a lever 118 to a pin 120, the pin having a detent or sear 122 for interlocking with a notched ring 124. Depression of the actuator 116, releases the detent 122 from the ring 124, allowing the ring 124 to turn and lower a bridge piece 126. The bridge piece closes the channel 114 between the two uprights 110, 112, and sits on a bar 128 on the second upright 112.
The position of the bridge piece 126 after actuation is shown in dotted lines.
To reset the bridge piece 126, the arm is lifted into the upright position. The can be achieved by removal of the elongate items out of the channel, moving the arm into the uprights position.
Figure 8 shows the stacking system of the invention in use. The two uprights 110, 112 are provided with two bridge pieces 126, 1261, each bearing a load of scaffold tubes. Each bridge piece is provided with a latch and release mechanism 115, 1151. The foot 1161 of the latch and release mechanism 1151, connected to the upper bridge piece 1261, is provided slightly above the resting position of the lower bridge piece 126. As a result scaffold tubes T placed on the lower bridge piece 126 depress the foot 1161 actuating the mechanism 1151 lowering the upper bridge piece 1261.
Referring now to Figure 9, the system is particularly useful for the transport of scaffold tubes. However, when erecting scaffold various fittings are also required. To aid the storage and/or transport of the scaffold fittings, once the scaffold tubes have been stacked in between the pairs of uprights, 110, 112, beams 140 can be laid across the tops of the uprights, creating a flat surface on which to transport or store the boxes or bags 142 of scaffold fittings. The bags of fittings 142, are secured to the beams by straps 144. One end 146 of the strap is attached to an anchor 148 on the beam, while the other end is connected to a ratchet 150 also connected to the beam, for tightening of the strap.
Figure 10 shows a stacking system 130 comprising a base, with pairs of uprights as described above. This system is designed for use for the transport of scaffold and for mounting on a lorry. As can be seen three lines of channels are provided. The centre line is provided with two pairs of uprights, creating one channel and can be used for holding 21ft tubes. The right hand line is provided with two pairs of uprights for holding 8ft tubes, and two pairs of uprights for holding 13ft tubes. The left-hand line is provided with two pairs of uprights for holding 5ft tubes and two pairs of uprights for holding 16ft tubes. Thus all the tubes for scaffold can be held and transported using this system. In addition, the extra storage capacity shown in
Figure 4 can be used over the pairs of uprights shown. In addition, there are further capacity 152 available on the lorry between the scaffold tubes.
Many lorries 160 that are generally used for the transportation of scaffold tubes or other applications are equipped with a crane and grab 162, as shown in Figure 5. The crane includes a base 164 secured to the back of the lorry 160. It is provided with a swinging arm 166, with an extendable portion 167. On the end of the arm is a grab 168, which is fully rotatable. In use the grab can be manoeuvred to pick up or place tubes from or to any position on the lorry. As a result the job of loading and unloading scaffolding is simplified.
Claims
1. A system for stacking elongate members on a base, the system comprising: o at least two pairs of uprights, there being a left and a right upright in each pair, the uprights being adapted to stand upright on the base with long members stacked between the left and right ones, which are spaced laterally of the intended orientation of the member, with the pairs being spaced longitudinally of the orientation; each pair of uprights having: o at least one load-bearing, bridge piece having: β a proximal end pivoted at one end on one (right or left) of the pair of uprights at a pivot for bridging the gap between it and the other (left or right) of the uprights when in a deployed position, the bridge piece extending upwards from the pivot when in a folded-up position and
• a distal end, the other of the uprights being adapted to support, at a support point corresponding to the pivot, the distal end of the bridge piece when deployed, and
• a latch and release mechanism in each pair of uprights, the mechanism comprising:
• a latch to retain the bridge piece in its folded-up position, leaving open the gap for loading of the members and • a trip to release the bridge piece on loading of the members into the gap below the level of the pivot, whereupon the bridge piece deploys downwards under gravity for loading of secondary elongate members onto it and
• the latch being adapted to latch the bridge piece when pivoted up on lifting of the members from below it.
2. A stacking system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the uprights include individual feet for holding them upright.
3. A stacking system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the uprights in each pair are interconnected by a crosspiece to which the uprights are attached for holding them upright, the crosspiece extending laterally of the stacking orientation.
4. A stacking system as claimed in claim 3, wherein at least some of the crosspieces have the uprights of more than one pair thereof attached to them.
5. A stacking system as claimed in claim 4, wherein at least some of the crosspieces having more than one pair of uprights are cranked to position one pair differently longitudinally from another pair.
6. A stacking system as claimed in claim 3, claim 4 or claim 5, wherein the feet or crosspieces include stabilising feet extending longitudinally of the stacking orientation to position one pair differently longitudinally from another pair.
7. A stacking system as claimed in anyone of claims 3 to 6, wherein the crosspieces are adapted to be clamped to a side rave, the base being the bed of a vehicle.
8. A stacking system as claimed in anyone of claims 2 to 6, wherein the feet and or crosspieces are adapted to be bolted to the base.
9. A stacking system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein each pair of uprights has a second bridge piece, pivot, support point and latch and release mechanism above the first for tertiary elongate members.
10. A stacking system as claimed in claim 8, the pivot for the first bridge piece is on one upright in each pair and that for the second bridge piece is provided on the other.
11. A stacking system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the latch is magnetic.
12. A stacking system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the latch is a pair of complementary magnets, one secured to the bridge piece at or close to its distal end and the other secured at a corresponding position on the upright having the pivot of the crosspiece.
13. A stacking system as claimed in claim 11 or claim 12, wherein the trip is a level- extending from the bridge piece towards the other upright, into the path of elongate members being stacked between the uprights.
14. A stacking system as claimed in any one of claims, wherein the latch is a sear mechanism provided at the pivot and the trip is a lever extending into the path of elongate members being loaded and adapted to release the sear mechanism.
15. A stacking system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the uprights are hollow and slotted at sides facing each other, the bridge piece being received through the slot in the one when folded up and extending from the slot in the one, across and into the slot in the other with its distal end when deployed.
16. A stacking system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein one or other of the uprights in each pair is provided with a gap closure member, pivotable at the top of its upright and to extend to the top of the other upright for stacking of materials on top.
17. A stacking system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the gap closure member is a channel member having its web on the outside of its upright and having longitudinal slots in its flanges, whereby it is slidable up the upright and pivotable across to the other upright.
18. A stacking system as claimed in any preceding claim, including a head board having a liftable and pivotable panel arranged to be laid across the tops of at least some of the uprights.
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