WO1996025334A2

WO1996025334A2 - Transport and storage system

Info

Publication number: WO1996025334A2
Application number: PCT/EP1996/000647
Authority: WO
Inventors: Igal A. Elan; Dieter Urbach
Original assignee: Oeco-Team Gmbh Transport- Und Lagersysteme In Leichtbau-Modultechnik
Priority date: 1995-02-15
Filing date: 1996-02-15
Publication date: 1996-08-22
Also published as: WO1996025334A3

Abstract

The invention pertains to a transport and storage system (1) with a goods-holding device (2) and a support device on which the goods-holding device (2) can be set, so that the goods-holding device and support device are built up in modular fashion.

Description

Transport and storage system

description

The invention relates to a transport and storage system according to the preamble of claim 1.

A system corresponding to the generic transport and storage system is known from FR-A-2 123 455. This transport and storage system is a pallet provided with a plurality of feet. Due to their construction, the feet can only be inserted into corresponding recesses from the goods receiving surface of the plate, for which purpose two spaced shoulders are provided. The lower of the two shoulders has a run-up slope and a recess. The upper of the two shoulders, which is arranged at a distance from the lower shoulder at the upper edge of the foot corresponding to the thickness of the pallet, is a closed circumferential ring or flange which, in the assembled state of the foot, on the contact surface of the pallet lies on.

Studies carried out within the scope of the invention have shown that the generic transport and storage system suffers from a number of disadvantages. Above all, the known system is not very flexible, since its structure means that it is difficult to adapt to changing applications and marginal conditions. Furthermore, it is not possible to dismantle the feet of the pallet, since the closed upper flange does not allow removal of a foot that has been damaged, for example. Therefore, with the generic transport and storage system have a number of significant limitations, particularly as regards the materials of the receiving device and the construction of the feet. A recycling of the feet is therefore only possible by destroying the pallet deck.

In the transport and storage sector - especially with regard to the new waste disposal law - there is a constantly growing need for reception facilities, particularly in the form of pallets, which are optimized both technically, economically and ecologically.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a transport and storage system of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1, which can be easily adapted to a wide variety of operating conditions and is therefore versatile, and which preferably enables, above all, all Produce, use and dispose of types of pallets as well as storage systems in an economical and environmentally friendly manner.

This object is achieved by the features of claim 1.

The dependent claims have advantageous further developments.

The transport and storage system according to the invention, according to the particularly preferred embodiments, is initially characterized by the design of the foot or feet of its support device. The fact that the upper shoulder of the feet has at least one flexible lip in an area arranged above the insertion opening, which lip can be bent up or down from the plane of the upper shoulder, results in a considerable simplification of the assembly and Disassembly. Another special advantage of the transport and storage system according to the invention is high stability and shock absorption capacity. It is also possible to produce the system according to the invention in inexpensive mass production. Because of its concept, it is reusable and reusable with regard to its individual components and their materials. A further advantage is that the transport and storage system according to the invention is designed in such a way that there is no risk of injury and that adaptability to the requirements with regard to the load requirements and the arrangement of the feet is ensured.

There is also the advantage that the transport and storage system according to the invention, in conjunction with differently configured pallet decks, offers a wide range of possible uses, such as flat and light pallets, disposition or reusable pallets, two or four-way pallets, coverslipping or Double deck pallet as well as box or display pallet.

In order to make assembly as easy as possible, the upper shoulder or the upper edge can be made very thin and thus flexible, whereby wall thicknesses of one millimeter can suffice.

Furthermore, the transport and storage system according to the invention is characterized by a very low weight, which is mainly due to the low weight of the feet, which also have a small volume.

It is preferably possible to use almost any type of material for the receiving device, such as pressboard, wood, (corrugated) cardboard, press paper, metal or else suitable recyclable plastics. The system according to the invention is advantageously stackable and thus takes up little space.

Furthermore, there is the advantage that, because the feet of the support device can be easily removed, they can be reused in a time-saving and cost-effective manner if the receiving device is damaged or even destroyed. The feet are preferably made from recycled plastic material.

If both shoulders are each provided with at least one flexible lip, assembly and disassembly can take place both from the load-bearing surface of the receiving device and from the lower surface arranged opposite it. This gives the particular advantage that the feet can be separated from the receiving device even when it is loaded with goods. This can be necessary, for example, if the goods receiving device is equipped and one or more feet is damaged in the course of handling. It is often not possible to unload the goods receiving device, for example a flat pallet, in order to replace the damaged foot or feet. With the transport and storage system according to the invention, however, it is possible to quickly remove the damaged foot or feet in the loaded state and to replace them with new feet, since these can be attached to the goods receiving device from both sides thereof.

To form a lip in each of the upper and lower shoulders, these can be radially slotted and, in order to form the respective lip, can be slit on the circumference in a selectable partial area of the circumference. A further simplification of assembly and disassembly results, in particular in the case of holding devices with fastening walls of greater thickness, if the upper shoulder has two flexible lips, both of which can be bent up and down from the plane of the upper shoulder.

In a particularly simple manner, the tongues can be formed by interconnected slots. For this purpose, a slot in the case of an annular shoulder is guided in the radial direction from the outer edge of the shoulder to the inner edge, from which the two other slots connect to the radial slot and extend circumferentially along the inner edge of the upper shoulder. This slot arrangement preferably forms two tongues or lips which are only connected at one end to the upper shoulder and which are very flexible and therefore easy to bend out of the plane of the shoulder. In the unloaded state, the lips return to their neutral position and thus lie in the level of the upper shoulder. Depending on the width of the radial slot, a closed surface of the upper shoulder can be retained or a larger segment-shaped cutout can be formed which corresponds to the radial slot. In order to ensure that the lips can move freely even with only a minimal slot width, the edges of the slots or the edges of the lips and the adjacent material of the foot are preferably rounded.

A particularly preferred form of the feet is the design in the form of a hollow truncated cone-shaped body. With such a design, the shoulders are arranged with a larger diameter on the upper edge of the body when installed. The upper shoulder ends flush with the upper edge of the foot, while the one below arranged preferably parallel shoulder is arranged at a distance which preferably corresponds to the thickness of the wall of the receiving device on which the foot is releasably fixed.

The upper edge of the body with a larger diameter is usually designed to be open, so that an insertion opening is formed which enables the feet to be inserted into one another if, for example, they are to be stacked and stored before mounting on the receiving device.

The lower, smaller edge is closed by means of a bottom wall, which is preferably perforated to form liquid discharge openings.

Furthermore, in a particularly preferred embodiment, the bottom wall of the edge with a smaller diameter of the foot body can have a central insertion opening. Such an insertion opening is provided especially when the feet are to be provided with a reinforcing pin which can optionally be inserted into the foot from below through the insertion opening. In this way, a centrally arranged reinforcing part is formed, which extends into the plane of the upper edge of the foot body, so that an applied load, for example a cardboard box, can be supported over a large area and increase the load absorption.

The reinforcing pins can preferably be fixed by means of a retaining bead which engages behind the base wall. Here, the retaining bead snaps into place elastically after the reinforcing pin has been pushed through, so that the reinforcing pin is held captively in the foot. This embodiment also enables the reinforcement pin to be removed non-destructively if this is necessary. In an alternative embodiment, it is also possible to provide the support foot itself in its bottom wall with a central, preferably cylindrical projection that projects into the interior. This projection can have an inwardly projecting annular retaining bead. In this embodiment, a reinforcing pin, which is preferably provided in one piece with a one-piece plate, can be provided with an annular groove into which the annular bead engages when the reinforcing pin is inserted into the support foot. It goes without saying that in this embodiment the arrangement of the annular bead and the annular groove are coordinated with one another in such a way that a secure mounting and alignment of the reinforcing pin within the foot is ensured.

In the embodiment of the support foot described above, it is also preferably possible to provide a fastening pin or a fastening sleeve for runners or stabilizing plates, which is provided with a plurality of annular grooves arranged one above the other. This enables the fastening of runners or stabilizing plates with different thicknesses using a single fastening sleeve, the annular grooves of which, depending on the thickness of the runners or plates, interact with the annular bead of the support foot.

The surfaces of the upper shoulder, but in a particularly preferred embodiment, the outer surface of the bottom wall of the foot are preferably provided with a non-slip surface structure.

A particularly preferred embodiment for such a non-slip surface structure is at least one ring or an annular elevation which rises from the plane of the upper shoulder or the outer surface of the bottom wall. The arrangement allows further improvements reach a plurality of concentric annular elevations. These have the further particular advantage that they do not represent a hindrance when assembling or disassembling the foot, even with a load, since the circular, concentric arrangement does not hinder the required rotation during assembly.

However, further non-slip surface structures in the form of roughening, knobs, the continuation of the reinforcing ribs and the like are also conceivable.

In order to further facilitate assembly, it is also possible to separate the tongue from the body by a slot on its edge facing the body of the foot. This creates a free-floating tongue similar to the arrangement of the lips. Furthermore, the tongue can be adjusted in its inclination relative to the longitudinal axis of the foot body and its position to the insertion opening to the respective installation conditions, in order to achieve problem-free assembly and disassembly of the foot on the receiving device.

In a further particularly preferred embodiment of the transport and storage system according to the invention, the lower edge of the support foot has two tongues. One of the two tongues is the tongue which projects downwards and which is arranged opposite another tongue which projects upwards. The length and curvature of both tongues can be adapted to the respective application. The upwardly curved tongue of the lower shoulder ends in the plane of the upper shoulder. In a further particularly advantageous embodiment, it can be connected in one piece to the upper edge, so that there is a continuous surface or path. In order to avoid overturning the foot during assembly, a stopper, preferably in the form of a web, can be provided, which on the lower edge, facing the upper edge, in the direction of rotation in front of the upper tongue, is arranged. This embodiment gives the particular advantage that both the assembly and the disassembly of the support leg of the transport and storage system according to the invention can be done mechanically. This is because, depending on the direction of rotation during assembly or disassembly, the two tongues form run-up bevels which make it possible to "thread" the support foot into the insertion opening of the receiving device. The embodiment with two tongues thus represents a further advantageous embodiment compared to the embodiment with one tongue, since if only one tongue is provided, only a suitable assembly machine can be used for the assembly.

The receiving device can be implemented in a variety of possible designs. As mentioned above, all types of pallets, such as flat pallets, container pallets, box pallets or also pool pallets, are conceivable. However, it is also possible to fix the feet of the support device on the bottom walls of cartons, boxes or other containers for piece goods, bulk goods or liquid goods, provided that a seal is provided when liquid goods are taken up.

The wall to be provided with the feet (usually the deck in the case of flat pallets) of the receiving device is provided with fixing recesses, which is preferably designed as a circular recess with a circular segment-shaped extension cutout. The extension cutout can be formed, for example, by increasing the radius relative to the base cutout and connecting sections in the form of tangents to the base cutout. The size of the extension cutout or of the insertion area can be selected depending on the thickness of the wall of the receiving device. In order to ensure that the feet are held securely, the size should be however, do not exceed an angular range of 90 °. In the embodiment of the foot with a continuous second tongue, the extension cutout is dovetail-shaped.

In order to avoid or minimize bending of the wall of the receiving device, for example when it is stored in a pallet frame, the feet can be connected to one another with reinforcing skids. Furthermore, it is possible to connect all the feet to one another with a continuous reinforcement plate, so that practically a second plane is formed parallel to the wall of the receiving device, on which the feet of the support device are fixed. Such an additional device results in a considerable increase in stability and prevents, for example, jamming of the receiving device during transport on a roller conveyor by preventing the feet from getting between the rollers of the roller conveyor.

Such reinforcing runners or stabilizing plates can be fixed to the bottom wall of the feet by means of fastening bolts or sleeves, which in turn serves the insertion opening mentioned above. The fastening bolts can likewise have a retaining bead which engages behind the base wall and also a support flange which, in the assembled state, engages behind the skids or the fastening plate for fixing to the foot.

In addition to the particularly preferred embodiments of the transport and storage system according to the invention described above, an embodiment is also possible which comprises a receiving device and a support device which also has at least one support foot. In this particularly simple embodiment, the two are Shoulders of the support foot each only have at least one flexible tongue that can be bent out of the plane of the respective shoulder. In this case, the tongues can be formed, for example, by a radial slot and a peripheral slot adjacent to it. Such an embodiment is not suitable for mechanical assembly and disassembly, but is quite suitable as a particularly inexpensive alternative for assembly and disassembly by hand.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a transport and storage system of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1, which is versatile and can be cost-effectively adapted to the respective requirements.

This object is achieved by the features of claim 1.

If the transport and storage system according to the invention is provided with an interchangeable frame, it is characterized by the particular advantage that the support device with its interchangeable frame and the feet attached to it is a separate part from the goods receiving device. The support device can thus represent a basic part of the overall modular construction, which can be combined with a large number of different goods receiving devices, without it being necessary to change the support device as such. It is thus possible, for example, to combine a plurality of different receiving devices with a single support device, which can consist of different materials, for example. Furthermore, it is possible to change the design of the goods receiving device in order to take certain load requirements or other special operating conditions into account without this adaptation work having an effect on the support device. There is also the advantage that the support device and the goods receiving device can be separated from one another for storage, so that the stackability of the individual parts is retained. This gives advantages above all when parking or when the transport and storage system according to the invention is transported empty.

