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WO2018132350A1
WO2018132350A1 PCT/US2018/012896 US2018012896W WO2018132350A1 WO 2018132350 A1 WO2018132350 A1 WO 2018132350A1 US 2018012896 W US2018012896 W US 2018012896W WO 2018132350 A1 WO2018132350 A1 WO 2018132350A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D19/00—Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
    • B65D90/004—Contents retaining means
    • B65D90/0073—Storage racks

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  • This specification relates generally to the field of mechanical engineering and, more specifically, to non-welded, reusable, and returnable industrial racks.
  • Standard industrial shipping racks are custom-made and welded together, representing single-purpose rack units for shipping and storage of specific items of predetermined size and weight, such as automobile parts for a specific model and year.
  • These racks typically are made of 11-gauge steel tubing. This is typically due to the thicker tubing better handling the rigors of the welding process, as well as being suited for use in harsh environments and with forces experienced in shipping and industrial applications, as well as the need to ship more cumbersome items than may be accomplished with traditional mail services.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of the present novel technology.
  • FIG. 2 depicts a top view of the present novel technology.
  • FIG. 3 depicts a side view of the present novel technology.
  • FIG. 4A depicts a second perspective view of the present novel technology in a first example configuration.
  • FIG. 4B depicts a perspective view of the present novel technology in a second example configuration.
  • FIG. 4C depicts a perspective view of the present novel technology in a third example configuration.
  • FIG. 4D depicts a perspective view of the present novel technology in a fourth example configuration.
  • FIG. 5A depicts an example process flow associated with the present novel technology.
  • FIG. 5B depicts a continuation of the example process flow of FIG. 5A associated with the present novel technology.
  • Ranges may be expressed in ways including from “about” one particular value, and/ or to "about” another particular value. When such a range is expressed, another implementation may include from the one particular value and/ or to the other particular value. Similarly, when values are expressed as approximations, for example by use of the antecedent "about,” it will be understood that the particular value forms another implementation. It will be further understood that the endpoints of each of the ranges are significant both in relation to the other endpoint, and independently of the other endpoint.
  • FIGs. 1-5B depict various perspectives and embodiments associated with the instant novel industrial/ shipping rack system 100, which typically may include structural member(s) 105; junction point(s) 108; bracket(s) 110; fastener(s) 115; container(s) 120; container wall(s) 125; and/ or parcel(s) 130.
  • FIGs. 1-3 depict perspective, top, and side views, respectively, of the present novel rack system 100.
  • industrial rack system 100 may be assembled by connecting two or more structural members 105 together at one or more junction points 108 with removable and reusable fasteners 115, typically bolts.
  • one or more brackets 110 may be used to join the two or more structural members 105.
  • one or more fasteners 115 typically may be used to connect the one or more structural members 105 and/ or the one or more bracket members 110.
  • Structural members 105 typically may be tubing, and are typically formed from a rigid and/ or semi-rigid structural material, such as metal, plastic, ceramics, cermets, composites, combinations thereof, or other convenient structural materials, and/ or the like. More typically, structural members 105 may be 14-gauge steel square tubing. In other implementations, members 105 typically may be thin- walled tubing, such as aluminum, steel, alloys, combinations thereof, and/ or the like, more typically with square cross-sections.
  • some implementations may have members 105 being drilled, tapped, slotted, and/ or otherwise configured to accept one or more brackets 110 and/ or fasteners 115.
  • four structural members 105 may be assembled together to define a rectangle by fastening the ends of each of the four members 105 to one end of another adjacent, perpendicularly oriented member 105 by threading fastener 115 through bracket 110 at its corner and then through member 105, thus forming a strong industrial/ shipping rack 100, or portion thereof, while maintaining a relatively low weight compared to conventional industrial rack systems.
  • members 105 may have a plurality of points at which member 105 may accept one or more fasteners 115 and/ or brackets 110.
  • one example member 105 may have drilled and tapped apertures 108 spaced at regular intervals, such as every one, two, four, and/ or the like inches, along member 105, allowing for a multitude of potential fastening locations.
  • many implementations may be standardized to a singular fastener type and/ or size, other implementations may allow for a multitude of fastening types.
  • some implementations may allow for threading, slotting, interference fitting, locking, and/ or any other fastening mechanism to join members 105, brackets 110, and/ or fasteners 115.
  • Bracket 110 similarly typically may be a rigid or semi-rigid joining member, such as a straight bracket or angle bracket, typically tapped, drilled, slotted, and/ or otherwise configured to connect to structural members 105 and/ or fasteners 115.
  • bracket 110 may be a rigid ninety-degree steel bracket that is drilled and tapped to receive one or more fasteners 115 before fasteners 115 then pass into one or more structural members 105.
