Patent ID: 7708155
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: B60P,B61D,B65D

Abstract:
1. A support cradle for supporting coils, rolls, and other cylindrical objects, comprising: a pair of parallel saddle elements, each said saddle element defining a bottom surface; each said saddle element comprising a concave upper surface upon which rests a portion of a coil or roll, and a first end and a second end; a pair of parallel connecting elements arranged perpendicularly to said pair of saddle elements, each said connecting element comprising a first end and a second end and connecting corresponding ones of said first and second ends of said pair of saddle elements in order to form a rectilinear-shaped structure; each said saddle element comprising at least one pair of spaced-apart projecting members projecting downwardly from said bottom surface, for use in mounting the support cradle to a fixed support for preventing movement of the support cradle during the storage of coils, rolls, and other cylindrical objects thereon; in combination with a pair of spaced-apart rail elements, each said rail element being affixed to an understructure, each said rail element having securing elements for use in securing it to an understructure, and a series of equally spaced-apart holes, each said hole being capable of receiving therein a said projecting member of a said saddle element; each said hole of said series of holes having a size greater than the size of a said projecting member so that a respective said projecting member is allowed movement therein, in order to accommodate the flexing and bending of a said support cradle under load.