A variety of constructions can be used to design the removable frame. For example, it is possible to design the removable frame as a flat plate. Such a construction can be provided, for example, with beads on the edge to increase the rigidity.

It is also possible to provide the removable frame with an elevated peripheral edge which rises above the frame level. The result is a receiving trough for the goods receiving device, which, in the case of such a construction, only has to be inserted into the receiving trough formed. The raised peripheral edge prevents the goods receiving device from sliding sideways. The interchangeable frame can be equipped with detachably attachable support feet, or also with feet that are stamped on or attached in one piece to the interchangeable frame itself during a pressing process. If detachable feet are provided, the removable frame has mounting openings in which the support feet can be mounted. A support foot construction is particularly suitable for this purpose, in which a connecting device in the form of two spaced shoulders is provided at one end of the support foot, of which the lower shoulder on the interchangeable frame in the fixed state has an insertion opening and a downstream one tongue protruding below. In this support leg construction, the upper shoulder can have at least one flexible lip that can be bent out of the plane of the upper shoulder in an area arranged above the insertion opening. This results in the advantage that they rise from the plane of the upper shoulder or flexible lip that can be bent out downwards makes assembly and disassembly considerably easier.

In addition to a full-surface design of the removable frame, it is also possible to design the removable frame in the manner of a grid. Here, the removable frame has a closed outer peripheral frame web, for example to form a rectangle. Within the border formed in this way, transverse and / or longitudinal struts can be provided which form the grid. In the edge area as well as in the inner area, arrangement options for mounting openings of the support feet can be formed in the lattice structure.

It is also preferably possible to provide the removable frame with fastening devices for the receiving device. In addition to the all-round raised edge already mentioned, clamps can preferably be provided for this on flat plates, which include the placed goods receiving device and the interchangeable frame and thus fix the goods receiving device captively. Alternatively, it is possible to provide adhesive connections or screw connections.

In principle, it is possible to manufacture both the change frame and the goods receiving device from any type of suitable material. Preferred materials are wood, metal and plastic. It is also possible to manufacture both the change frame and the goods receiving device for all conceivable applications in any size and shape, such as round or polygonal designs.

In order to increase the stability of the overall construction, it is also possible to provide reinforcing skids which connect the support feet to one another. A plurality of fastening bolts are preferably provided for fixing the runners and can be fixed in an insertion opening of the support feet.

In order to make possible high stability on the one hand and low weight on the other hand, the runners are preferably designed as hollow profiles which have a web structure in their interior to achieve the required stability.

In order to be able to fix the fastening bolt to the runner in a simple manner, this preferably has an insertion slot into which a head of the fastening bolt can be inserted.

Finally, it is possible to close the hollow profiles at the end by means of end pieces. Such end parts or sealing caps are designed in the manner of lids and have holding elements which engage in corresponding recesses in the hollow profile and thus cause the lid to be fixed in position by frictional engagement.

In a further preferred embodiment, the end part has a retaining tongue which rests against the head to secure the fastening bolt in position.

The transport and storage system according to claims 43 to 57 represents a particularly preferred embodiment of the system according to claim 1, but independently of the embodiments according to claims 1 to 42 relates to a pallet system with a goods receiving device and with a support device , on which the goods receiving device can be attached, the goods receiving device having at least two receiving surfaces arranged at a predetermined distance above one another, and a mountable / demountable spacer device is provided for setting and maintaining the distance.

This pallet system according to the invention is distinguished by a large number of advantages over the prior art. First of all, the formation of a plurality of goods-receiving surfaces one above the other is advantageous since the base area required by the pallet system is not changed, but the maximum loading capacity can be varied by any number of goods-receiving surfaces that can be arranged one above the other.

For example, it is possible to load or unload different levels, which are determined by the respective number of receiving surfaces, as a transport or storage system and to assemble and disassemble the entire system as required. The possibility of dismantling is particularly advantageous since it allows the pallet system to be minimized to a minimal storage space for goods-free return transport.

According to one of the particularly preferred exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the spacer device has at least one tubular spacer. On the one hand, the spacer enables a defined level difference between two receiving surfaces. In addition, tubular spacers can be mass-produced very easily and inexpensively by conventional manufacturing processes.

The spacer device preferably has at least one connecting element for connecting the spacer to the support device. This connecting element, which for example by jamming, screwing, etc. on the Spacer can be fastened, ensures an adequate termination of the spacer or a connection of two spacers. The connecting element in the form of a pallet system support surface on a base surface or a floor is used as the end element, so that a stable position of the pallet system on the base surface or on the floor results even with several stacked and loaded support surfaces.

In order to further improve the stability of the pallet system, the support device has at least one pallet foot which is provided with a passage recess which runs in the longitudinal axis of the foot. The passage recess also represents a guide for the spacing device.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the spacer has a fixing recess in one of its end faces and a fixing pin on the other end face. The combination of the fixing pin and the fixing recess on the respective end faces makes it easier to join two spacers or the spacer with a connecting element, so that the complete pallet system is easier to assemble.

In order to achieve a defined distance between two contact surfaces, the spacer has a support section between its end faces and the diameter of the connection sections which have the end faces reduced by the same amount compared to the support section. In the assembled state, the connecting sections pass through receiving surface recesses. The support sections serve as support and counter surfaces for the receiving surfaces or pallet tendecks, so that the receiving surfaces maintain a defined position in the assembled state of the pallet system.

The support section and the connection sections are preferably formed in one piece in order to achieve easier manufacture of the support and connection sections.

Alternatively, the support section can be designed as a hollow cylindrical sleeve and the connecting sections as a continuous tube piece onto which the sleeve can be placed. This makes it possible to change the distances between the receiving surfaces during the assembly of the pallet system without having to loosen existing spacer connections. Only the (slide-on) hollow cylindrical sleeves have to be replaced by suitable other sleeves.

The fixing recess and the fixing pin are preferably shaped and dimensioned such that they can be plugged into one another, so that a simple connection between two spacers is possible.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the spacer is designed as a tube which has fixing recesses in its ends. Due to this alternative design of the spacer with two fixing recesses, instead of a fixing recess and a fixing pin on the respective spacer end face, conventional pipes available on the market can be used as spacers. This reduces the costs for the spacers.

Since on the one hand the connecting element has to be inserted into the spacer and on the other hand serves as a base for the pallet system, it preferably has at least one holding pin and one holding plate. On the other hand, the connecting element can be used for the connection of two spacers (with recesses on the end faces) and as a support for receiving surfaces. For this purpose, the connecting element is preferably cross-shaped with two holding pins pointing away from one another on both sides of the holding plate.

According to a further preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, cross-shaped stabilizing elements are provided on the assembled pallet system, which ensure further stabilization of the pallet system against transverse forces that occur.

The stabilizing elements are preferably provided at their ends either with fixing pins or with fixing recesses or with fork-shaped connecting parts, so that they can be inserted into recesses in the spacers, receive pins attached to the spacers or can be clamped together with the spacers.

The invention further relates to a skid for a transport and storage system and in particular for light pallets according to the preamble of claim 58.

Such a skid is known from US-A-3,910,202. This runner has a longitudinally extending channel in which a connecting device for connecting the runner body to a support foot of a pallet can be used. The connector comprises an elastic cap, a base part and a fastening pin which extends upwards from the base part through an opening of the channel onto the surface of the runner body.

The construction of the known runner and its fastening device is relatively complicated and expensive to produce, since it is necessary to have a hollow base plate of the runner, which contains the channel for receiving the base part of the connecting device. Furthermore, the construction of the known runner lacks stability, since it is necessary to provide a longitudinally extending opening or slot in the runner body through which the fastening pin extends upward from the base part of the fastening device when it is in the channel of the base plate of the known skid is arranged. Furthermore, the known runner is not very stable insofar as a large number of individual parts must be used, which allow relative movements to one another under loads, such as when a forklift is driven in. In particular, relative movements can occur between the runner and the pallet, since the connection device with its base part is held in the runner channel only by pressure or frictional forces when the runner is mounted on the pallet foot. Practice shows, however, that these holding forces are often insufficient.

It is therefore a further object of the present invention to provide a runner according to the preamble of claim 58 which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and which enables the stability of light pallets to be improved.

This object is achieved by the features of claim 58.

The construction of the runner according to the invention is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, since the one-piece construction of the fastening device and the base plate or the base part of the runner can be produced in a simple manner by a wide variety of production processes, in particular by injection molding, extrusion, Hot forming or compression molding processes. Furthermore, the skid according to the invention improves the stability, in particular of light-weight pallets (light-weight pallets) to which the skid according to the invention can be fixed, in particular for the purpose of transporting and storing. Therefore, the flat floor surface can form a support surface, particularly on the feet of a pallet, which can interact with almost any type of transport device without any problems.

The dependent claims 59 to 68 have advantageous further developments of the skids according to the invention.

Since most of the widely used actually used pallets have two or three rows of three support feet each, a particularly preferred embodiment of the runner according to the invention comprises a fastening device which in turn has three fixing bolts which are arranged in one piece on the runner body and are arranged in alignment one behind the other on the base plate . The spacing of the fixing bolts is adapted to the usual standardized spacing of the feet of most pallets used in practice. The skid according to the invention can therefore be attached to practically all standard pallets.

In order to further improve the compatibility of the runners, a further particularly preferred embodiment comprises fixing bolts, the heads of which are provided with a cross-slot arrangement. This type of construction of the fixing bolts enables them to be inserted into a large number of fixing recesses, which can have different dimensions, since the crosshead heads have improved flexibility.

According to a further preferred embodiment, the bottom surface of the base plate is flat, whereas the top surface of the base plate is provided with different types of reinforcements. Kungseinrichtung can be provided, in particular with longitudinal and, if necessary, additionally with a plurality of transverse ribs for reinforcement.

Furthermore, the fixing bolts are designed and dimensioned such that they enable a snap-lock connection in the fixing recesses of fixing parts of the respective pallets. In particular, the fixing bolts have an at least slightly conical shape, which can be provided with a fixing bead which is arranged on the circumferential side around the fixing bolt near the upper surface of the base plate of the runner. This fixing bead can snap into the recess of the fixing part of the pallet, whereby the runner can be securely attached to the pallet. The fixing bolts can also be provided with an additional holding part (e.g. a spherical thickening) at their upper end. This holding part can be provided with a single slot or a cross-slot arrangement.

Furthermore, the fixing bolts can be arranged offset with respect to the longitudinal center axis of the base plate.

The invention further relates to a fastening bolt for pallet feet according to the preamble of claim 69.

Such a fastening bolt is known from FR-A 2 160 442. The fastening bolt has a shaft on which a support plate is attached. A fastening device is provided on the shaft, by means of which the fastening bolt can be fixed in a recess in the pallet foot. Using such fastening bolts, for example, runners can be fixed to the base of the pallet feet. The disadvantage of the known fastening bolt, however, is that the base of the support plate is flat, so that it has a relatively high frictional resistance. Therefore, in the known construction, a recess is provided in the runner, in which the support plate of the fastening bolt can be sunk so that it does not impair the slidability of the runner.

In contrast, it is another object of the present invention to provide a fastening bolt of the type specified in the preamble of claim 69, which can serve as a sliding aid when fixed to the support leg.

This object is achieved by the features of claim 69.

Because the support plate of the fastening bolt has a convexly shaped base, the frictional resistance is significantly reduced compared to a flat base. Therefore, the fastening bolt can also function as a sliding aid, especially without the use of other aids, such as skids, if it is fixed to the pallet foot. Such sliding devices are extremely helpful, for example, for the transport of pallets on conveying means, since they considerably simplify locomotion. Because without such a bolt acting as a sliding aid, the pallet foot would very likely break off when pushed over a surface, since the flat footprint of the pallet foot has too high a frictional resistance.

Furthermore, the mounting of the fastening bolt according to the invention has the further particular advantage that it makes temporary engagement with the recesses of conveying means, especially chains, possible. When putting on the pallet with pallet feet, which are provided with the fastening bolt according to the invention, the convex standing surfaces engage in the recesses of the chain, so that a particularly effective conveying operation can be carried out without relative movements between the pallet and the conveying means.

Thus, the fastening bolt according to the invention, with the only feature of the convexly shaped base of its support plate, fulfills two opposing tasks in a particularly advantageous manner depending on the application, on the one hand the task of a sliding aid and on the other hand the task of a temporary fixation in a corresponding funding.

According to the invention, the convex-shaped base surface is to be understood to mean any type of surface that is curved outwards.

The dependent claims 70 to 73 have advantageous further developments of the fastening bolt according to the invention.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the base is semicircular.

The fastening bolt can be designed as a reinforcing pin which has a shaft, the length of which corresponds to the pallet foot height. Such a reinforcing pin serves to increase the stability of the pallet foot.

Furthermore, the fastening bolt can be designed as a sleeve which, due to its hollow shaft shape, has the particular advantage of a very low weight.

Preferred materials for the fastening bolts are any type of plastic. In principle, however, other materials, such as metal, are also conceivable. The invention further relates to a pallet wrapper, which is preferably provided for wooden pallets, but is in principle also suitable for at least the embodiments of the transport and storage system according to one of claims 1 to 57.

