WO2004096688A1

WO2004096688A1 - Binding strap rack

Info

Publication number: WO2004096688A1
Application number: PCT/FI2003/000805
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jukka Tuominiemi
Original assignee: Pt-Tuote Tre Oy
Priority date: 2003-04-29
Filing date: 2003-10-31
Publication date: 2004-11-11
Also published as: FIU20030177U0; AU2003275529A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a binding strap rack, which comprises a frame (R) for storing of one or several rolls that is/are gathered up from a binding strap, which frame has a winding arrangement (1) for collecting a binding strap into a roll.

Description

Binding strap rack

The invention relates to a rack for binding straps, which are being used in different kinds of transportation arrangements in order to bind load.

When being exploited e.g. in connection with lorries or trucks or the like, a load is being bound with an adequate amount of this kind of long and usually fabric structured binding straps to the loading platform so that it can't move on the platform. When the load is being discharged, the binding straps are removed, whereafter they are being rolled up one at a time, which nowadays takes place by manual winding. This is a rather difficult and time consuming task particularly e.g. under cold circumstances and while using mittens. In this way, the binding straps may not be wound up tightly enough, either. In addition to that storing of the rolls is nowadays a problem, because they must be stored usually e.g. on the platform or in the loading space horizontally, wherein the rolls may get unwound due to vibration.

The binding strap rack according to the present invention is aimed to a achieve a decisive improvement in the problems discussed above and thus to raise essentially the prior art in the field. In order to achieve this aim, the binding strap rack according to the invention is primarily characterized by that it comprises a frame for storing of one or several rolls that is/are gathered up from a binding strap, which frame has a winding arrangement for collecting a binding strap into a roll.

As the most important advantages of the binding strap rack according to the invention may be mentioned the simplicity and efficiency of its construction and use, wherein by means of the same it is possible to make the handling of the binding straps as well as use of the same in actual binding of a load significantly easier. Thanks to the binding strap rack according to the invention, the binding straps may first of all be wound up easily with minimum effort into a roll that is tight enough. Usually, when the load is being bound, the binding straps are being thrown over the load, in which connection this operation takes place much more fluently, if the binding straps are rolled up tightly enough. As a further advantageous embodiment, the binding strap rack according to the invention comprises furthermore a framework -like structure, which has several parallel storing spaces for storing of the binding strap rolls threrein essentially in a vertical position, in which case they may not get unwound during storing. In this connection the winding arrangement is arranged furthermore in a totally integrated manner in the binding strap rack, e.g. by placing it in connection with one outermost storing space so, that the winding axle or the winding crank is coupled in a rotating manner with the frame of the binding strap rack. Thanks to the binding strap rack according to the invention it is thus possible to rationalize significantly the use, handling and storing of binding straps, thanks to which a remarkable improvement is achieved in working efficiency and comfortability .

Advantageous embodiments of the binding strap rack according to the invention are presented in the dependent claims related to the same.

In the following description, the invention is being illustrated in a greater detail with reference to the attached drawing, in which in figure la is shown one advantageous binding strap rack according to the invention and a binding strap roll, existing therein, as an end view, and

in figure lb is shown the embodiment according to figure la as a perspective view.

The invention relates to a binding strap rack, which comprises a frame R for storing of one or several rolls that is/are gathered up from a binding strap, which frame has, e.g. on the principle shown in figure lb, a winding arrangement 1 for collecting a binding strap into a roll. As an advantageous embodiment, the winding arrangement 1 comprises at least means for fastening of the end of the binding strap, such as a winding axle lb equipped with a slot la, and an operating means for winding up the binding strap, such as a winding crank lc . In addition to the above, in connection with the winding arrangement 1 is arranged as a further advantageous embodiment also a guiding assembly 2 in order to guide the passage of the binding strap to be rolled up at each time.

As an advantageous embodiment, the guiding assembly 2 comprises a guiding loop placed in the frame R of the binding strap rack and that is at least partly open, comprising e.g. according to figure lb a guiding loop with an open end. With the type of guiding assembly described above, it is possible to make the handling of the binding strap significantly easier while winding it up, which may be carried out significantly much easier, when e.g. having mittens on, by guiding the edge of the binding strap inside the partly open guiding loop compared to threading a frayed end of a binding strap through a totally closed guide. Furthermore with reference to the advantageous embodiment shown particularly in figure lb, the binding strap rack comprises at least two storing spaces 3 in order to store the binding straps, being rolled up. The frame R of the binding strap rack comprises furthermore advantageously a foot R2 and/or a suspension assembly R3 in order to support the same on the ground and/or on the wall. The framework -like structured frame R of the binding strap rack has several storing spaces 3 next to each other in order to store binding strap rolls therein e.g. as shown in figure la in an essentially vertical position supported by a lower support structure Rl that exists in the frame. In this case the binding strap rack may be supported in its place for its use e.g. against a wall essentially horizontally supported by its foot assembly R2 and, hanged e.g. according to fig. lb by suspension hooks R3 , bundle ties or in a corresponding manner .

