Patent ID: 8875909

Claim:
A device for transporting objects, comprising: a frame comprising outer walls ( 2 , 3 ) and opposite end faces, said outer walls ( 2 , 3 ) protruding upwards from a floor at said opposite end faces; a plurality of receiving hoppers ( 4 ) disposed at said opposite end faces for placing a first end section of an object, wherein the receiving hoppers ( 4 ) are formed by U-shaped profiles such that end sections of the objects are disposed in a protected manner; and at least one middle wall section ( 5 , 5 ′) protruding from the floor, wherein a plurality of receiving hoppers ( 4 ) are provided on said at least one middle wall section for placing a second end section of an object opposite the first end section, wherein the at least one middle wall section ( 5 , 5 ′) is displaceably mounted on a floor guide and can be fixed at different distances from said outer walls ( 2 , 3 ), and wherein the outer walls ( 2 , 3 ) and the at least one middle wall section ( 5 , 5 ′) comprise a cross-beam disposed on a side facing the floor, wherein an upper side of the cross beam forms a floor portion ( 8 ) in said receiving hoppers ( 4 ), whereby a load of the objects positioned in the receiving hoppers ( 4 ) is distributed over the cross-beam.