Pallets that are made of wood offer an acceptable cost-benefit ratio. That is why billions of wooden pallets are in use worldwide. Every year hundreds of millions of pallets that have been damaged, destroyed or at least unsightly are removed from these pallets and at least as many new pallets are manufactured.

These pallets have a number of significant disadvantages. These include, in particular, the high willingness to absorb moisture, dirt and microorganisms, the resin secretions, wood abrasion and the risk of injury from splinters, stub branches and outstanding nails or screws. Furthermore, there are ecological problems due to the high demand for wooden pallets, since there is an enormous need for wood to manufacture these pallets.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a pallet wrapper, preferably for wooden pallets, which enables the material-specific disadvantages, especially of wooden pallets, to be eliminated.

This object is achieved by the features of claim 74.

The at least one-part but preferably multi-part pallet wrapping according to the invention, in particular made of plastic or metal, allows an optimal connection of the advantages of wood on the one hand and of plastic or plastic. Metal, on the other hand, and compensates for the material-specific disadvantages of wooden pallets explained above. The dependent claims 75 to 83 have advantageous further developments of the pallet wrapping according to the invention.

In addition to the at least one-piece cover coating provided for the pallet deck, appropriately designed cover coatings can also be provided for the side surfaces, the end faces and all the support surfaces of the pallet. It is thus possible to provide the pallet with covers from all sides, which preferably have a cover part or an upper shell for the pallet deck, an equally designed lower shell (cover part) for the underside of the pallet, skid plates, front-side plates and long-side plates form. It is thus possible to form an overall formwork made up of these parts for the optional protection of the pallet from all sides. Special advantages are achieved here by the provision of the upper shell if the pallet deck is not designed as a closed surface but as a plurality of pallet cover slats which are completely covered by the upper shell. According to the invention, coating is understood to mean a design in the form of removable self-supporting shells as well as coatings applied permanently and on all sides, which can be produced by brushing, spraying or dipping. However, according to the principles of the invention, there are particular advantages in the design in the form of the shells explained above.

So that the upper shell does not hinder the entry of grippers of material handling equipment, the height of the edge strip of the upper shell or the cover part for the pallet deck is selected to be equal to the thickness of the pallet deck.

The cover parts for the side and end faces can optionally be provided with or without recesses for forklift grippers. The cover parts of the pallet wrapping according to the invention can also be fixed to the pallet without or with a releasable connecting device. This advantageously creates the possibility, for purposes of changing or cleaning the cover parts, either to remove them completely without tools or with the aid of simple tools. If the cover parts are destroyed, they can easily be removed from the pallet and replaced with new parts, the cover parts to be replaced being able to be recycled.

Clamping, adhesive, welding, clip-on, adhesive tape, snap fasteners, Velcro and box connection devices come into consideration as fastening devices.

The cross-section of the cover parts can be slightly conical so that the fixation on the pallet surfaces can be improved without further fastening devices.

Furthermore, it is preferably possible to provide the cover part or the upper shell for the pallet deck with a profile surface so that the load can be prevented from slipping.

Furthermore, it is preferably possible to design the cover parts in different colors, with company prints or impressions, in all dimensions and different materials (preferably UV-resistant and flame-retardant).

All in all, it should be emphasized that the pallet wrapping according to the invention protects the pallet from moisture, dirt, surface damage and wear due to use. To the same extent as the pallet wrapping protects the pallet, it is also protection for the goods to be transported or stored, especially if the pallet does not have a closed cover plate. Finally, the pallet covering according to the invention also fulfills a protective function for the people working with the pallet and also for the storage and transport surfaces (floor, walls, etc.) coming into contact with the pallet.

The previously explained functions of the pallet wrapping according to the invention thus lead to a considerable increase in the life of the pallet and to a clear expansion of the possible uses with simultaneous improvement

improvement of the handling and the appearance of the pallet. All in all, the pallet wrapping according to the invention achieves considerable cost advantages and an urgently necessary conservation of resources.

If the pallet wrapping has the previously explained cover parts for all surfaces of the pallet, these are first attached to the underside or the runners. Then the front and long side cover parts and finally the cover part for the pallet deck are plugged on. It is thus possible to achieve a fixation of the cover parts and all-round cladding of the pallet completely without additional fastening devices.

The invention further relates to a support device for a transport and storage system according to the preamble of claim 84.

A device corresponding to the generic support device is known from DE-A-2 041 623. The transport and storage system described there is Pallets with multiple feet. The feet are fixed to the goods receiving surface of the plate in corresponding recesses by means of clamping rings, two spaced shoulders being formed. Skids or reinforcement plates are attached to the bottom of the feet with fastening heads.

Investigations carried out within the scope of the invention have shown that this generic transport and storage system suffers from a number of disadvantages.

Among other things, Restrictions, since different and thus complex fastening devices for the pallet decks and the runners are necessary. It is therefore not possible with the generic system to provide a simple and uniform foot construction for a plurality of different types of pallets.

In the transport and storage sector - especially with regard to the new waste disposal law - there is a constantly growing need for reception facilities, especially in the form of pallets, which are both economically and ecologically optimized.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a support device for a transport and storage system of the type specified in the preamble of claim 84, which makes it possible to produce, use and, preferably, economically and environmentally friendly all types of pallets dispose.

This object is achieved by the features of claim 84.

The fact that the support feet of the device according to the invention are symmetrical results in a number of considerable advantages. First of all, it is possible to provide a construction of the supporting foot body for a large number of different pallets with different dimensions and shapes. This always constant base part of the support foot can be combined with one or a plurality of separate but identical connecting elements. It is possible to design the connecting element in such a way that pallets and runners with different thicknesses can be provided with supporting feet without any problems, since in a structurally simple and cost-effective manner, appropriate dimensioning of only the connecting element means that they can be adapted to the different ones Thicknesses of the pallets can be made.

This gives the particular advantage of great flexibility, since adaptations to a wide variety of pallet constructions are possible in a simple manner.

If a receiving device, preferably a pallet, is to be provided with a support foot or a plurality of support feet, the support foot bodies only have to be arranged, for example, in a counter bearing, after which the respective pallet is then placed on a lower shoulder. Then only the connecting element with an upper shoulder has to be connected to the supporting foot body, which is done by the connecting device. The support leg body is then captively attached to the pallet. In the same way, a runner or the like can be be fixed.

Another particular advantage results from the fact that the pallet only has to have simply shaped receiving recesses which can be round, angular or in any other shape, since no special opening shapes are required for mounting the support feet. From this results the advantage that the pallet can be manufactured in an extremely simple and material-saving manner. This further reduces the manufacturing costs of the transport and storage system according to the present invention considerably.

Further advantages result from the fact that the support feet of the system can be assembled mechanically.

Furthermore, it is possible by means of the support foot construction according to the invention to mount any type of additional elements on the receiving device by means of the support feet. Frames or brackets for the pallet are conceivable here, which are useful or necessary in some cases. The installation of such additional devices can be carried out simply in the course of the assembly of the support feet, in which case only mounting recesses must then be provided on the respective additional device, the dimensions of which are adapted to the connecting element of the support foot of the transport and storage system according to the invention have to be.

Other special advantages include high stability and shock absorption. It is also possible to produce the system according to the invention in inexpensive mass production. Because of its concept, it is reusable and reusable with regard to its individual components and their materials. Another advantage is that the transport and storage system is designed in such a way that there is no risk of injury and that adaptability to the requirements with regard to the load requirements and the arrangement of the feet is ensured.

Furthermore, there is the advantage that the transport and storage system in connection with differently configured pallet decks by the support device according to the invention offers a wide range of possible uses, such as flat and light pallets, disposition or reusable pallets, two- or four-way pallets, single-deck or double-deck pallets as well as box, pool or display pallets.

Furthermore, the transport and storage system provided with the support device is characterized by a very low weight, which is primarily due to the low weight of the feet, which also have a small volume.

It is preferably possible to use almost any type of material for the receiving device, such as pressboard, wood, (corrugated) cardboard, press paper, metal or also suitable recyclable plastics.

The dependent claims 85 to 100 have advantageous developments of the invention according to claim 84.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the support foot body has an upper cylindrical section. The cylindrical section is provided in particular for the problem-free insertion of the connecting element, which has a certain longitudinal extent, in order to create possibilities for adaptation to the thickness of the respective receiving device.

A particularly simple embodiment for the connecting element is the shape as a sleeve. This can be a circular tubular part or a right-angled part. act angular or other suitable configurations, which can of course come into operative connection with the respectively adapted shape of the support leg body.

Further advantages result from the fact that the upper shoulder and the sleeve-shaped connecting element are formed in one piece, so that a cover-like construction results which can be fixed in a simple manner on the support foot body.

The circular configuration of the shoulders represents a particularly simple design.

The connecting device can advantageously be designed in different ways. First of all, in a particularly simple embodiment, it is possible to arrange a plurality of spaced-apart grooves on the outwardly facing surface of the connecting element. In the assembled state, these grooves can connect to an inwardly projecting bead formed on the sleeve. This makes it possible to adapt to different pallet thicknesses simply by providing a plurality of grooves.

Furthermore, it is possible to apply a thread with a different pitch to the connecting element, which thread can then also be operatively connected to the previously mentioned bead or a counter thread.

In principle, however, other connection devices, preferably snap-snap connection devices, are also conceivable. Of course, the connecting devices can be provided with features which facilitate assembly and disassembly, such as run-on slopes and the like. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the support foot body is composed of two frustoconical halves.

Furthermore, in a particularly preferred embodiment, the bottom wall of the foot body can also have a sleeve with a central insertion opening. Such an insertion opening can be provided especially when the feet with a reinforcing pin or with runners or the like. should be provided. Such a pin forms a centrally arranged reinforcing part which can extend into the plane of the upper edge of the foot body, so that an applied load, for example a cardboard box, can be supported over a large area and the load can be increased.

The reinforcing pins can preferably be fixed by means of a retaining bead. In this case, after the reinforcing pin has been pushed through, the retaining bead engages elastically, so that the reinforcing pin is held captively in the foot. This embodiment also enables the reinforcement pin to be removed non-destructively should this be necessary.

In an alternative embodiment, it is also possible to provide the support foot on both sides with the previously mentioned central, preferably cylindrical-shaped sleeves projecting into the interior. This projection can have an inwardly projecting annular retaining bead. In this embodiment, a reinforcing pin, which is preferably provided in one piece with a one-piece plate, can be provided with an annular groove into which the annular bead engages when the reinforcing pin is inserted into the support foot. It goes without saying that in this embodiment the arrangement of the annular bead and the annular groove is so are coordinated that a secure mounting and alignment of the reinforcing pin is ensured within the foot.

In the embodiment of the support foot described above, it is also preferably possible to provide a fastening pin or a fastening sleeve for runners or stabilizing plates, which is provided with a plurality of annular grooves (or with threads) arranged one above the other. This enables the fastening of heads or stabilizing plates with different thicknesses using a single fastening sleeve, the annular grooves of which, depending on the thickness of the runner or plate, interact with the annular bead (or the threads) of the support foot.

The surfaces of the upper shoulder of the fastening pins are preferably provided, but in a particularly preferred embodiment the outer surface of the bottom wall of the foot is also provided with a non-slip surface structure.

A particularly preferred embodiment for such a non-slip surface structure is at least one ring or an annular elevation which rises from the plane of the upper shoulder or the outer surface of the bottom wall. Further improvements can be achieved by arranging a plurality of concentric annular elevations.

The receiving device can be implemented in a variety of possible designs. As mentioned above, all types of pallets, such as flat pallets, container Pallets, box pallets or pool pallets. However, it is also possible to fix the feet of the support device on the bottom walls of cartons, boxes or other containers for piece goods, bulk goods or liquid goods, provided that a seal is provided when liquid goods are taken up.

The transport and storage system provided with the support device according to the invention further enables the attachment of devices for protecting the edges of the receiving device and for preventing that on the receiving device located goods slide down from this. For this purpose, corresponding devices can be provided, for example in the form of plates of different shapes. These plates have a fastening recess and can, for example, be rectangular or laterally rounded. The connecting element can be inserted into the fastening recess, so that the respective plate is also fixed in the course of the attachment of the support foot to the receiving device. Such plates can be attached to all support feet on the pallet in order to fix the load. For this purpose, it is possible to provide the upper shoulder, preferably with cross-shaped webs, which are each at right angles to one another and rise from the plane of the loading area. As a result, the loading area of the pallet can be subdivided into a plurality of partial areas with a suitable attachment.

The edge of the plate can be provided with a strip projecting beyond the plane of the plate on both flat sides, or also with strips arranged at an angle to one another, so that, for example, corner areas when attaching such plates can both be covered in the edge region and provided with the anti-slip device.

Furthermore, in an alternative embodiment it is possible to provide the connecting element itself in one piece with such an edge protection and anti-slip device, the corresponding strip then covering the edge area of the receiving device and projecting beyond its loading surface , can be molded directly onto the connecting element or the respective outwardly projecting shoulder. It goes without saying that, in order to ensure that the bar rests on the outwardly facing edge of the receiving device, the plate is dimensioned accordingly or the shoulders are extended. The invention according to claims 84 to 100 is also embodied in a transport and storage system provided with the support device according to the invention.

