Supports: racks – Special article – Tire or wheel type
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-01
2001-10-09
Gibson, Jr., Robert W. (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Special article
Tire or wheel type
C211S049100, C211S189000, C108S055100, C108S056300, C108S057220
Reexamination Certificate
active
06298999
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a tire storage rack, and more particularly to a tire storage rack capable of storing a larger number of tires in the same or a lesser amount of floor space.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Storage space is always at a premium. Storage of tires is especially difficult. There must be an adequate number of warehouses to store the tires for delivery to the various retailers or commercial users while at the same time keeping the cost down. The storage space is expensive. It is desired to effectively use storage space, and thereby minimize, the cost of storing items in the storage space.
Typically, a tire warehouse is a huge building. Tires take up space. The tire warehouse or other building must have a sufficient height to accommodate such storage. This huge building makes it difficult to keep records and store the appropriate amount of tires in the appropriate place for the appropriate use at the appropriate time.
Currently, there is a limitation on the height of a stack of tires. The current storage racks do not maximize the use of the height of the warehouse. With this problem, the various solutions involved such building more warehouse space or stacking too many tires in the other warehouse serves to make recovery of desired tires difficult.
With warehousing of tires, not only must the tires be stored, but they must also be accessible. Any device, which can simplify this matter and permit the tires to be more accessible while in storage, provides great advantages.
When tires are stacked above a certain, separation sheets are required between each tire in the stack of tires. The sheet stabilizes stack, by preventing sliding or stacking between touching tires. Sticking renders it difficult to retrieve a tire. Sliding may cause the stack to fall.
Pallets are known to stabilize stacks of tires. However, the pallets of the prior art tend to create almost as many problems as they solve.
Typically, tires are stored on pallets with an X-shaped rack thereon to support the various tires. The X-shaped rack suffers from a variety of defects. The X-shaped rack limits the number of tires that can be stored on the pallet. The X-shaped rack is difficult to move and difficult to store. However, at the current time, the X-shaped rack is the state of the art.
Typically, this X-shaped rack must have the X-shaped frame nailed on the pallet, in order to support the tires thereon. This structure makes the pallet difficult to move and disassemble. Moving is required for stored tires. Disassembly is required to store pallets not in use.
Also, the height of the X-shaped tire storage rack limits the number of tires, which can be stored thereon. With the nailing of the X-shaped tire storage rack to the wood pallet, disassembly and reassembly of the frame becomes difficult. The nails always cause problems from a disposal standpoint. Great care must be taken in assembling and reassembling the tire storage racks so that the nails do not get lost or otherwise misused. Thus, this tire storage rack has a number of difficult problems.
Additionally, the X-shaped tire storage rack makes the storage of one pallet on another pallet of tires by stacking very difficult. Great skill is required from a forklift driver in stacking and unstacking pallets, which support tires.
With the consideration of FIG.
1
and
FIG. 2
, the X-shaped frame
108
of the prior art on a pallet
110
provides some storage. The X-shaped frame
108
is secured to pallet
110
by nails
112
through nailed foot
116
. Slip sheet
114
between tires
106
is almost required in order to provide stability to the stack
104
of tires
106
.
Removal of nails
112
is required to disassemble the X-shaped frame
108
. Loss of nails
112
, without proper disposal or recovery, creates a hazard anywhere, but especially in a workplace. With using and removing nails
112
, damage to pallet
110
is almost inherent. Thus, the pallet
110
with the X-shaped frame
108
leaves a lot to be desired as a tire storage device.
Accordingly, it is very desirable to improve the storage of tires. Such an improvement can have a great economic value and improve safety.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Among the many objectives of this invention is the provision a tire storage rack having a pair of connected H-shaped frames on a pallet.
A further objective of this invention is the provision of a stackable tire storage rack.
Yet a further objective of this invention is the provision of a tire storage rack to eliminate separation sheets between tires.
A still further objective of this invention is the provision tire storage rack, which supports additional tires.
Another objective of this invention is the provision of a tire storage rack, which is easily assembled.
Yet another objective of this invention is the provision of a tire storage rack, which is easily disassembled.
Still, another objective of this invention is the provision of a tire storage rack, which is easily stored.
Also, an objective of this invention is the provision of an improved method of storing tires.
A further objective of this invention is the provision of a rack to permit tires to be easily recovered from storage.
Yet a further objective of this invention is the provision of a tire storage rack, which is easily movable in a storage facility.
Still a further objective of this invention is the provision of a tire storage rack, which more efficiently uses the height of the warehouse or other storage facility.
These and other objectives of the invention (which other objectives become clear by consideration of the specification, claims and drawings as a whole) are met by providing a method and improved storage for tires including a pallet and frame assembly removably mounted on the pallet.
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Gibson , Jr. Robert W.
Perrone, Jr. Mathew R. P.
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