Container for construction fences and loose parts thereof

Abstract: Container (1) that can be loaded with several metres of construction fences and in which loose parts required for said several metres of construction fences (5) have been accommodated at the same time, so that the container (1) can be delivered to the client complete with construction fences (5) and loose parts (8,11...). The container is constructed in such a way, that the construction fences and the loose parts in the spaces intended for them can not get damaged.

Description: This invention relates to a container for construction fenches comprising a supporting base constituted by an elongated rectangular frame structure and a raised rear wall. A container of this kind is already known from US Patent No. 4,370,088, in which a trailer for loading and unloading fenches is disclosed, and in which such a container is included. With existing containers for construction fenches there is the difficulty that they can only be loaded with the construction fences and not with the accessory parts thereof. Thus, on delivery of existing containers with construction fences to a client, there is the inconvenience that the accessory parts, required for placing the construction fences, such as baseplates, clamps, shores and ground pins, must be taken along in a container especially intended for said parts. It is time-consuming when a container with construction fences has to be driven to the site of arrangement by means of a forklift truck or shovel, whereafter one must drive once again to bring the container with the loose parts to the same site. A further difficulty is that, on quickly putting away construction fences, the accessory parts will be thrown into the container intended therefor, as a result of which said parts may get damaged. Since one must take along one container with accessory parts for every container with construction fences, a trailer truck can only be loaded with a limited amount of metres of construction fences. The object of the invention is to remove these difficulties by providing a container capable of transporting both the construction fences themselves and the required accessory parts at the same time. To this end, the invention provides a container for construction fences as described in the preamble, characterized in that the rectangular frame structure of the supporting base has two transverse box girders and a number of equally spaced transverse poles, the raised rear wall is constituted by a rectangular frame structure having at least two vertical struts, and the free angular points of the supporting base and the rear wall are connected by oblique connecting bars, a sequence of upright pins being mounted at one side of the supporting base, and a gutter-shaped bin being mounted at the opposite sides of said supporting base such, that one leg of a construction fence to be loaded can be stuck onto a pin and the other leg into the gutter-shaped bin, the mutual distance between the transverse poles of the supporting base being chosen such, that accessory base plates of the construction fences can be laid across the poles like overlapping rooftiles, and spaces being provided for accommodating further accessory parts of the construction fences, such as ground pins clamps, and shores. On the one hand the two transverse box girders in the supporting base serve for reinforcement and at the other hand as engagement box girders for a forklift truck, for being able to pick up said container. With the container according to the invention construction fences can be loaded in a relatively close stacking relationship, by which the legs will come to lie in the respective raised pins and in the gutter-shaped bin. Due to this, they are reliably anchored. Provision of a gutter at the opposite side instead of a second sequence of raised pins, has the advantage that, on loading and unloading the construction fences, there is still a possibility of some tolerance, which may facilitate loading and unloading. Further, the spacing between the transverse poles of the supporting base is efficiently adapted to the dimensions of said base plates, so that they can be placed like overlapping rooftiles, bearing on their raised insertion pipes. Due to this an excellent covering of the supporting base with baseplates can be executed in a simple way. Preferably, the sequence of raised pins is a zigzag sequence, as a result of which closer stacking of construction fences is possible, and furthermore said construction fences are more firmly anchored in relation to each other. In order to provide for that the baseplates, laid overlapping on the transverse poles of the supporting base, will not be able to slide, the supporting base can be provided with profiles for locking a sequence of placed baseplates in their positions. According to the invention the shores needed for the construction fences can efficiently be accommodated in the container. Thereto the embodiment of the invention can be such that two raised U-profiles facing each other are mounted on the rear wall, between which the shores can be laid. For storing ground pins and clamps, the container according to the invention can be structured such that raised shaft cases for receiving ground pins are mounted at one side, and raised chutes provided with a slot for receiving clamps, are mounted at the other side in the frame structure of the rear wall. In order to be able to transport the container according to the invention in a suitable way, crane lugs can furthermore be mounted at each of the ends of the oblique connecting bars. On hoisting, the container will come into a slightly oblique position, so that any risk of a construction fence falling off the container has been eliminated. The container according to the invention is constructed in such a way that one person can load and unload the container with construction fences and accessory parts in a simple way, the accessory parts cannot get damaged, and a trailer truck is able to transport a larger number of containers. A considerable time-saving is furthermore achieved in positioning the construction fences and picking them up again. The forklift truck with the container only needs to drive the track once for several metres of construction fences, including the accessory parts. A further advantage can be encountred during storage of the containers since they occupy less space for the several metres of construction fences, and the containers can be stacked in two layers. The invention will be explained further by way of a preferred embodiment with reference to the drawing. In the drawing: Fig. 1 shows a front view of the container; Fig. 2 shows a top plan view of the container; Fig. 3 shows a cross-section according to the line III-III in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 shows a cross-section according to the line IV-IV in Fig. 2; Fig. 5 show a view according to arrow V in Fig. 2; and Fig. 6 show a view according to arrow VI in Fig. 2. The container according to Fig. 1 is driven as closely to the place of destination as possible by a trailer truck, whereupon the container is placed on the ground with the help of a crane with a chain, which is fastened to the crane lugs 2. By sliding the forks of the forklift truck into the box girders 3, the container is lifted and driven to the locations the trailer truck can only reach with great difficulty. The leg 4 of a partially indicated construction fence 5 can be placed on the pin 6 situated at one side of the container, as a result of which the construction fence will stand in a stable position. The leg 4 at the other side will come to bear in the gutter-shaped bin 7, with the purpose that it is possible to correct the construction fences during positioning in the container if one can not succeed in getting the leg 4 of the last construction fence into the bin 7. Due to the fact that the legs 4 will come to stand in the bin 7, the construction fences are prevented from sliding from the container during transport. A cross-section of the bin 7 according to the line III-III in Fig. 2 is illustrated by Fig. 3. The baseplates 8 are positioned on the floor of the container. The transverse poles 22 in Fig. 2 are placed in the frame structure 10 in such a way that the baseplates 8 with joined sequences come to bear on the transverse poles 11. The baseplates 8 can not be slid further backwards because the insertion pipe 9 of the base plate 8 is retained by the pole 12. By positioning the foot 13 - visible in Fig. 1 - of the baseplate 8 behind the raised edge 14, the baseplates are prevented from sliding during transport. The beam 17, illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, holds two U-profiles or struts 16 between which the shores 15 of construction fences can be slid. Accessory ground pins 19, shown in cross-section in Fig. 3, can be placed within a shaft case 18; as illustrated in detail in Fig. 5. Accessory clamps 20, shown in Fig. 6, can be dropped into the space or slot 21 of the chute 22, so that the clamps in the chute 22 can come to bear on each other in such a way that only the bolts 23 protrude from the slots 24 of the chute 22, as shown in Fig. 4. For the reliability of the container various reinforcement profiles or oblique connecting bars 25 have been mounted which do not need further explanation. In the above the invention has been explained by way of a preferred embodiment. However, it will be clear that variations and modifications can be made without leaving the scope of invention as defined in the claims.

