US 12,325,551 B2
Frame for pallets
Patrick Künnemann, Salzbergen (DE); and Axel Ritzberger, Altendorf (CH)
Assigned to GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG, Bremgarten (CH)
Appl. No. 18/246,882
Filed by GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG, Bremgarten (CH)
PCT Filed Sep. 14, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IB2021/058340
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 28, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/069983, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 7, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 1249/20 (CH), filed on Oct. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0373684 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 19/38 (2006.01); B65D 19/06 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 19/385 (2013.01) [B65D 19/06 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00532 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00592 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00711 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A frame for a pallet and for accommodating an insert for goods, comprising four sides and four length-adjustable supports each extending from a foot to a head, wherein each head of the supports is fastened to the frame,
wherein
the four supports each have an upper element and a lower element pivotally connected to each other by means of a hinge, wherein in a first position of each support, the upper element and the lower element are brought together in each case by means of the hinge, and the supports form a maximum height, and wherein in a second position of each support, in each case the lower element is pivotally moved away from the upper element and towards the frame,
wherein the hinge is arranged in the upper region of the upper element of the support near the head of the support close to the frame, wherein the upper element comprises the head of the support and extends from the head downwards to a lower end of the upper element, and the lower element comprises the foot of the support and extends from the foot upwards to the lower end of the upper element and to the hinge, wherein by means of the hinge, the lower element and the upper element of the supports can be moved towards each other and away from each other, wherein the upper element has surfaces and the lower element has surfaces which face each other and are in contact with each other in the first position, and wherein in the second position, the supports form a partial height which is equal to the height of the upper element.