CPC B65D 85/48 (2013.01) [B65G 13/00 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A rack for transporting glass panels, comprising:
a base frame having an aperture formed therethrough;
a fixed rack member mounted to the base frame, said fixed rack including a plurality of spaced-apart rods that define a plurality of slots therebetween; and
a pivoting rack member pivotally mounted to the base frame, thereby allowing the pivoting rack member to move relative to the fixed rack member between an upright position and a collapsed position, said pivoting rack member including a plurality of spaced-apart rods that align with the plurality of spaced-apart rods of the fixed rack member, a lower end portion of the plurality of spaced-apart rods of said pivoting rack member being accessible through the aperture in said base frame, said plurality of spaced-apart rods defining a plurality of slots therebetween,
wherein the plurality of slots defined by the plurality of spaced-apart rods of said pivoting rack member are dimensioned to receive a finger of an indexing unit to align said rack relative to a conveyance system.
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