Patent ID: 7967157
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: A47F,B65D

Abstract:
1. An improved stackable stillage system for transport of articles of different sizes from an originating point to a destination point, and display of said articles at the destination point, the system including: at least a first and second stillage in a stackable array, and a plurality of releasable height adjustment elements of various lengths, wherein the at least first and second stillage including: a base frame including a generally planar platform for receiving an article or plurality of articles thereon; a series of spaced apart support legs, each having a foot, said support legs connected to the base frame for supporting the platform of the base frame, wherein the support legs include a sleeve member for releasably receiving one of the height adjustment elements, and wherein the foot of each support leg includes a bulbous structure with a recessed under portion having an outwardly expanding cavity to the open bottom; a side frame mounted on the base frame or the support legs and forming a retaining wall about at least a portion of the platform for retaining article(s) thereon; the height adjustment element has a bottom portion complementary in shape to the sleeve and thereby adapted to slidably and releasably locate within the sleeve of the support leg, and a top portion including a connecting head extending above the side frame, wherein the connecting head is shaped to receive the under portion of the foot of the second stillage thereabove in engaged relation in a stackable condition; wherein the distance between the platforms of the at least first and second stillage in a stackable condition is adjustable by the height adjustment elements to allow accommodation for a range of different sized articles between the elements platforms of the at least first and second stillages during transport; and wherein the height adjustment elements are further separately adjustable by selecting the different lengths of height adjustment elements to allow angular positioning of the second platform relative to the first platform so that articles can be displayed on the angled platform of the second stillage for display at the destination point.