Patent ID: 6279763
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: A47B,B65D

Abstract:
A collapsible and stackable pallet rack, for shipping and storing heavy roll goods having a central mandrel, said rack comprising:a. two pairs of adjacent and opposite upright corner posts being foldable inwardly and downwardly;b. two side bars connecting together the pair of opposite upright corner posts;c. two pairs of upper and lower end bars, each pair of end bars connecting together one pair of adjacent upright corner posts;d. a pair of cradles, each cradle being positioned centrally on top of each upper end bar for receiving one end of the central mandrel;e. a holddown plate fastened on top of each cradle;f two pairs of hinge plates connecting the two pairs of corner posts with the two side bars;g. two middle bars running parallel to the two side bars and connecting the pair of lower end bars;h. a plurality of cross braces connecting each middle bar to the side bar adjacent thereto;i. at least one middle brace connecting the two middle bars together at their centers; andj. a box mounted on top of each lower end bar in order to prevent the heavy roll goods from shifting in the rack;wherein each one of the corner posts is separable at a seam into an upper end and a bottom end, said upper end being carried by one of the hinge plates and having a mating block depending therefrom;whereby a rigid bed-like structure is formed.