Adjustable shipping rack and means for securing flat sheets thereto

摘要

A shipping rack for transporting groups of flat sheets of frangible material, such as glass, on their edges and having at least two longitudinally movable A-frame sections interconnected by two adjustable diagonally disposed cross braces or struts wherein each A-frame section has an elongated transverse horizontal base which has a pair of inwardly and downwardly inclined surfaces extending from the ends thereof and a narrow upright triangular framework mounted at the center of the base which provides a pair of oppositely facing inclined L-shaped supporting surfaces for supporting the groups of sheets on their edges. The opposing faces of the A-frame sections are each provided with a pair of offset, vertically spaced pivot pin connections for attachment of the ends of the cross struts. The A-frame section at each end of the rack is provided with a selectively positionable restrainer or outrigger which contacts the ends of its respective group of glass sheets to prevent endwise movement of the sheets relative to the rack. The outriggers are secured in a raised position by flexible straps disposed between the free end of the outrigger and the base of its opposed A-frame section. Also means are provided to secure the groups of flat sheets to the inclined supporting surfaces of the A-frame sections.