The subject matter of claims 58 to 68 (runner), claims 29 to 73 (fastening bolts), claims 74 to 83 (pallet wrapping) and claims 84-100 (support leg body) each represent on the one hand an independently tradable object and is accordingly defined in these claims independently of the transport and storage system according to claims 1 to 27. Within the scope of the invention, however, it is possible to combine the objects mentioned (skids, fastening bolts, pallet wrapping and support base body) with at least one of the preceding claims relating to the transport and storage system, so that corresponding combinations of features than in the frame of the present invention as a whole.

Further details, features and advantages of the invention result from the following description of exemplary embodiments of the invention with reference to the drawing.

It shows:

1 is a schematically slightly simplified representation of a first embodiment of a part of the storage and transport system according to the invention,

2 is a simplified representation corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a plan view of the upper edge of a foot of the embodiment according to FIG. 1,

3 shows an illustration corresponding to FIG. 2 of an alternative embodiment of the upper edge of a foot of the transport and storage system, 4 shows a partial side view of the upper edge of the foot according to FIG. 3,

5 a representation corresponding to FIG. 1 of the foot of the transport and storage system according to the invention with attached stabilizing skid or stabilizing plate,

6A to

6C schematically simplified representations of non-slip surface structures for the foot of the transport and storage system according to the invention,

7 is a plan view of an embodiment of a receiving device in the form of a flat pallet,

8 shows a schematically simplified illustration of an embodiment of an insertion opening of the receiving device of the transport and storage system according to the invention,

9 shows a schematically, greatly simplified representation of a further embodiment of a support leg of the transport and storage system according to the invention,

10 is a plan view of the support foot of FIG. 9,

11 shows a longitudinal section through a further embodiment of a support foot,

12 is a side view of a further embodiment of a reinforcing pin for a support leg of the transport and storage system according to the invention, 13 shows a representation corresponding to FIG. 12 of a fastening sleeve for the support foot of the transport and storage system according to the invention,

14 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a support foot with a mounted reinforcing pin according to FIG. 12,

15 is an exploded view of the components of a part of a further embodiment of the transport and storage system according to the invention,

16 top views of further embodiments of the receiving device, and

17 is a perspective view of a particularly preferred embodiment of the transport and storage system according to the invention,

18 shows a schematically simplified illustration of a further embodiment of a transport and storage system according to the invention,

19 shows a plan view of an interchangeable frame of the system according to FIG. 18 according to this embodiment,

20 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 19,

21 is a perspective view of a reinforcing skid of the transport and storage system according to the invention,

22 is a perspective view of the removable frame according to FIG. 19, 23 is a perspective view of a pallet system according to the invention,

24a is a partial sectional view of a first embodiment of the pallet system,

24b shows a modification of FIG. 24a,

25 is a partial sectional view of a second embodiment of the pallet system,

26a shows a schematic side view of a stabilizing element in the assembled state,

26b is a schematic side view of an alternative stabilizing element in the assembled state,

26c is a schematic top view of the arrangement of FIG. 26b,

26d two stacked stabilizing elements according to FIG. 26a,

27 is a perspective, slightly simplified representation of an embodiment of a runner according to the invention,

28 shows a plan view of the runner according to FIG. 27,

29 is a slightly simplified, partially sectioned illustration of a first embodiment of a fastening bolt according to the invention,

30 shows a representation corresponding to FIG. 29 of a second embodiment of the fastening bolt according to the invention, 31 shows a schematically simplified, exploded view of a part of a pallet, the components of which can be connected to one another using the fastening bolt according to FIG. 30,

32 shows a schematically, slightly simplified representation of a pallet wrapping according to the invention,

33A and

33B shows a schematically, slightly simplified representation of embodiments of support feet according to the invention,

34 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an element for edge protection and for preventing objects from slipping off the receiving device,

35 is a plan view of a connecting element with an anti-slip element,

36 shows a side view of the connecting element of the support foot of the transport and storage system according to the invention, which is combined with an edge strip according to FIG. 3,

Fig. 37 and

38 side views of fasteners,

Fig. 39 and

40 perspective representations of two embodiments of the transport and storage system according to the invention.

In Fig. 1 an embodiment of a goods transport and storage system 1 according to the invention is schematically easy represented in a simplified manner. In the example, the transport and storage system 1 has a goods receiving device in the form of a flat pallet 2, only a part of which is shown. The flat pallet 2 is provided with a support device, which in the example consists of a plurality of support feet arranged in a selectable pattern, of which a support foot 3 is represented in FIG. 1. In principle, it is conceivable that, depending on the type of receiving device, in the minimum case only one support leg 3 is provided. Usually, however, a plurality of support feet 3 are provided, which are preferably arranged at a distance from one another, particularly in the case of pallets, which enables the use of forklifts without any problems, that is to say the forklift tines are moved into the spaces between the support feet 3.

Fig. 1 illustrates that the support leg 3 in its installed state shown in Fig. 1 has at its upper end a connecting device in the form of two spaced shoulders or flanges 4 and 5 which delimit an annular space 6 which is on the inside of a wall 7 is limited while being open on the radially outer side. Fig. 1 illustrates here that to fix the support foot 3 on the pallet 2, this engages in the space 6.

The lower shoulder 5 in the installed state shown in FIG. 1 has an insertion opening 8, at one end of which a tongue 9 projecting downward is arranged. As shown in FIG. 1, the tongue 9 is arranged at an obtuse angle to the plane of the shoulder 5, so that there is a run-up slope which opens into the insertion opening 8.

In an example, the upper shoulder 4 has two lips 10 and 11 in an area arranged above the insertion opening 8. In the unloaded state, the lips are 10 and 11, which are designed to be flexible, are arranged in the plane of the upper shoulder 4 and, in the installed state, lie on the surface of the pallet 2, as does the rest of the area of the upper shoulder 4.

As the plan view of FIG. 2 illustrates, the lips 10 and 11 are formed by the provision of three slots 12, 13, 14. Due to the annular configuration of the shoulders 4 and 5, the slot 12 extends radially from the outer edge 15 of the shoulder 4 to the area of the inner edge 16. As FIG. 2 shows, the slots 13 and 14 and extend circumferentially along the inner edge 16. A configuration similar to the letter Y is thereby formed. The lips 10 and 11 thus merge at their ends opposite the slot 12 on the circumference into the shoulder 4, the extent of which is only slightly interrupted by the slot 12 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2. Nevertheless, there is a very flexible configuration of the lips 10 and 11, which allows them to be easily bent out of the plane of the shoulder 4. This flexibility is particularly advantageous for the assembly and disassembly of the foot 3 on the receiving device 2. The opposite edges of the lips 10, 11 are rounded.

A particularly preferred form of the foot is the slightly conical frustoconical design of its body 17 shown in FIG. 1. The body 17 has a hollow interior 18 which has an opening 19 on its top. The feet can be stacked one inside the other through the opening 19, for which purpose they have a circumferential supporting rib 21 in the region of their bottom wall 20, on which the respective outer surface 22 of the bottom wall 20 comes to rest. The bottom wall 20 can be provided with a perforation (not visible in FIG. 1), through which a liquid, such as water, for example, can be drained off if necessary. The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 also has a central insertion opening 23 which is arranged centrally in the bottom wall 20. In order to stabilize the body 17 of the foot 3, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a preferably truncated cone-shaped reinforcement pin 24 is inserted into the interior 18, which projects into the plane of the upper edge of the shoulder 4. Therefore, a good placed on the shoulder 4 can additionally be supported by the reinforcing pin 24.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the reinforcing pin 24 is connected to a support plate 25. Furthermore, the reinforcing pin 24 has a retaining bead 26 which engages behind the bottom wall 20 in the installed state and thus holds the reinforcing pin 24 captively in the mounting position shown in FIG. 1.

Furthermore, the inner surface of the body 17 of the foot 3 is provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs 27 running through the entire height.

1 finally shows that the receiving device has at least one fixing recess 28 per foot. The shape and arrangement of the fixing recess 28 will be explained in detail below in connection with FIGS. 7 and 8.

3 and 4 show a plan view of an alternative embodiment of the shoulder 4 of the foot 3. The difference consists in an enlargement or widening of the slot 12 to form a segment-shaped opening which preferably has an angular range of 35 ° from the inner edge to the inner edge around- sums up. Otherwise, the embodiment corresponds to the arrangement of further slots 13 and 14 of that according to FIGS. 1 and 2, so that reference can be made to the above statements in this regard. FIG. 3 further illustrates that the lower shoulder 5 can also have a flexible lip 10 '. Like the lips 10, 11, this is produced by forming a slit, only an additional slit 13 'along the outer surface of the foot being necessary due to the insertion opening 8.

FIG. 5 shows a further modification in which the foot 3 according to FIG. 1 is provided with a reinforcing skid or a reinforcing plate 28. For this purpose, a fastening bolt 29 is inserted through the central insertion opening 23 and also has a retaining bead 30 which, in the assembled state, engages behind the bottom wall 20, as shown in FIG. 5. The fastening bolt 29 also has a protruding edge flange 31, which engages behind the runner or stabilizing plate 28 to fix it, and thus fixes this to the outer surface of the bottom wall 20 of the foot 3. Such runners or stabilizing plates serve to increase the overall strength of the transport and storage system 1 to avoid deflections in the high-bay warehouse for pallets or to prevent the feet 3 from slipping in between the rollers of roller conveyors.

6A to 6C show different embodiments for non-slip surface structures of the shoulder 4. The embodiment according to FIG. 6A is an annular elevation 31 which is arranged on the inner edge of the shoulder 4 in the transition region to the interior space 18 of the foot 3.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 6B, three such annular ones are used to form the non-slip surface structure Elevations 31 to 33 are provided, which are arranged concentrically to one another. This arrangement offers the advantage that the non-slip surface structure does not prevent the foot 3 from being turned in or out for mounting on the receiving device.

6C shows an alternative embodiment of a ring-shaped elevation 31 ', which is chamfered in its section adjoining the interior space 18.

In principle, further embodiments are conceivable, such as star-shaped or spiral arrangements of elevations or ribs or knobs. The outer surface 22 of the bottom wall 20 of the foot 3 can be configured in a similar manner.

In any case, when a carton is placed on the receiving device 2 in the region of the shoulder 4, for example, the carton or material is slightly indented, which prevents undesired slipping.

FIG. 7 shows a top view of the receiving device in the form of the pallet 2 shown in FIG. 1. In this embodiment, the pallet 2 has a total of nine fixing recesses 28, all of which are configured identically in their configuration. However, other arrangement patterns are conceivable depending on the type of application and form of training of the receiving device 2.

8 shows the configuration of the fixation recess 28 in detail. The fixing recess 28 has a semi-circular or three-quarter circular section 34, to which two tangents 35 and 36 adjoin, which end in a circular segment section 37 which has a larger diameter than the section 34. This gives 8 shows the pear-like design, with an insertion area 38 which, depending on the plate thickness, can cover a segment area up to a maximum of 90 °.

Either the insertion opening 8 with the tongue 9 or the area of the lips 10 and 11 is used to fix one or more feet 3 to the receiving device 2. This enables fixation either from the load-bearing surface or from the underside of the pallet 2. Due to the flexible design of the tongue 9 and the lips 10 and 11, both assembly and disassembly are possible without any problems even when the load receiving device 2 is loaded.

9 and 10 show a further alternative embodiment of a support leg of the transport and storage system according to the invention. The support foot according to FIGS. 9 and 10 is also identified by reference number 3. All parts which correspond to the previous embodiments are provided with the same reference symbols in FIGS. 9 and 10.

The embodiment according to FIGS. 9 and 10 differs from the previous embodiments in that a second tongue 40 is provided. The second tongue 40 is also formed on the shoulder 5, that is to say on the lower shoulder. It protrudes, as shown in FIG. 9, in the plane of the upper shoulder 4. The second tongue 40 is bent and flexible like the first tongue 9, for which purpose it, like the first tongue 9, is on the outer surface of the body of the support leg 3 ¬ adjacent edge is slotted. 10 illustrates the position of the slot, which is identified by the reference number 41. The bending of the tongues shown in FIG. 9 creates an approximately parallel arrangement of their end regions, between which at In the embodiment shown, the insertion opening 8 is located. Otherwise, FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate that this embodiment of the support foot in a particularly preferred embodiment has two lips 10 and 11 of the upper shoulder 4 with a relatively wide slot configuration of the slot 12.

The embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is suitable for the use of a suitable assembly machine due to the provision of two tongues 9, 40 both when assembling and when disassembling. Depending on the direction of rotation, either the tongue 9 or the tongue 40 act as a ramp, onto which, for example, the deck of a pallet runs in the area of the insertion opening.

FIG. 11 shows a further alternative embodiment of a support leg of the transport and storage system according to the invention, which is also designated by reference number 3. The support foot 3 according to the embodiment in FIG. 11 has a base 45 which, in the example, is connected in one piece to the bottom wall 20. The base 45 protrudes as a centrally arranged part into the interior 18 of the support foot 3. The base 45 is essentially hollow-cylindrical and has a slot arrangement 46 to increase the flexibility of its walls, which can be designed, for example, as a cross recess . On its inner wall 47, the base 45 is provided with a circumferential annular bead 48. The height of the annular bead 48 can be selected depending on the foot design. If necessary, it is possible to completely fill the interior 18 with a removable plug adapted to the dimensions and contour of the interior 18.

