US 11,787,622 B2
Racking system and method
Michael E. Peters, Ravenna, OH (US); Wesley Scott, Rootstown, OH (US); and Michael P. McHugh, Solon, OH (US)
Assigned to Integrated Automation Systems, LLC, Bedford Heights, OH (US)
Filed by Integrated Automation Systems, LLC, Bedford Heights, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/474,842.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/078,404, filed on Sep. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0081196 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 85/48 (2006.01); B65G 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 85/48 (2013.01) [B65G 13/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.