Patent ID: 7878343

Claim:
A stacking column for holding warehouse items on support arms of ratchet levers which pivot around a rotational axis from a resting position into a working position, the stacking column comprising a plurality of ratchet levers that are located adjacent to one another and co-operate with one another, wherein a supporting element rotates with each ratchet lever of the plurality of ratchet levers and lies on or against an underlying ratchet lever in the working position, wherein, for each ratchet lever and supporting element of the plurality of ratchet levers and supporting elements, the supporting element is either integral with the ratchet lever at the rotational axis or the supporting element is independently secured to the rotational axis as a separate part from the ratchet lever, each ratchet lever of the plurality of ratchet levers further comprising at least one control arm on an opposing end relative to a support arm, the control arm including a lateral cheek which projects upwardly from the control arm, the lateral cheek contacting a spacer ring of an overlying ratchet lever in the working position, the spacer ring being positioned around the rotational axis.