Supports: racks – Knockdown
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-25
2001-07-10
Chin-Shue, Alvin (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Knockdown
Reexamination Certificate
active
06257427
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a modular assembly-type stand with earthquake-proof retention means, particularly for storage batteries and the like.
A currently strongly felt problem in all industrial fields which use arrays of storage batteries is related to the provision of supporting stands which in addition to being stable and safe are simple to provide.
Conventional solutions usually required long execution times and did not have a good versatility which allowed to modify said stands according to different requirements of use.
EP 0085744, assumed included herein as reference, has solved this problem by providing modular assembly-type stands which substantially comprise supporting side plates provided by means of a box-like body which is provided with through openings on the upper edges which are arranged substantially at right angles to the plane of arrangement of the side plates. Bolts engage the through openings to lock stringers which have a substantially polygonal transverse cross-section and are provided with a longitudinal slot which allows engagement with the bolts in any point of their longitudinal extension.
This type of stand has excellently solved the problem of supporting storage batteries in all normal installation conditions, but it has been found to be susceptible of improvements particularly as regards the additional earthquake-proof protections that must be used if the stands are to be installed in regions highly at risk for earthquakes.
The earthquake-proof retention means currently used in all modular stands have not been engineered so as to allow easy and quick application in all operating conditions; accordingly, even now the earthquake-proof means must in practice be designed and provided for each individual case according to methods certainly considered as being at the craft level.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The aim of the present invention is to eliminate the above-cited drawbacks, providing a modular assembly-type stand with earthquake-proof retention means, particularly for storage batteries and the like, which can be easily installed in all operating conditions without requiring adaptations to be performed at the installation site.
Within the scope of the above aim, a particular object of the present invention is to provide a modular stand wherein earthquake-proof retention means are available which can be easily and quickly installed and adapted to the various kinds of accumulator without thereby having to resort each time to specific designs and constructions.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a system which can be used with most currently commercially available storage batteries and can also be obtained as a kit which remains available for immediate use by the user.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular stand wherein the earthquake-proof retention means can be obtained with parts which are substantially of the same kind used to provide said stand.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular stand which thanks to its particular constructive characteristics is capable of giving the greatest assurances of reliability and safety in use and is also competitive from a logistic and economic point of view.
This aim, these objects and others which will become apparent hereinafter are achieved by a modular assembly-type stand with earthquake-proof retention means, particularly for storage batteries and the like, comprising a supporting framework provided with supporting side plates joined by stringers forming a region for supporting storage batteries and the like, characterized in that it comprises a retention frame which is supported by said supporting framework and can be secured against at median portion of the vertical extension of said storage batteries supported by said stringers.
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Chin-Shue Alvin
O'Byrne Daniel
Passoni Paolo E Figli S.r.l.
Purol Sarah
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