FIG. 12 illustrates an alternative embodiment of a reinforcing pin 24, which is essentially designed like the reinforcing pin 24 and accordingly also - 49 -

can be provided with a support plate 25 '. In contrast to the reinforcement pin 24, the reinforcement pin 24 'of the embodiment according to FIG. 12 has an annular groove 49. As illustrated in FIG. 14, the annular groove 49 interacts with the bead 48 in order to fix the reinforcing pin 24 ′ captively but detachably in the support foot 3. The location of the annular groove 49 is of course adapted to the position of the bead 48, as can be seen in detail from the illustration in FIG. 14.

Finally, FIG. 13 shows a fastening sleeve 50 which is provided with a plurality of ring grooves 51 arranged one above the other, which can likewise interact with the bead 48. The fastening sleeve 50 can be used for fastening runners or fastening plates, as have already been mentioned in connection with FIG. 5 (reference numeral 28 there). The advantage of the fastening sleeve 50 is that, due to the plurality of ring grooves 51, different plate thicknesses can be easily attached to the supporting foot 3, one of the ring grooves 51 interacting with the bead 48 depending on the plate thickness.

FIG. 14 shows a further particularly preferred embodiment of a support foot 3 of the support device of the transport and storage system according to the invention. All parts of the support foot which correspond to the previous embodiments are provided with the same reference numbers. Accordingly, the support leg 3 has two spaced shoulders 4, 5, of which the upper shoulder 4 has flexible lips 10, 11 which can be bent out of the plane of the upper shoulder 4 in an area arranged above the insertion opening 8 in the example case 2. It should be mentioned that the lip 10 in the embodiment shown to achieve flexibility from the edge of the upper one Opening of the support foot 3 is separated by a slot. In principle, however, it is also possible to omit this slot on the lip 10. The embodiment according to FIG. 14 is similar in its essential structure to the embodiment according to FIG. 9. Accordingly, a second tongue 40 is provided in this embodiment, which is arranged opposite the first tongue 9 and which points upward into the plane of the upper shoulder 4 protrudes. In contrast to the embodiment according to FIG. 9, however, the second tongue 40 is connected in one piece to the lip 11 of the upper shoulder 4, so that starting from the lip 10 of the upper shoulder 4 via the lip 11, the tongue 40 and the shoulder 5 to towards the tongue 9 results in a one-piece and continuous path. This embodiment enables the support foot 3 to be fastened in a particularly simple manner by rotating the receiving device 2, which for this purpose is provided with the insertion openings 28 already explained above, which, when using the support foot 3 according to FIG. 14, has a dovetail shape - Migen insertion area 38 are provided (see Fig. 15).

In order to prevent the support foot 3 from being screwed in too far into the fixing recesses 28 of the receiving device 2, a web 40 'is provided, which is arranged on the lower shoulder 5 in front of the upper tongue 40. The web 40 'forms a stopper which rises in the direction of the upper shoulder 4 from the lower shoulder 5. The arrangement and design of this stop web 40 result from the illustration in FIGS. 14 and 15, to which reference is explicitly made in this regard.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 14, the reinforcement pin 24 ′ shown in FIG. 12 is also arranged in the interior of the support leg 3. In this embodiment, the reinforcing pin 24 'has an annular base plate 24''which is provided with reinforcing ribs 24 ¹ ''and an edge flange 24' • ^• '. The reinforcing ribs 24 '''are triangular in shape and fall towards the outer edge of the plate 24''. With regard to the configuration and design of these parts, reference is likewise made explicitly to the disclosure of the illustration in FIG. 14.

15 is an exploded view of a part of the transport and storage system according to the invention to illustrate its most important components. The support foot 3 corresponds to the embodiment according to FIG. 14 (without stiffening pin), so that reference can be made to the preceding explanations. The receiving device 2 in the form of a pallet has the previously mentioned fixing recesses 28 with dovetail-shaped insertion areas 38.

A fixable edge protection and anti-slip device 60 is additionally provided. The device 60 has a plate 61 with a recess 62 and a dovetail-shaped area 63, which is provided with an edge strip 64. The edge strip 64 rises, as can be seen in detail from FIG. 15, from the plane of the plate 61 on both sides. This makes it possible for both the edges of the pallet 2 to be protected when the device 60 is mounted and for the part of the edge strip 64 which then projects beyond the plane of the pallet 2 to prevent goods applied to the pallet 2 from sliding down. Furthermore, the embodiment according to FIG. 15 shows a reinforcing skid 65 which connects the unit formed by the receiving device 2 and the support feet 3. In the embodiment shown, the reinforcing skid 65 is designed in the form of a strip and has an opening 67 through which a pin of a fastening bolt 66 is inserted can be. In the assembled state, the fastening bolt 66 fixes the reinforcing skid 65 to the pallet 2, for which purpose it interacts with the edge bead 48 of the base 45 (see FIG. 11). At the same time, the edge protection and anti-slip device 60 is fixed to the pallet 2 by fastening the support foot 3.

While different arrangement patterns of the fixing recesses 28 are illustrated in FIG. 16 (reference is made explicitly to FIG. 16 for the disclosure of these arrangement patterns), FIG. 17 shows an example of a fully assembled, particularly preferred embodiment of the transport and storage system 1 according to the invention the individual components explained in connection with FIG. 15 in the assembled state.

In all of the embodiments described above, the receiving device can preferably be designed in the form of a pallet, as an aluminum pallet. Such an aluminum pallet preferably has a thickness of 1 to 5 mm. It is usually provided with a profile for its stabilization. In the area of the fixation recesses, such an aluminum pallet is bent downward out of the plane of its wing, so that there is a recess length which corresponds to the distance between the upper and lower shoulders of the support feet 3 to be mounted. The edge areas of the aluminum pallet can also be cranked, the extent of the crank also corresponding to the distance between the upper and lower shoulders of the support legs 3.

A first embodiment of a transport and storage system 100 according to the invention is illustrated in FIG. 18 in a slightly simplified perspective illustration. The transport and storage system 100 has a goods receiving device 102, which is shown in broken lines in FIG. 18 is. In the example, it is a flat plate that can be placed on a support device 103.

The support device 103 of the transport and storage system 100 according to the invention has an interchangeable frame 105. In the example case, the interchangeable frame 105 is designed as a full-surface plate which has a circumferential raised edge or web 106, so that a receiving trough for the plate 102 is formed.

In the example case, a plurality of support feet 104 are detachably attached to the interchangeable frame 105. Since only part of the overall arrangement is shown in FIG. 18, only six support feet 104 can be seen. However, it is possible to provide a larger number of support feet, depending on the size of the overall arrangement.

The front three support feet 104 in FIG. 18 are connected to one another with a reinforcing skid 107 to increase stability, the construction and fastening of which will be explained below with reference to FIG. 21.

19 and 22 show a second embodiment of the interchangeable frame 105, which can be used in place of the full-surface panels according to FIG. 18 in the inventive transport and storage system 100.

The embodiment shown in FIGS. 19 and 22 is a lattice structure which, in the example, is rectangular. For this purpose, the interchangeable frame 105 has an outer circumferential edge web 108 which forms the border of the interchangeable frame 105. In the example, diagonally extending struts 109 and 110 are provided within the edge web 108. As can be seen from the illustration in FIGS. 19 and 22 results, to which explicit reference is made for reasons of disclosure, the lattice structure results in a plurality of free spaces, of which a free space is identified by reference number 11 in FIGS. 19 and 22. The lattice structure has the particular advantage that it allows a very light weight with high stability.

19 and 22 also make it clear that the interchangeable frame 105 is provided with a plurality of mounting openings, of which a mounting opening is representatively identified by the reference number 112. 19 and 22 illustrate that the assembly openings are provided at intersections of the struts 109 and 110, which form a section for this purpose that is large enough in its area to make the respective assembly opening 112.

Alternatively, however, it is also possible to provide the interchangeable frame shown in FIGS. 18 or 19 and 22 with integrally molded feet, so that the mounting openings 112 are not necessary. Such interchangeable frames can for example be pressed. Furthermore, in principle it is also possible to fix the support feet to the change frame in a different way, for example by gluing.

The sectional view of FIG. 20 along line A-A in FIG. 19 again illustrates the edge-side elevation 106 to form a receiving trough for the goods receiving device 102.

With this construction, it is possible to place the goods receiving device 102 only on the interchangeable frame 105 without additional fixings, since the edge 106 prevents the receiving device 102 from sliding down sideways. The placed product prevents the receiving device 102 from being lifted off the removable frame 105. The reinforcing skid 107 shown schematically in FIG. 18 is shown again in detail in FIG. 21. To disclose the design of the reinforcing skid 107, reference is made explicitly to this illustration.

FIG. 21 illustrates that the reinforcing skid 107 is designed as a hollow profile which has a plurality of reinforcing webs in its interior, one of which is representatively identified by the reference symbol 113. Through the hollow profile structure, an insertion slot 114 is formed, into which the head 115 of a fastening bolt 116 can be inserted, as can be seen in detail from FIG. 21. The fastening bolt 116 in turn can be connected in a suitable manner to the respective support foot 104, so that the reinforcing runner 107, as shown in FIG. 18, can connect a plurality of support feet 104 to one another to increase the stability.

In order to be able to close the hollow profile of the reinforcing runner 107, a closing part 117 in the form of a cover is provided. The end part 117 has a plurality of fastening elements 118 and 119, which can engage in associated recesses in the hollow profile of the reinforcement runner 107 and interlock in it, so that the cover or the end part 117 are captively attached to the reinforcement runner 107 can.

Fig. 21 further illustrates that the end part 117 has a retaining tongue 120 which, when assembled, rests against the head 115 of the fastening bolt 116 and thus guides and secures it. The retaining tongue 120 is flat for this purpose, so that it can be inserted into the slot 114. Furthermore, it has a concave-shaped end face 121, the roundness of which is adapted to the roundness of the head 115 of the fastening bolt 16. The transport and storage system 100 according to the invention gives the particular advantage of a large variety of possible combinations between the support device 103 and the goods receiving device 102. Furthermore, there is the advantage of very simple assembly while at the same time maintaining the stackability, since In the storage state, the goods receiving device 102 can be separated from the support device 103 without any problems, so that both units can be stored and stacked separately.

In the following description, the terms "left, right, top, bottom, front and rear" are used in relation to the plane of the drawing. This terminology only serves to make the invention easier to understand, but should not be interpreted as a restriction of the scope of the invention.

23 shows a perspective view of the pallet system 201 according to the invention. The pallet system 201 has a goods receiving device 202 with pallet decks 203-205. These pallet decks 203-205 are plate-shaped, with recesses and are also referred to below as receiving surfaces. In this perspective view, the lowest receiving surface 203 is supported by support devices 206 against the base surface or the floor. 23 of these support devices 206, only three support devices 206 are completely visible. The fourth support device 206 (rear right) is covered by the perspective representation.

The support device 206 has a plurality of support feet, of which the feet 207, 208 are designated in FIG. 23 as representative of all feet. Spacers 209 are accommodated in these support feet 207, 208. Skids are attached to the undersides of the support feet 208 of the second receiving surface 204, which runners are conventionally used for support serve on a base or a floor. In addition, the skid-support leg connection has a stabilizing effect on the receiving surfaces.

According to FIG. 23, not all of the receiving surfaces 203-205 are designed with runners, but this should not be understood as a restriction, but the runners have been omitted only to simplify FIG. 23. In addition, more than four support feet can also be arranged per receiving surface 203-205, as is shown, for example, in the receiving surface 204. Preferably nine support feet are provided per pallet or receiving surface.

Although this cannot be seen from FIG. 23, the spacers 210 run through the support feet 207, 208, the connection point between two spacers 210 being located within the support feet. In this exemplary embodiment, the spacers 210 are of tubular construction, but can also have other geometric shapes, corresponding to the practical applications. Various support feet and spacers and their types of connection are described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25.

24a shows a first exemplary embodiment of a spacing device 209. From bottom to top, the spacing device 209 according to FIG. 24a comprises a connecting element 214 which has a holding plate 235 and a holding pin 234. The holding plate 235 can rest on a base area or a floor, whereas the holding pin 234 engages or is inserted into a fixing recess 219 in a spacer 211. The connection between the holding pin 234 and the fixing recess 219 of the spacer 211 can be achieved, for example, by jamming, screwing, etc. For this purpose, the holding pin 234 has, for example, snap-locking lugs or a thread.

The spacer 210 runs through a through recess 216 of a support foot 207, along its longitudinal axis L. In the example, the support foot 207 has a double-conical outer shape and has in its through recesses 216 radially circumferential locking or clamping elements. If a spacer 211 is inserted along the longitudinal axis L through the passage recess 216 into the support foot 207, these latching or clamping elements in the passage recesses 216 result in a clamping connection with the spacer 207. These latching or clamping elements are However, this is not essential for the functioning of the pallet system according to the invention, but merely represents an advantageous further development.