Claims: Container for construction fenches comprising a supporting base constituted by an elongated rectangular frame structure (10) and a raised rear wall, characterized in that the rectangular frame structure (10) of the supporting base has two transverse box girders (3) and a number of equally spaced transverse poles (11), the raised rear wall is constituted by a rectangular frame structure having at least two vertical struts (16), and the free angular points of the supporting base and the rear wall are connected by oblique connecting bars (25), a sequence of upright pins (6) being mounted at one side of the supporting base, and a gutter-shaped bin (7) being mounted at the opposite sides of said supporting base such, that one leg (4) of a construction fence (5) to be loaded can be stuck onto a pin (6) and the other leg into the gutter-shaped bin (7), the mutual distance between the transverse poles (11) of the supporting base being chosen such, that accessory base plates (8,9) of the construction fences can be laid across the poles (11) like overlapping rooftiles, and spaces being provided for accommodating further accessory parts of the construction fences, such as ground pins (19) clamps (20), and shores (15). Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the sequence of pins (6) is a zigzag sequence. Container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the supporting base is provided with raised edges (14) for locking arranged sequences of baseplates (8,9) in their positions. Container according to the claims 1 - 3, characterized in that the two vertical struts (16) are two raised U-profiles (16) facing each other and mounted on the rear wall, between which the shores (15) can be laid. Container according to the claims 1 - 4, characterized in that raised shaft cases (18) for receiving ground pins (19) are mounted at one side, and raised chutes (22), provided with a slot for receiving clamps (20), are mounted at the other side in the frame structure of the rear wall. Container according to the claims 1 - 5, characterized in that crane lugs (2) are mounted at each of the ends of the oblique connecting bars (25).

Inventors: VERSCHOOR RUDOLF, VERSCHOOR, RUDOLF
Applicants: VERSCHOOR RUDOLF, VERSCHOOR, RUDOLF
Application year: 1998
Main classification: B65D88
IPC codes: B65D88, B65D85, E01F9, E04H17, B65D90