Patent ID: 8267018

Claim:
A load support comprising: a first member extending along a first edge region of the load support; a second member extending along a second edge region of the load support and generally opposite to the first edge region; at least one frame member extending between and attached to the first and second members; the said members defining a supporting frame for bearing the weight of a load on the load support, and wherein the supporting frame is interfittable with the supporting frame of an inverted other like load support to allow the load supports to be nested when not in use; the load support further comprising engagement means which, in use, engage a racking system for mounting the load support on the racking system, and wherein the engagement means have a locked condition to retain the load support on the racking system, in use, and wherein the engagement means are releasable, when in the locked condition, by interaction with a lifting tine and comprise (i) a further member positioned to be engaged by a tine and movably mounted to be moved, in use, by engagement with a tine which is introduced to lift the load support, (ii) a locking member, the locking member having a locking position in which the engagement means is locked, and a release position, and (iii) a coupling arrangement, the coupling arrangement providing a coupling between the further member and the locking member and the coupling causing the locking member to move, in use, between the locking position and the release position as the further member is moved by engagement with a tine.