The two end faces of the support foot 207 are designed as support surfaces. The holding plate 235 rests on the lower support surface in FIG. 24a, whereas the upper support surface supports a receiving surface 203 or a pallet deck. The spacer 211 runs with its pipe section 229 through the pallet deck 203 and continues up to the next support leg 208. A sleeve 228, surrounding the pipe section 229, is arranged between the pallet deck 203 and the lower end face of the second support leg 208. This sleeve 228 forms (with the tube piece 229) a support section 223. In addition, the sleeve 228 together with the second support foot 208 defines the distance between the two receiving surfaces 203 and 204, as can be seen from FIG. 24a. The tube piece 229 is delimited at both ends by connecting sections 224 and 225, which have the fixing recess 219 or the fixing pin 221. The spacer 211 runs along the longitudinal axis L of the foot into the second support foot 208 (can be clamped there preferably by means of clamping elements in the lower part of the passage recess) and connects at the same time to a second spacer 211. The second spacer 211 is from above inserted into the second support foot 208 and formed on its lower end face 218 with a fixing recess 219. The fixing pin 221 engages in this fixing recess 219 on the upper end face 220 of the spacer 210. A (fixed but detachable) connection is thus created between the two spacers 210, 211. The sliding apart of the fixing recess 219 and the fixing pin 221 of the two spacers 210, 211 is suppressed by the clamping action of the support foot 8.

Although a support device 206 for two pallet decks 203, 204 is shown in FIG. 24a, this system can be continued upwards as desired.

24a, the sleeve 228 is shown as a separate component. This offers the possibility of simply replacing defective sleeves 228 in existing systems. At the same time, longer or shorter or sleeves with a larger or smaller wall thickness can also be used in order to meet varying requirements, such as greater distances between pallet decks or higher pallet loads and thus higher forces acting on the sleeves.

As an alternative to the spacer 211 with the sleeve 228 pushed on, the spacer 210 can also be formed in one piece with a support section 223 according to FIG. 24b. Here, the connecting sections 224, 225 are reduced in diameter by the same amount as the spacer compared to the support section 223. In the embodiment of the spacer 210 according to FIG. 24b, however, the connection must be matched above and below the support section 222 in length, on the one hand to the length of the support foot 207 plus the thickness of the pallet 203 and on the other hand to the length of the support foot 208 ¬ tion sections 224 and 225 may be provided to enable an adequate connection between the guide recess 219 and retaining pin 234 on the one hand and guide pin 221 and guide recess 219 on the other hand in the assembled state of the spacer 210. The same applies to the connection sections 226 and 227 of the spacer 211 according to FIG. 24a with a separate sleeve 228. However, there is a certain variability in the arrangement of FIG. 24a, since the sleeve 228 can possibly be shortened at the installation site. In addition, the sleeve 228 can be made adjustable in length, for example by means of two tubes which can be screwed into one another.

An alternative exemplary embodiment of the support device 206 is now shown in FIG. 25. This support device 206 comprises support feet 207 *, 208 ', which have passage recesses 217, through which spacers 212, 213 each pass. The lowermost foot 207 'in turn stands on a connecting element 214 with holding pin 234 and holding plate 235. The spacer 212 runs through the through recess 217 in the support foot 207 'along its longitudinal axis and encloses the retaining pin 234 of the connecting element 214 with a fixing recess 233 formed on the lower end face 218. The connection between the retaining pin 234 and the fixing recess 233 can in turn by a thread, snap-catch lugs, etc.

The modified support foot 207 'according to FIG. 25 is formed at its upper end with two circumferential shoulders which are arranged at a distance from one another and which radially surround the upper and lower edge region of a pallet cover recess. give. The spacer 212 continues upwards and, in contrast to the exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 24a and 24b, is formed on its upper end face 30 with a fixing recess 232. A connecting element 215, which is designed in the shape of a cross, engages in this fixing recess 232.

The connecting element 215 has two holding pins 236 and 237 pointing away from one another on opposite sides 239 and 240 of the holding plate 238. This connecting element 215 thus differs from the connecting element 214 according to FIGS. 24a and 24b in that it has a further pin 237 on the underside. This pin 237 engages in the fixing recess 232 at the upper end 230 of the spacer 212, so that the underside 240 of the holding plate 238 comes to rest on the front end 230 of the spacer 212. The other holding pin 236 in turn engages in a fixing recess 233 at the lower end 231 of a spacer 213, the end 231 of which rests on the surface 239 of the holding plate 238. On the top 239 of the holding plate 238, the underside of the support foot 208 'also comes into contact, so that the support foot 208' cannot slide down along the center axis of the spacer. Thus define, in this embodiment of the support device 206, the spacer 212, the Verbin¬ extension element 215 and the support leg 208 ^• the distance between the first pallet deck 203 and the second pallet deck 204th

As shown in FIG. 25 with the third pallet deck 205, the pallet deck 205 can also rest on the upper side 239 of the holding plate 238 of a second connecting element 215 instead of the support feet 207 ', 208'. In this case, the pallet deck recess has a smaller diameter in comparison with recesses in the pallet decks 203 and 204 on. In addition, it should be noted that this modification ensures that the upper pin 236 engages sufficiently in the fixing recess 233 of a third spacer 213 '.

24a and 24b, as well as between the spacers 212, 213, 213 'and the connecting elements 215, a clamp connection is preferably formed, so that even when the pallet decks are unloaded, an unintentional coming out ¬ sliding of the different pins from the different recesses is avoided.

The support device 206 according to FIG. 25 can also be continued upward as desired. The spacer of FIG. 25 can be designed either as a hollow tube or as a solid material tube with recesses at both ends. The use of a hollow tube is particularly preferred in that the distance between two pallet decks can be varied or specified at the installation site by cutting the tube to the desired length. This is not possible with solid material tubes with recesses at both ends and with solid material tubes with pins and recesses at the respective ends. On the other hand, an adaptation is not necessary in the case of standardized forms.

The distances between the pallet decks 203 and 204 - distance A - and between the pallet decks 204 and 205 - distance B - are different in FIG. 25, but can also be the same. In FIG. 25 as well as in FIG. 24, this depends on the lengths of the individual spacers 210 to 213.

FIG. 26a shows a stabilizing element 241, which is used in particular in the case of pallet systems with multiple The stressed levels prevent instability of the system due to transverse forces. This stabilizing element 241 is cross-shaped and, according to the exemplary embodiment from FIG. 26 a, is formed in one piece with the spacers 211.

Alternatively, the stabilizing elements 241 can be designed with ends 242, 243 which engage in the spacers 210-213. For this purpose, the ends 242, 243 are formed with fixing pins 244, 245, not shown, which engage in the recesses (not shown) provided in the spacers by clamping or screwing. Other fastening methods are also possible. For example, the ends 246, 247 of the stabilizing elements 241 can also be formed with fixing recesses 248, 249, whereas the spacers are formed with pins, so that again a firmly connecting engagement of the pins in the guide recesses 248, 249 of the stabilizing element 241 takes place.

According to a second exemplary embodiment of the stabilizing element 242 - FIGS. 26b and 26c - fork-shaped connecting parts 254-257 can also be formed at the ends 250-253 of the stabilizing element 42, which surround the spacers in a fork-like or pincer-shaped clamping manner. This can be seen in particular from FIG. 26c. The stabilizing element 242 is also cruciform.

Depending on the application, the stabilizing elements 241 and 242 can either be articulated or rigid.

26d finally shows two stabilizing elements 241, 242 arranged one above the other and integrally formed with the spacers. tion pins 221 of the lower spacers 211 are inserted into the fixing recesses 219 of the upper spacers 211. At the same time, no pallet deck is arranged between the spacers 211, 211 positioned one above the other, so that the distance between two (successive) pallet decks is the sum of the two spacer lengths. Since the spacer length can be varied, the most diverse distances between two pallet decks can be achieved by individual spacers or by spacer combinations of two or more spacers. The use of stabilizing elements 241 or 242 depends on the respective application. In other words, two or more spacers without a stabilizing element can also be placed on top of one another between two stacked pallet decks.

The arrangement of two or more spacers 211 shown one above the other in FIG. 26d can of course be transferred in analog form to the spacers 212 and 213 with connecting elements 215, according to FIG. 25.

Finally, it should also be pointed out that the various exemplary embodiments of the support device 206 can be formed from any suitable material, such as plastic, aluminum, steel, etc. The same applies to the pallet decks.

27 shows a somewhat simplified perspective illustration of an embodiment of a runner 301 according to the present invention. The runner 301 is particularly suitable for light-weight pallets in order to improve their stability and handling properties, especially for transport and storage. A particular advantage of the runner according to the invention is the possibility of attaching it to fixing parts, in particular the feet or support legs of the pallet without attaching the necessity of using any tools for attaching or removing the runner.

The embodiment of the runner 301, which is shown in FIG. 27, has a rectangular base plate 302, the length, width and thickness of which can be adapted to the respective installation case. The base plate 302 is provided with a fixing device 303 for fastening the base plate to a pallet, which is not shown in the drawing.

According to the preferred embodiment of FIGS. 27 and 28, the fastening device 3 has three fastening bolts 304, 305 and 306 which are fastened in one piece to the base plate 302 in such a way that the base plate 302 and the fastening device 303 represent a one-piece construction.

The fastening bolts 304, 305 and 306 are arranged on the upper surface 311 of the base plate 302 at predetermined distances D * L, D _{2 from} one another, as can be seen in FIG. 28. The distances D ^ and D ₂ are chosen such that the runner 1 according to the present invention can be attached to practically all types of standardized pallets, which has a plurality of rows of support feet.

As can be seen from FIG. 27, the fastening bolts 304, 305 and 306 are arranged one behind the other in alignment. According to the particularly preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 27, the fastening bolts 304, 305 and 306 are arranged offset by an amount 0 to the longitudinal central axis C ^ L. However, it is also possible to arrange the fastening bolts 304, 305 and 306 on the longitudinal central axis C ^. The fastening bolts 304, 305 and 306 are preferably provided with Phillips heads 307, 308 and 309 which have intersecting slits which improve the elasticity of the fastening bolts 304, 305 and 306. Furthermore, the fastening bolts 304, 305 and 306 preferably have a conical shape with a fixing bead 315, which is arranged near the base section of the fastening bolts 304, 305 and 306. In other words, the fixing bead 315 is arranged near the upper surface 311 of the base plate 302, which can be seen in particular from FIG. 27. Alternatively, the heads 307, 308 and 309 of the fastening bolts can also be provided with only one slot in any direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the fastening bolts 304, 305, 306.

As can also be seen from FIG. 27, the bottom surface 310 of the base plate 302 is flat, while the top surface 311 of the base plate 302 is provided with a reinforcement device 312. It is also possible to provide the reinforcement device on both surfaces 310 and 311.

According to the particularly preferred embodiment shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, the reinforcing device 312 has only one longitudinal rib 313, which extends parallel to the longitudinal central axis C ^ L of the base plate 302. However, it is also possible to provide a plurality of longitudinal ribs 313. Furthermore, the longitudinal rib 313 can also be arranged along the longitudinal central axis C _{AL of} the base plate 302.

Furthermore, in the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 28, the reinforcement device 312 is provided with a plurality of transverse ribs 314 which extend at right angles to the longitudinal central axis C 1 of the base plate 302. 28, the fastening bolts 304, 305 and 306 are in this case arranged on the line of the longitudinal rib 313, in other words they are in other words by the same amount O as the reinforcing rib 313 with respect to the longitudinal central axis C. _AL offset. However, it is also possible to arrange the fastening bolts 304, 305 and 306 on the longitudinal central axis C _AL , which also applies to the reinforcing rib 313.

FIG. 29 illustrates a first embodiment of a fastening bolt 401 for a pallet foot 402 shown in FIG. 31. The fastening bolt 401 has a shaft 403 which, in the example, comprises a hollow interior 408. The shaft 403 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 29 is preferably adjusted in height to the height of the pallet foot 402, so that the fastening bolt according to the embodiment in FIG. 29 can serve as a reinforcing pin.

In the example, a support plate 404 is attached in one piece to the shaft 403. The support plate 404 has a convex-shaped standing surface 405 which points downward as shown in FIG. 29. The standing surface 405 is therefore the surface that touches the respective subsurface in the assembled state.

On the side opposite the standing surface 405, a stop surface 406 is provided which is flat. In the assembled state, the abutment surface 406, for example, bears against the base surface of the pallet foot 402. Furthermore, the stop surface 406 serves as a support surface during the assembly of further elements on the pallet foot 402, by means of which the further elements are held on the standing surface of the pallet foot 402. 29 also illustrates a fastening device 407, which in this embodiment is designed as an annular groove. The annular groove can interact with a bead which is attached, for example, to a base which projects into the interior of the pallet foot 402. This creates the possibility of a snap-snap connection which can be easily assembled, but can also be easily dismantled again.

30 shows a second embodiment of a fastening bolt 411. The features which correspond to the embodiment according to FIG. 29 are provided with reference numerals increased by the number "10". FIG. 30 accordingly shows that a convex-shaped base 415 is also provided in this embodiment, the support plate 414 being made slightly thinner than the embodiment in FIG. 29.

Furthermore, a fixing device 417 in the form of a plurality of threads is provided, which can interact with a counter thread or an annular bead in the interior of the pallet foot 402.

