Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
  • B62B3/00—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor
  • B62B3/10—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor characterised by supports specially adapted to objects of definite shape

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• the invention relates to a transport and storage trolley that is used for the transport and storage of bathtubs. Due to their shape, bathtubs, if they are not fitted with fittings, can be conveniently nested one inside the other, thus saving space either horizontally or vertically. So that they are not damaged, the circumferential edge is already protected by the manufacturer with a cardboard or foam cover, the thickness of which at the same time prevents the convex outside of one tub from damaging the concave inside of the adjacent tub. If the manufacturer or wholesaler stores so many nested tubs, there is still a considerable risk of damage to the enamel or plastic coating due to the tub being moved, which is done by hand, especially when storing and removing the tubs.
• the present invention has therefore set itself the task of creating a transport and storage trolley on which a number of bathtubs can both be transported and stored in a space-saving manner, the work in connection with transport and storage being made considerably easier be ⁇ and the risk of damage to the tubs is reduced.
• the invention solves this problem with a transport and storage trolley which is used for the transport and storage of bathtubs and is distinguished by a rollable chassis on which two vertically projecting supports are attached, the spacing of which is greater than the width the bowl of an upright standing bathtub to be stored, with stop parts arranged at the upper end of the supports, the spacing of which is so large that these stops come to lie in the region of the edge part of the bathtub for which the carriage is dimensioned.
• the transport and storage trolley according to the invention enables simple storage and retrieval and a simple internal handling of the bathtubs. In addition, it enables optimally space-saving storage of the bathtubs and easy access to certain individual embedded bathtubs. Empty wagons can be set aside to save space.
• the transport and storage trolley according to the invention and variants thereof are described in detail with the aid of the accompanying drawing and their function in use is explained.
• Figure 1 seen a trolley loaded with three baths from the side;
• Figure 2 the same car, loaded with a single one
• FIG. 3 shows the carriage of Figure 1 alone in a side view
• 4 shows the trolley according to FIG. 3 in a view from above with a bathtub placed thereon, which is shown in half a cross section
• FIG. 5 shows a variant of the stop element on an enlarged scale
• Figure 6 shows a variant of a carriage with ' adjustable
• Figure 7 is a view of two nested
• FIG. 8 shows a side view of the lower part of two carriages pushed into one another and loaded with bathtubs.
• FIG. 1 shows a transport and storage trolley 1 loaded with three bath tubs W ⁇ W-.W.
• the tubs -.W-.W- stand upright and yet tip over on the car because their focus S ⁇ S -.S, each lie behind their support point, that is, in the drawing to the right of their support points.
• the longitudinal edge of the tub w. is supported on stop elements 10, which are in the form of rubber pins 10, which are mounted at the upper end of the supports 12, which are attached to the chassis 11 on both sides.
• This tub W. thus stands only with the edge of its lower broad side on the chassis of the car and leans against the two stop elements 10.
• the tub W_ is set with its convex bowl into the concave side of the bowl of the tub W- , also stands with the edge of its lower broad side on the car chassis and leans against the tub WI. Likewise, the tub W leans against the tub W 2 . So that the tubs do not touch each other, protective covers (not shown) are attached to the edge of the tubs, as is customarily the case when they are delivered by the manufacturer.
• FIG. 2 shows the trolley with only one trough W and illustrates the general structure of the trolley, which is described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. 4 shows, the chassis 11 has the general shape of a trapezoid or more precisely a blunted V's in plan because the base side of the trapezium is open.
• the two spars 11a form the legs of the V and the connecting piece 11b the blunted part of the V.
• the vertically extending supports 12 are fastened, which have a U-shaped cross-sectional profile. At the upper end, stops in the form of rubber pins 10 are mounted.
• the supports 12 are mounted on the spars 11a in such a way that a support surface for the broad sides of the bath tub edges of a plurality of baths to be placed thereon remains in the direction of the legs of the V's. These support surfaces are covered with a non-slip support rake 13 made of rubber-elastic material.
• the two supports 12 are connected to one another by a strut 14 extending above the spars 11a in order to make the supports 12 and the chassis 11 torsionally stable with respect to one another.
• Stop elements 15 are attached to the inside of the spars 11a, and the connecting piece 11b is provided on its outside with rubber pins 16, which correspond to the stop elements 15 of the next carriage when the carriages are placed one inside the other. The stops 15 and the rubber pins 16 thus limit the distance by which the chassis of two carriages can be pushed into one another, as can be seen from FIG. 7.
• FIG. 8 shows two carriages, each loaded with three bathtubs, which are pushed into one another as far as possible, that is, up to the abovementioned stops 15, 16.
• these are each provided with two self-adjusting rollers 17 and two fixed rollers 18, as shown in FIG. 3.
• a trolley only needs one freely steered, self-adjusting roller, which, however, is then in the middle of the connecting piece 11b be attached uss, while the fixed rollers must be attached to the ends of the spars 11a.
• FIG. 5 shows a variant that allows the transport and storage of bathtubs that are narrower than those for which the trolley is actually designed.
• other stops 10 * which are offset further inward are used, which can now support the edge of the narrower trough W.
• a support board 19 must be attached to the spars 11a, on which the shorter tub edge of this narrower tub can rest.
• FIG. 6 shows a carriage, the bars 11a of which are articulated horizontally on the connecting piece 11b. This makes it possible to accommodate both narrow and extra-wide bathtubs with this trolley.
• the adjustment is carried out by means of segments 20 fixedly attached to the connecting piece 11b, to which the pivotable spars 11a can be fastened in different angular positions.
• One or more separate transport and storage trolleys according to the invention are advantageously used in the warehouse for each bathtub type, that is to say for each shape, size and color.
• the trolleys with the largest bathtubs of all types are then parked in the back of the warehouse.
• the trolleys with the different-colored trays and then the trolleys with the trays of smaller dimensions of the same type etc. are lined up next to these trays.
• the warehouse can also be organized in any other way. However, if for each type of tub, each tub color and each tub size a separate rater trolleys are used, just the trolleys themselves have to be moved on their rollers to ensure access to any tub. The entire warehouse management can therefore be carried out easily and very efficiently by an individual worker, without there being any risk of damaging the tubs.

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• 1989
  • 1989-03-09 CH CH88889A patent/CH678042A5/de not_active IP Right Cessation
• 1990
  • 1990-03-09 EP EP19900903751 patent/EP0419605A1/de not_active Withdrawn
  • 1990-03-09 WO PCT/CH1990/000058 patent/WO1990010566A1/de not_active Application Discontinuation

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