Patent ID: 8006849
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: B29D,B66D,G05D

Abstract:
1. A tire tote for supporting a green tire workpiece, said tire tote comprising: a body having a lading envelope, the lading envelope having a circular periphery; said tire-tote having a projected footprint, said circular periphery of said lading envelope lying within said projected footprint; supports upon which said body may stand, said supports lying outside said circular periphery and within said footprint; and said footprint having an optimal packing density pattern having hexagonal cells; one of said cells being a hexagonal cylinder having a first, inscribed circular cylinder tangent therewith, said inscribed circular cylinder being at least large enough to encompass said circular periphery of said lading envelope, and said supports occupying corner regions of said cell lying outside said inscribed circular cylinder; and said tote having lifting fittings by which said body may be lifted from above, said lifting fittings being accessible from corner regions of said hexagonal cylinder.