As shown in figure lb, the winding arrangement 1 is arranged advantageously in connection with a storing space 3, which is placed at one or both opposite ends of the frame, by coupling the winding axle lb and the winding crank lc in connection with the frame R in a way enabling its rotation w.

Furthermore as an advantageous embodiment the frame R of the binding strap rack is equipped for transportation of the binding strap rack with a separate carrying assembly, such as a carrying handle 4, a strap or a like.

The binding strap rack is arranged furthermore advantageously as a folding/collapsible structure by coupling its winding arrangement 1, at least a part of its frame and/or the carrying assembly 4 moveably and/or detachably with other parts of the frame. What is meant by the above, is that in the type of embodiment shown in the drawing, e.g. the winding crank lc, the foot assembly R2 , the lower support structure Rl and/or the carrying handle 4 is carried out e.g. by jointed solutions in a way, that the binding strap rack may be stored by folding the above together so that the rack takes very little space (this kind of embodiment has not been described in greater detail in the drawing) .

It is obvious that the invention is not limited to the embodiments shown or described above, but instead it can be varied within the basic idea of the invention according to those embodiments being exploited and needs being fulfilled at each time. It is thus naturally clear that the winding arrangement may be carried out in very many ways differing from the embodiment that is shown very principally in figure lb. In addition to that the winding arrangement may be placed at both ends of the frame of the binding strap rack, which enables operating of two persons simultaneously. When different parts of the binding strap rack are being produced e.g. from manufacturing materials differing essentially from each other, it is naturally also possible to shape it in very many ways. In this case e.g. the height of the frame parts of the binding strap rack that is made e.g. from plastics, may be clearly higher than the same of the grating- structured construction depicted above. Correspondingly, also the bottom structure as well as other support structures of the frame may be structured in a way totally deviating from the above depicted construction.

Claims

Claims :

1. Binding strap rack, characterized in that the binding strap rack comprises a frame (R) for storing of one or several rolls that is/are gathered up from a binding strap, which frame has a winding arrangement (1) for collecting a binding strap into a roll.

2. Binding strap rack according to claim 1, characterized in that the winding arrangement (1) comprises at least means for fastening of the end of the binding strap, such as a winding axle (lb) equipped with a slot (la) , and an operating means for winding up the binding strap, such as a winding crank (lc) .

3. Binding strap rack according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that in connection with the winding arrangement (1) is arranged a guiding assembly (2) in order to guide the passage of the binding strap to be rolled up at each time.

4. Binding strap rack according to claim 3, characterized in that the guiding assembly (2) comprises a guiding loop placed in the frame (R) of the binding strap rack and that is at least partly open, such as having an open end.

5. Binding strap rack according to any of the claims 1-4 above, characterized in that the binding strap rack comprises at least two storing spaces (3) in order to store the binding straps, being rolled up.

6. Binding strap rack according to any of the claims 1-5 above, characterized in that the frame (R) of the binding strap rack comprises a foot (R2) and/or a suspension assembly (R3) in order to support the same on the ground and/or on the wall.

7. Binding strap rack according to any of the claims 1-6 above, characterized in that the framework -like structured frame (R) of the binding strap rack has several storing spaces (3) next to each other in order to store binding strap rolls therein essentially in a vertical position supported by a lower support structure (Rl) that exists in the frame.

8. Binding strap rack according to any of the claims 1-7 above, characterized in that the winding arrangement (1) is arranged in connection with a storing space (3), which is placed at one or both opposite ends of the frame, by coupling the winding axle (lb) and the winding crank (lc) in connection with the frame (R) in a way enabling its rotation movement (w) .

9. Binding strap rack according to any of the claims 1-8, characterized in that its frame (R) is equipped with a separate carrying assembly, such as a carrying handle (4), a strap or a like.

10. Binding strap rack according to any of the claims 1-9 above, characterized in that the binding strap rack is arranged as a folding/collapsible structure by coupling its winding arrangement (1) , at least a part of its frame and/or the carrying assembly (4) moveably and/or re oveably with other parts of the frame .