Container for transporting long objects, especially rolls for pa

Details Container for transporting long objects, especially rolls for pa Container for transporting long objects, especially rolls for pa

1989-07-06

1990-03-13

Price, William

Special receptacle or package

For cylinder

220 15, 206509, 206596, B65D 8520, B65D 8566

Patent

active

049076973

DESCRIPTION:

BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a container for transporting long, preferably cylindrical objects, especially rolls for papermaking machines, comprising on the one hand an outer supporting rigid metal frame and, on the other hand, a nonsupporting casing protecting the object.


BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Large papermaking machines usually comprise a number of big-sized and unwieldy rolls which must be taken out of the machine at regular intervals and sent away for maintenance. During transport, the rolls must be adequately protected against damage from any external violence. Up to now, specially made wooden boxes have been used for protecting the rolls during transport. However, the disadvantages of these wooden boxes are considerable. They are expensive to manufacture because high demands are placed on the stability and strength of the box, int. al. because of the great weight and length of the rolls. A further factor increasing the cost is that the box must give full protection to the roll surface. Wooden boxes of this type must be regarded, in principle, as expendable packings because they are usually destroyed when the roll is unpacked. This means that the packaging cost for each transport may be on the same order as or higher than the actual transport cost of the roll. Furthermore, a wooden box is not easily handled because it may be difficult to attach the requisite lifting lugs in a manner sufficiently reliable for the great weight of the roll. It may also be difficult to insert the forks of a fork-lift truck or the like underneath the box.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention aims at providing a container which is suitable for transporting the rolls of papermaking machines or other long, preferably cylindrical objects and which may be reused an indefinite number of times, which is easily handled by, for example, a crane or fork-lift truck and which simultaneously gives adequate protection to the contents. In accordance with the primary characteristic features of the invention, these and other objects are achieved in that the frame comprises end frame members at each short end of the container and side frame members arranged along each of the container long sides and connected to said end frame members, and that the casing comprises both a preferably semicylindrical continuous bottom part which is suspended in the side frame members, and one or more, preferably semicylindrical top parts detachably connected to the bottom part, and that there are provided within said casing at least two clamping devices secured to said side frame members and adapted to fix the object in transport position.


FURTHER ILLUSTRATION OF PRIOR ART TECHNIQUE

U.S. Pat. No. 4,615,453 discloses a transport container of the type mentioned in the introduction, i.e. a container which comprises both a casing and a supporting frame therefor. In this case, however, the casing is in the form of a tank which is covered in all round and which under no circumstances can be used for the storage and transport of long objects, such as heavy rolls.


BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS

In the drawings
FIG. 1 is a side view of a transport container according to the invention:
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section of the container shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an end view of the container;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged section IV--IV in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the container main parts;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the container as seen obliquely from above; and
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the container as seen obliquely from below.


DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In the drawings, the transport container according to the invention is designated 1 in its entirety. Within the container, a roll 2 is indicated by dash-dot lines. The container comprises an outer supporting rigid metal frame generally designated 3. A casing 4 is arranged within the frame. The supporting frame 3 comprises two end frame members 5 located each at one of the container

REFERENCES:
patent: 852010 (1907-04-01), Wright
patent: 2307250 (1943-01-01), Winchell
patent: 2828857 (1958-04-01), MacKay
patent: 4555023 (1985-11-01), Sykes et al.
patent: 4615453 (1986-10-01), Taquoi
Derwent's Abstract No. K1770 B/43, SU 644 675, 1/30/79.
Derwent's Abstract No. M2031 E/37, SU 878 622, 11/7/81.

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