Patent ID: 7014034

Claim:
A transport system for transport of an article, in particular a baggage item, comprising: a container for receiving an article, said container defining a longitudinal axis and being made of flame-resistant, wear-resistant and translucent plastic material which is stable in shape, said container having an underside formed with touch surfaces extending in the transport direction; and a conveyor for advancing the container in a transport direction between at least one receiving site and at least one discharge site of the conveyor, said conveyor having a guiding and/or driving engagement assembly for cooperation with the touch surfaces of the container, wherein the touch surfaces are formed by confronting sidewalls of a groove-shaped passageway provided in the underside of the container as mirror images of one another on both sides of the longitudinal axis for engagement of at least partial areas thereof by the engagement assembly, wherein the sidewalls of the passageway are outwardly curved mirror-symmetrically at a radius which corresponds to a curve radius of the conveyor, thereby defining a greatest distance between the sidewalls in mid-section of the container, wherein the engagement assembly of the conveyor bears against at least one of the sidewalls in a force-locking or form-fitting manner in a curved section, crossing or switch zone of the conveyor.