The exploded view of FIG. 31 shows, in addition to the second embodiment of the fastening bolt 411, the pallet foot 402, an edge protector 419 for a pallet 420 and a runner 421. By screwing the pallet foot 402 into an insertion recess 422 of the edge protector 419 and a holding recess 423 of the pallet 420 the pallet base can be fixed to the pallet 420. In this state, the cup-shaped lower section protrudes through the holding recess 423, and can be connected to the runner 421 by fixing the fastening bolt 411. The runner 421 usually serves to increase the stability of the pallet 420, since this always has a plurality of pallet feet 402 arranged at a distance from one another. Due to the convexly shaped base 415 of the fastening bolt 411, the sliding ability is considerably improved by reducing the frictional resistance.

In principle, it is also possible to increase the sliding ability by fastening bolts 401 or 411 alone, even without attaching runners 421, for example in cases in which the attachment of additional runners can be dispensed with.

32 shows an exploded view of a pallet wrapping 1 for a pallet 502, which in the example is designed as a wooden pallet. This combination represents a particularly preferred and advantageous embodiment.

In the example shown, the pallet wrapping 501 has at least one box-shaped (cuboid) cover part or an upper shell 503, which can be placed on the pallet deck 504 in the direction of the arrows shown in FIG. 32.

It is possible to provide a lower shell designed in the same way as the upper shell 503, which can be attached to the underside of the pallet 502 from below.

In the particularly preferred embodiment shown, the pallet wrapper 501 also has box-shaped cover parts 505, 506 and 507 for the side surfaces, the end surfaces and the mounting surfaces of the pallet 502 in addition to the upper shell 503. For complete cladding of the pallet 502, two cover parts 505 for the side surfaces, two cover parts 506 for the end surfaces and a corresponding number of cover parts 507 (two in the example) for the installation surfaces of the pallet 502 are required, depending on how many installation surfaces the pallet accordingly the number of their runners. The previously explained cover parts 505, 506 and 507 thus form long side, end, and skid shells.

The height H of the edge strip 508 of the upper shell 503 is equal to the thickness S of the pallet deck 504, so that forklift tines entering the forklift insertion openings 509, 510 and 514 are not hindered.

In order to be able to retract forklift tines in this way, the cover parts 505 and 506 have correspondingly dimensioned and arranged recesses 511, 512 and 513. The cover parts 503, 505, 506 and 507 can consist of plastic or metal and are each mounted on the pallet 502 in the direction of the arrow.

39, 40 show embodiments of a goods transport and storage system 601 according to the invention in a schematically slightly simplified manner. In the example, the transport and storage system 601 has a goods receiving device in the form of a flat pallet 602, only part of which is shown. The flat pallet 602 is provided with a support device, which in the example consists of a plurality of support feet arranged in a selectable pattern, of which six support feet 603 are represented in FIG. 39, 40. In principle, it is conceivable that, depending on the type of receiving device, in the minimum case, only one support leg 603 is provided. Usually, however, a plurality of support feet 603 are provided, which are arranged, especially in the case of pallets, preferably at a distance from one another, which enables the use of fork-lift trucks without problems, that is to say the forklift tines are moved into the spaces between the support feet 603.

33A, B and 37, 38 illustrate that the support foot 603 is a connecting device in the form of two in the assembled state of spaced shoulders or flanges 604 and 605 which, in the assembled state, delimit an annular space which is delimited on the inside by a wall 621, while it is open on the radially outer side. 39, 40 illustrate here that in order to fix the support foot 603 to the pallet 603, this engages in the annular space to be formed after assembly.

As can also be seen from FIGS. 33A, B, the support foot 603 of the transport and storage system 601 according to the invention is symmetrical and is composed of two identical halves 603 'and 603' '.

The support foot 603 in this case has a support foot body 617 or 611 (corresponding to the halves 603, 603 ') which is lower or upper in the installed state and associated connecting elements 607, 607'.

The support foot body 617 is provided with the lower shoulder 620, which adjoins a cylindrical sleeve 611 '. The shoulder 620 here lies below the upper edge of an opening 616 of each sleeve 611 ′, which leads into the interior 18 of the hollow support leg 603.

The lateral extension of the shoulder 605 can in principle be selected differently, so that a sufficient contact surface 622 for the pallet 602 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 33A, the second half 603 'formed by the support foot body 611 is identical (slightly frustoconical) to the first half 603. The halves 603 ', 603' 'can e.g. are glued or welded together.

The connecting element 607, 607 ', which in the example is designed as a sleeve, is the second or third part of the supporting foot 603. A tubular element 607, 607 'is thus formed, on the outer surface or wall 621 of which a first component 608, 608' of a connecting device is arranged, which further comprises a bead 610, 610 ^' .

In the illustrated embodiment of FIG. 37, the first component 608 represents a thread 609 and that of FIG. 38 represents the combination of a plurality of grooves 612 to 615 arranged at a distance from one another, while the bead 610, 610 'in the region of the upper edge of the Sleeves protruding into the interior 618 is arranged.

39 and 40 clearly show that to fix the pallet 602 (this is indicated by dashed lines in the upper part for clarification of different thicknesses), the connecting element 607 or 607 ', at one end area of which the upper shoulder 604 is in one piece in the example is formed, is guided through the insertion opening of the pallet 602, after which the first component 608, 608 'comes into operative connection with the second component 610, 610' of the connecting device. In the present case, this means that the bead 610, 610 'snaps into one of the grooves 612 to 615, depending on the thickness of the pallet 602, and thus fixes the support foot 603 to the pallet 602 in a captive manner. The same applies if a thread pairing is provided.

The connecting device 609 thus enables support feet 603 to be mounted on pallets of different thicknesses, depending on the pallet thickness either the embodiment shown in FIG. 33 with four grooves arranged one above the other being sufficient, or optionally one or more additional connecting elements 607 being provided can be, which are then adapted in their dimensions to the respective plate thickness. In addition to the formation of the support foot 603 it should be emphasized that in the embodiment shown this has the two frustoconical halves 603 ', 603''. The bottom wall 620 is provided with a central recess 612 '' which corresponds to the recess 612 'and is flush with it. Furthermore, its outer surface 622 can be provided with an anti-slip covering.

The embodiment of FIG. 33B differs from that of FIG. 33A only by the use of solid material for the support foot 603 and the arrangement of a connecting tube 623 between the sleeves 611 ', 611' ', so that a cylindrical passage recess 624 between the Walls 605, 620 is formed. Both embodiments can be provided with L-shaped reinforcing elements in the four corner areas.

34 shows a perspective illustration of an embodiment of an edge protection and anti-slip device 630, which can be fixed on the support foot body 617 and thus on the pallet 602 by means of the connecting element 607.

The illustrated embodiment of the device 630 is a plate 631 with a rectangular cross section. The plate 631 has in the middle a fixing recess 632, the dimensions of which are adapted to the shape and dimension of the connecting element 607.

The illustrated embodiment has strips 636 and 637 on two edges 633 and 634, respectively. The strips 636 and 637 extend over the entire edge length and are therefore connected to one another in the angular range and are at right angles to one another. 34 shows that the strips 636 and 637 protrude beyond the surface of the plate 631 on both sides. The area that is to cover the abutting end face of the pallet 602 for edge protection in the assembled state corresponds in its dimensioning, that is, the extent to which it protrudes beyond the respective plate surface, to the thickness of the pallet 602 .

The height of the other area of the respective bar 636 and 637 can in principle be of any design, since it projects beyond the loading surface of the pallet 602 and thus prevents goods which are placed on the pallet 602 from sliding down.

It is fundamentally possible to provide the configuration shown in FIG. 34, or to provide only one of the edges of the plate 631 with a respective strip.

Furthermore, it is fundamentally possible to attach the strips not only in the corner area but also to intermediate areas, in which case greater security against goods sliding down is achieved.

Finally, it is also possible in principle to dimension the strips so that they extend over the entire length of the respective pallet edge.

35 and 36 show a second embodiment of such an edge protection and anti-slip device, which in the example is embodied in a strip 640 which is integrally connected to the connecting element 607. For this purpose, the strip 640 is attached to one edge of the shoulder 604 in the manner shown in FIG. 36, while the opposite edge of the strip has a rounded portion 641, which contributes to material savings. As said, the arrangement shown in FIG. 34 can be fixed by means of the connecting element 607 during the assembly of the support foot 603 on the pallet 602.

Furthermore, it is possible, by means of the connecting element 607, to also fix other devices than shown in FIGS. 34 to 36 on the pallet if necessary.

39, 40 show two embodiments of the transport and storage system 601 with runners 665 (FIG. 39) attached to the feet 603 or a plate 665 ^' (FIG. 40).

In summary, it should be noted that the particular advantage of the support foot 603 according to the invention is that it represents a symmetrically constructed construction consisting of two identical halves, which is used both for fixing the pallet decks and for fixing runners, plates or the like Additional devices allow the use of identical fasteners. This makes the universal use of the support foot and the achievement of extremely low manufacturing costs possible.

Furthermore, there is the advantage that the feet of the support device of the system according to the invention can be manufactured extremely inexpensively. First of all, a variety of different materials are available, and in addition the support feet can either be composed of two halves or can be a one-piece construction, for example by injection molding or also by web-lifting processes. It is particularly advantageous to form the support feet from two symmetrical frustoconical halves, as shown in FIGS. 33A and 33B. In this case, the halves 603 'and 603''are produced by suitable processes and then on their frustum base edge, that is to say the edge connected to each other with the larger diameter. For example, welding or gluing processes can be used for this.

It is also possible to provide through-recesses 659 in the fastening elements shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, so that the hollow sleeve-like configuration shown in FIGS. 37 and 38 is produced. In the assembled state of the fastening elements, these passage recesses are aligned with the passage recesses of the feet, so that a continuous connection is created which can be used, for example, as a discharge opening for liquids. The cross section of these passage recesses 659 in the sleeves can be round or angular, for example rectangular, and is particularly adapted to any required tool shapes (e.g. assembly tools etc.).

Furthermore, it is possible in the course of the production of the feet to provide them with reinforcing ribs on the outer surface or also on the inner surface, if it is necessary to increase the stability of the feet.

If the feet are to be particularly light, it is possible to provide perforations in all the walls of the feet in order to reduce the weight.

Another particular advantage of the transport and storage system according to the invention is that it is possible to make pallet systems that can only be used as disposable pallets as reusable pallets. This is because even during use of the pallets according to the present invention, it is possible in a simple manner to carry out assembly or disassembly operations if, for example, damage to the feet or runners or other facilities of the pallet has occurred. According to the invention, these can be repaired quickly and inexpensively in a simple manner by exchanging the corresponding parts.

Claims

Expectations

1. Transport and storage system (1)

- With a goods receiving device (2), and

- With a support device on which the goods receiving device (2) and with a support device on which the goods receiving device (2) can be attached, characterized in that

- The goods receiving device (2) and the support device are modular.

2. Transport and storage system according to claim l, characterized in that the support device has at least one support foot (3) which has at one of its ends a connecting device in the form of two spaced shoulders (4, 5), of which in the on ¬ device (2) fixed state lower shoulder (5) has an insertion opening (8) and a downwardly projecting tongue (9) that the upper shoulder (4) in at least one area arranged above the insertion opening (8) has the flexible lip (10, 11) which can be bent out of the plane of the upper shoulder (4), and that the lower shoulder (5) has a flexible lip which can be bent out of the plane of the lower shoulder (5).

3. Transport and storage system, according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that two mutually opposite flexible lips (10, 11) are provided in the area above the insertion opening (8).

4. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the shoulders (4, 5) are designed as annular edge strips running parallel to one another, and in that the lips (10, 11) are formed by interconnected slots (12 - 14), one (12) of which runs radially, while the other two (13, 14) run on the inner circumference (16) of the shoulders (4).

5. Transport and storage system according to claim 4, characterized in that the radially extending slot (12) is variable in its width.

6. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the support feet (3) have a hollow frustoconical body (17), the shoulders (4, 5) on the edge of the body (17) with a larger Diameter are arranged.

7. Transport and storage system according to claim 6, characterized in that the body (17) is provided on its inner surface with reinforcing ribs (27) which extend over the entire body height.

8. Transport and storage system according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the edge of large diameter is open and that the edge of small diameter is closed by means of a circular bottom wall (20).

9. Transport and storage system according to claim 8, characterized in that the bottom wall (20) is perforated to form liquid discharge openings.

10. Transport and storage system according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the bottom wall (20) has a central insertion opening (23).

11. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 6 to 10, characterized in that the support feet (3) can be combined with a reinforcing pin (24) that can be inserted through the insertion opening (23).

12. Transport and storage system according to claim 11, characterized in that the reinforcing pin (24) can be fixed by means of a retaining bead (26; 48).

13. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the surface of the upper shoulder (4) and preferably the outer surface (22) of the bottom wall (20) is provided with a non-slip surface structure.

14. Transport and storage system according to claim 13, characterized in that the surface structure of concentric annular increases (31 - 33) is formed.

15. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the tongue (9) on its foot body (17) facing edge is separated by a slot from the body (17).

16. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the receiving device (2) as a flat, container, box, or pool pallet, as a cardboard box, box or other container for general cargo, Bulk or liquid material is formed.

17. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the wall of the receiving device (2) to be provided with the support feet (3) is provided with fixing recesses (28).

18. Transport and storage system according to claim 17, characterized in that the fixing recesses (28) have a preferably dovetail-shaped insertion region (38).

