Stacking column comprising a pawl carrier and a plurality of pawls arranged in succession at defined intervals, which are arranged between a first side wall and a second side wall of the pawl carrier so as to be pivotable about a first axis of rotation in such a way that the pawls can each assume a rest position, a ready position and a working position, wherein in the rest position, a receiving section of a pawl is arranged completely in the pawl carrier, in the ready position, the receiving section partially protrudes from the pawl carrier for receiving a stored item, and in the working position, the receiving section projects completely out of the latch carrier for holding a stored item, wherein lever elements are arranged in each case between two successive pawls between the first side wall and the second side wall, which each have a first lever section and a second lever section, wherein the lever elements are arranged to be pivotable about a second axis of rotation in such a way that a pawl, which is moved from the ready position into the working position, acts on the first lever section of a subsequent lever element in such a way that the subsequent lever element executes a pivoting movement about the second axis of rotation and the subsequent lever element thereby acts with the second lever section on a subsequent pawl, whereby the subsequent pawl is moved from the rest position into the ready position, wherein the pawls comprise a pawl base body on which a mass element is arranged, wherein the mass element is designed and arranged on the pawl base body in such a way that the mass element holds the associated pawl in a load-free state in the rest position, characterized in that the pawl base body has a first lever contacting surface for contacting the first lever section, which is designed asymmetrically with respect to a longitudinal extension direction of the pawl base body and has a width which is reduced with respect to a width of the receiving section, wherein the pawls alternately have a pawl base body whose first lever contact surface has a reduced width with respect to a right-hand side of the pawl base body, and a pawl base body whose first lever contact surface has a reduced width with respect to a left-hand side of the pawl base body. which are arranged between a first side wall and a second side wall of the pawl carrier so as to be pivotable about a first axis of rotation in such a way that the pawls can each assume a rest position, a ready position and a working position, wherein in the rest position, a receiving section of a pawl is arranged completely in the pawl carrier, in the ready position, the receiving section partially protrudes from the pawl carrier for receiving a stored item, and in the working position, the receiving section projects completely out of the latch carrier for holding a stored item, wherein lever elements are arranged in each case between two successive pawls between the first side wall and the second side wall, which each have a first lever section and a second lever section, wherein the lever elements are arranged to be pivotable about a second axis of rotation in such a way that a pawl, which is moved from the ready position into the working position, acts on the first lever section of a subsequent lever element in such a way that the subsequent lever element executes a pivoting movement about the second axis of rotation and the subsequent lever element thereby acts with the second lever section on a subsequent pawl, whereby the subsequent pawl is moved from the rest position into the ready position, wherein the pawls comprise a pawl base body on which a mass element is arranged, wherein the mass element is designed and arranged on the pawl base body in such a way that the mass element holds the associated pawl in a load-free state in the rest position, characterized in that the pawl base body has a first lever contacting surface for contacting the first lever section, which is designed asymmetrically with respect to a longitudinal extension direction of the pawl base body and has a width which is reduced with respect to a width of the receiving section, wherein the pawls alternately have a pawl base body whose first lever contact surface has a reduced width with respect to a right-hand side of the pawl base body, and a pawl base body whose first lever contact surface has a reduced width with respect to a left-hand side of the pawl base body.