Patent ID: 8118180

Claim:
A system ( 1 ) for supporting a rollable object ( 4 ), such as a cylindrical container, comprising: at least one elongated rail ( 2 ) for holding at least one supporting part ( 3 ) in position in at least a longitudinal direction of the said elongated rail ( 2 ), the rail ( 2 ) having two opposite longitudinal ends and, in-between these two ends, a contact surface ( 6 ) for bearing on a base, a top side ( 22 ) located opposite said contact surface, a first longitudinal side ( 20 ) located between the top side ( 22 ) and the contact surface ( 6 ), and a second longitudinal side ( 21 ) located (a) opposite the first longitudinal side and (b) between the top side ( 22 ) and the contact surface ( 6 ), the rail ( 2 ) having an at least partly profiled surface ( 5 ) along at least two of said sides, wherein an at least partly profiled surface along the top side is defined as a surface along the top side comprising a plurality of projecting parts extending upwardly with respect to a longitudinal axis of the rail, and wherein an at least partly profiled surface along a longitudinal side is defined as a surface along a longitudinal side comprising a plurality of projecting parts extending laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rail, and wherein the at least one rail ( 2 ) comprises an elongated and profiled core ( 12 ) from a different material from the rest of the rail ( 2 ) for absorbing forces in the longitudinal direction of the rail ( 2 ), and wherein the at least one rail ( 2 ) is provided at the ends with a connecting part ( 11 ) for connecting the at least one rail ( 2 ) to another rail ( 2 ), and wherein the connecting part ( 11 ) is connected to the elongated and profiled core ( 12 ) of the rail ( 2 ); and at least one supporting part ( 3 ) provided with a supporting surface ( 7 ) for preventing a movement of the object ( 4 ) in a horizontal direction, a contact surface ( 8 ) for bearing on the rail ( 2 ) and/or the base, wherein the supporting part ( 3 ) comprises a passage ( 9 ) for receiving at least a part of the rail ( 2 ), which passage ( 9 ) is at least partly defined by an inner wall of the said supporting part ( 3 ), while the passage ( 9 ) is provided with a profiled surface ( 10 ) complementary to the profiled surface ( 5 ) of the at least two sides of the rail ( 2 ), for at least partly transmitting a force applied to the supporting part in said longitudinal direction, to the rail ( 2 ).