19. Transport and storage system according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that the size of the Einführbe¬ area (38) of the fixing recess (28) depending on the thickness of the wall of the receiving device (2) can be selected.

20. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that at least one reinforcing skid (28) connecting a plurality of support feet (3) is formed on the unit formed from the receiving device (2) and support feet (3). or a stabilizing plate connecting all the support feet (3) is detachably fastened.

21. Transport and storage system according to claim 20, characterized in that a plurality of fastening bolts (29) is provided for fixing the runners or plates, which can be fixed in the insertion opening (23) of the support feet (3).

22. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 1 or 3 to 21, characterized in that the lower shoulder (5) has a second tongue (40) which is arranged opposite the first tongue (9) and which is upward in the Level of the upper shoulder (4) protrudes.

23. Transport and storage system according to claim 22, characterized in that the second tongue (40) is integrally connected to the upper shoulder (4).

24. Transport and storage system according to claim 23, characterized in that a stop device, preferably in the form of a web (40 ') on the lower shoulder (5) in front of the second tongue (40).

25. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 1 to 24, characterized by an edge protection and anti-slip device (60) which can be fixed by means of a connecting element.

26. Transport and storage system according to claim 25, characterized in that the edge protection and anti-slip device (60) is designed as a plate (61) with an edge strip (36, 37) projecting beyond the plane of the plate (61) on both sides .

27. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 1 to 27, characterized in that on the unit formed from receiving device (2) and support feet (3) at least one connecting a plurality of support feet (3) reinforcing skids (65) or an all support feet

(3) connecting stabilizing plate is releasably attached.

28. Transport and storage system according to claim 27, characterized in that a plurality of fastening bolts (66) is provided for fixing the runners or plates, which can be fixed in the insertion opening of the support feet (3).

29. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 1 to 28, characterized in that the support device (103) further comprises an interchangeable frame (105) on which the support feet (104) can be attached, and on which the goods receiving device (102) can be arranged.

30. Transport and storage system according to claim 29, characterized in that the interchangeable frame (105) is designed as a flat plate.

31. Transport and storage system according to claim 29, characterized in that the interchangeable frame (105) has a raised peripheral edge (106).

32. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 29 to 31, characterized in that the support feet (104) are detachably attached to the change frame (104).

33. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 29 to 31, characterized in that the support feet (104) are fixed and integrally with the interchangeable frame (105).

34. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 29 to 33, characterized in that the removable frame (105) is formed over the entire surface.

35. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 29 to 33, characterized in that the removable frame (105) is designed in the manner of a grid.

36. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 29 to 35, characterized in that the interchangeable frame (105) has fastening devices for the goods receiving device (102).

37. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 29 to 36, characterized in that the receiving device (102) as a flat, container, box, or pool pallet, as a carton, box or other container for general cargo, Bulk or liquid material is formed.

38. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 29 to 37, characterized in that at least one reinforcing skid (109) connecting a plurality of supporting feet (104) is releasably attached to the unit formed from interchangeable frame (105) and supporting feet (104) is.

39. Transport and storage system according to claim 38, characterized in that for fixing the reinforcing skids

(107) a plurality of fastening bolts (116) is provided which are in an insertion opening of the support feet

(104) can be fixed.

40. Transport and storage system according to claim 38 or 39, characterized in that the reinforcing skids (107) are designed as hollow profiles and have a holding slot (114) for the head (115) of the fastening bolt (116).

41. Transport and storage system according to claim 40, characterized in that the hollow profiles can be closed at the end by means of a closing part (117).

42. Transport and storage system according to claim 41, characterized ge indicates that the end part (117) has a retaining tongue (120) which can be applied to the head (115) of the fastening bolt (116).

43. Transport and storage system (200) in particular according to one of claims 1 to 42, characterized in that

- That the goods receiving device (202) has at least two receiving surfaces (203, 204, 205) arranged one above the other at a predetermined distance (A, B), and 8th

- That for setting and maintaining the distance (A, B) a mountable / demountable spacer device (209) is provided.

44. Transport and storage system according to claim 43, characterized in that the spacing device (209) has at least one tubular spacer (210, 211; 212, 213).

45. Transport and storage system according to claim 43 or 44, characterized in that the spacing device (209) has at least one connecting element (214, 215) for connecting the spacer (210, 211; 212, 213) to the support device (206) having.

46. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 43 to 45, characterized in that the support device (206) has at least one pallet foot (207, 208; 207 ', 208') with a through recess (216, 217), the runs in the longitudinal axis of the foot (L).

47. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 44 to 46, characterized in that the spacer (210, 211) in one of its end faces (218) has a fixing recess (219) and on the other end face (220) a fixing pin ( 221).

48. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 44 to 47, characterized in that the spacer (210, 211) has a support section (222; 223) between its end faces (218, 219) and in its diameter with respect to the support section (222; 223) has connecting sections (224, 225; 226, 227) reduced by the same amount, which have the end faces (218, 220).

49. Transport and storage system according to claim 48, characterized in that the support section (222) and the connecting section (224, 225) are formed in one piece.

50. Transport and storage system according to claim 48, characterized in that the support section (223) as a hollow cylindrical sleeve (228) and the connecting sections (226, 227) are designed as a continuous tube piece (229) on which the sleeve (228 ) can be put on.

51. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 47 to 50, characterized in that the Fixungsaus¬ recesses (219) and the fixing pin (221) are shaped and dimensioned such that they can be plugged into each other.

52. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 43 to 46, characterized in that the spacer (212, 213) is designed as a tube which has fixing recesses (232, 233) in its ends (230, 231).

53. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 45 to 52, characterized in that the connecting element (214, 215) has at least one holding pin (234) and a holding plate (235).

54. Transport and storage system according to claim 53, characterized ge indicates that the connecting element (215) is cross-shaped with two mutually pointing retaining pins (236, 237) on both sides (239, 240) of the holding plate (238).

55. Transport and storage system according to one of claims 42 to 54, characterized by cross-shaped stabilization elements (241, 242).

56. Transport and storage system according to claim 55, characterized in that the stabilizing elements (241) at their ends (242, 243; 246, 247) are provided with fixing pins (244, 245) or fixing recesses (248, 249) .

57. Transport and storage system according to claim 55, characterized in that the stabilizing elements (242) are provided at their ends (250-253) with fork-shaped connecting parts (254-257).

58. runner (301) especially for light-weight pallets,

- With a base plate (302); and

- thereby marked with a fastening device (J03) for attaching the base plate (302) to the pallet.

that the fastening device 303) has at least one fastening bolt (304, 305, 306) which is integrally formed on the base plate (302).

59. Skid according to claim 58, characterized in that the fastening device (303) has three integrally molded fastening bolts (304, 305, 306). which are arranged on the base plate (302) at predetermined distances (Dl, D2) from one another.

60. Skid according to claim 58 or 59, characterized in that the fastening bolts (304, 305 306) are provided with Phillips heads (307, 308, 309).

61. Skid according to one of claims 58 to 6 0, characterized in that the bottom surface (310; the base plate (302) is flat.

62. Skid according to one of claims 58 to 61, characterized gekenn¬ characterized in that the upper surface (311) of the base plate (302) is provided with a reinforcing device (312).

63. Skid according to claim 62, characterized in that the reinforcing device (312) has at least one longitudinal rib (313) which extends parallel to the longitudinal central axis (C _AL ) of the base plate (302).

64. Skid according to claim 62 or 63, characterized in that the reinforcing device (312) has a plurality of parallel transverse ribs (314) which extend at right angles to the longitudinal central axis (C _AL ) of the base plate (302).

65. Skid according to one of claims 58 to 64, characterized gekenn¬ characterized in that the fastening bolts (304, 305, 306) are designed and dimensioned such that they have a snap-snap connection with appropriately designed fastening recesses of fastening parts of the pallet enables.

66. Skid according to one of claims 58 to 65, characterized gekenn¬ characterized in that the fastening bolts (304, 305, 306) with respect to the longitudinal central axis (C _A L) of the base plate (302) are arranged offset.

67. Skid according to one of claims 58 to 66, characterized gekenn¬ characterized in that the base plate (302) and the fastening bolts (304, 305, 306) are integrally formed by various deformation processes of recycled or original plastic material.

68. Skid according to one of claims 58 to 67, characterized gekenn¬ characterized in that the fastening bolts (304, 305, 306) their upper end are provided with an additional holding part, in particular in the form of a holding ball.

69.Fixing bolts (401; 411) for pallet feet (402)

- With a shaft (403; 413); and

with a support plate (404; 414) which is fastened to the shaft (403; 413), characterized in that

- That the support plate (404; 414) has a convex base (405; 415).

70. fastening bolt according to claim 69, characterized gekenn¬ characterized in that the standing surface (405; 415) is semicircular aus¬.

71. Fastening bolt according to claim 69 or 70, characterized ge indicates that it is designed as a reinforcing pin.

72. fastening bolt according to claim 69 or 70, characterized ge indicates that it is designed as a sleeve.

73. Fastening bolt according to one of claims 69 to 72, characterized in that the shaft (403; 413) and the support plate (404; 414) are made of plastic material.

74. Pallet wrapping (501), preferably for wooden pallets (502), with at least one one-piece cover coating (503) for the pallet deck (504).

75. Pallet wrapping according to claim 74, characterized in that one-piece cover coatings (505, 506, 507) are provided for the side surfaces, end surfaces and installation surfaces of the pallet 2.

76. Pallet wrapping according to claim 74 or 75, characterized ge indicates that the cover coatings (503, 505, 506, 507) are designed as self-supporting shells.

77. Pallet wrapping according to claim 76, characterized in that the height (H) of the edge strip (508) of the cover shell (503) for the pallet deck (504) is equal to the thickness (S) of the pallet deck (504) .

78. Pallet wrapping according to claim 76, characterized gekennzeich¬ net that the cover shells (505, 506) for the side and end faces have recesses (511, 512 and 513), the size and location of the forklift insertion openings ( 509, 510 or 514) correspond to the pallet (502).

79. Pallet wrapping according to one of claims 76, 77 or 78, characterized in that the cover shells (503,

505, 506, 507) can be fixed to the pallet (502) by means of a fastening device.

80. Pallet wrapping according to claim 79, characterized gekennzeich¬ net that a snap bead, clip, adhesive, welding, slip-on, tape, push button, Velcro, snap, locking or Schachtel¬ fastening device is provided as a fastening device .

81. Pallet wrapping according to one of claims 76 to 80, characterized in that the cover shells (503, 505,

506, 507) have a slightly conical cross section of a maximum 5 ° side wall inclination.

82. Pallet wrapping according to one of claims 76 to 81, characterized in that the cover shell (503) for the pallet deck (504) has a profiled surface.

83. Pallet wrapping according to one of claims 76 to 82, characterized in that the cover shells (503, 505, 506, 507) consist of plastic or metal.

84. Support device for a transport and storage system

- With at least one support foot (603) with a body (611, 617), which has at each of its ends a connecting device for fixing the goods receiving device (602) on the one hand and additional devices such as runners or plates on the other , characterized,

- That the body (611, 617) has two identically constructed, symmetrically arranged body halves (603 ', 603' •).

85. Support device according to claim 84, characterized gekennzeich¬ net that the body halves (603 ', 603 ") are frustoconical.

86. Support device according to claim 84 or 85, characterized in that the connecting device has at least one connecting element (607, 607 ') in the form of a connecting sleeve.

87. Support device according to one of claims 84 to 86, characterized in that the connecting elements (607, 607 ') and the body (611, 617) of the supporting foot (603) enable cooperating devices (608, 608') to make a connection. ; 610 ', 610'').

88. Support device according to one of claims 84 to 87, characterized in that the support foot body (611, 617) has a hollow interior (618).

89. Support device according to one of claims 84 to 87, characterized in that the support foot body (611, 617) consists of solid material.

90. Support device according to one of claims 84 to 87, characterized in that the connecting device is designed as a snap-snap connection.

91. Support device according to one of claims 84 to 90, characterized in that the connecting device is designed as a thread pairing.

92. Support device according to one of claims 84 to 91, characterized in that the halves (603 ', 603' ') are frustoconical and are connected to one another at their frustum base edges.

93. Support device according to one of claims 88 to 92, characterized in that the halves (603 ', 603' ') are fastened to one another by means of a welded or adhesive connection.

94. Support device according to claim 93, characterized gekennzeich¬ net that a shoulder or bottom wall (620) of the foot is perforated to form liquid discharge openings.

95. Support device according to one of claims 93 or 94, characterized in that the shoulder or bottom wall (620) has a central insertion opening.

96. Support device according to one of claims 91 to 95, characterized in that the support feet (603) with a reinforcing pin that can be inserted through the insertion opening can be combined.

97. Support device according to claim 96, characterized gekennzeich¬ net that the reinforcing pin can be fixed by means of a retaining bead.

98. Support device according to one of claims 84 to 97, characterized in that the surface of an upper shoulder (604) on the reinforcing element and preferably the outer surface (622) of the bottom wall (620) is provided with a non-slip surface structure.

99. Support device according to claim 98, characterized gekennzeich¬ net that the surface structure is formed by concentric annular ridges.

100. Support device according to one of claims 84 to 99, characterized in that the receiving device is designed as a flat, container, box, or pool pallet, as a cardboard box, box or other container for piece goods, bulk goods or liquid goods.