  • brackets 110 may allow preferential slippage at one or more locations of bracket 110.
  • one fastening point may be drilled and tapped to rigidly and fixedly receive and hold members 105 together, while another point may allow for members 105 to slide along a slot, rotate through an aperture, and/ or the like. This may, for example, allow some members 105 and/ or brackets 110 to move during (dis)assembly and/ or (un)loading stages.
  • Such modular movement is unheard of in conventional, welded industrial/ shipping rack systems.
  • Fasteners 115 typically may be any fastening structure and/ or mechanism known in the art to sufficiently secure targets.
  • fasteners 115 may be bolts, screws, nails, magnets, hook-and-loop fasteners, adhesives, hooks and eyes, objects and receiving slots, and/ or the like.
  • fasteners 115 may be bolts and/ or locking mechanisms (e.g., nuts, washers, compounds, and/ or the like).
  • FIGs. 4A-4D depict a further, nonexclusive example configurations of present rack system 100.
  • FIGs. 4A-4D may typically depict typical configurations of system 100 configured using modular industrial rack system 100, typically depicting use cases where container 120 typically may be bounded by container wall 125 and containing one or more parcels 130 that may be supported by system 100.
  • FIG. 4A typically may be designed and constructed such that one or more central aisles may allow dynamic loading and/ or unloading of container 120.
  • rack 100, members 105, brackets 110, and/ or fasteners 115 may be configured such that parcels 130 move toward the aisle(s).
  • FIG. 4B depicts container 120 having may be configured having racks 100 and no aisle.
  • racks 100 may be tailored to specific sizes for parcels 130 and/ or dynamically configured, broken down, and/ or reconfigured for each use case.
  • FIG. 4C depicts a perspective view of the present novel technology in a third example configuration where system 100 may further include lifting zone
  • operators loading racks 100 into containers 120 may use machinery (e.g., lifts, loaders, jacks, and/ or the like) to load fully laden racks into the containers 120.
  • machinery e.g., lifts, loaders, jacks, and/ or the like
  • a forklift may be driven with the fork into apertures 140 and then lift in lifting portion 145, effectively creating a modular, lightweight pallet on a modular, reconfigurable industrial rack, which does not exist for conventional welded rack systems.
  • FIG. 4D depicts a perspective view of the present novel technology in a fourth example configuration having a nonstandard container 120.
  • system 100 may be infinitely reconfigurable to suit a particular environment.
  • system 100 may be tailored to fit a hexagonal container 120 using horizontal and angled members 105 in conjunction with straight and/ or angled brackets 110.
  • Such custom configuration using conventional industrial/ shipping rack fabricating techniques would necessitate destroying such welded, custom structures.
  • system 100 may simply be disassembled, stored, and then redeployed and reconfigured for the next rack 100 requirement without creating unnecessary waste product or requiring destructive, one-way demolition.
  • FIGs. 5A-5B depict an example process flow associated with the present novel technology, which typically may include the steps of: receiving predetermined rack design 150; connecting structural members, brackets, and fasteners to form racks 155; continue connecting step until rack design constructed
  • one or more industrial/ shipping rack 100 designers may receive one or more rack designs that may be built using system 100. Designs may be based on templates, custom, mixed, and/ or the like. In some implementations, designs may be created on a platform snapping/ converting dimensions to system 100 components (e.g., member 105 sizes, angles, etc.), and in other implementations, input designs may be scaled and/ or otherwise altered to fit system 100 specifications and/ or inventory on hand.
  • connecting structural members, brackets, and fasteners to form racks 155 typically may be accomplished by assembling system 100 components as described above according to the design. This process may then typically continue for each modular rack subsection and/ or module under step 165: locating complete rack design in container. Thus, one or more complete racking designs may be created using typically standardized system 100 components.
  • placing parcels on complete racks 170 may be performed, loading parcels 130 onto the completed racking in container 120, while in other implementations, parcels 130 may be loaded onto racks prior to locating racks in container 120. For example, parcels 130 may be loaded onto racks and then loaded racks may be placed in container 120 using a lift (as depicted in FIG. 4C).
  • Shipping laden container 175 may then complete the typical transit stages of process, and removing parcels from racks 180 may next commence.
  • parcels 130 may be removed from racks 100 before and/ or after removing racks 100 from container 120.
  • racks 100 typically may be nondestructively disassembled into their component parts (e.g., members 105, brackets 110, and/ or fasteners 115) and inventoried/ stored until a new industrial rack design is submitted and built.
  • the present novel rack system 100 may be used to design, construct, ship, deconstruct, and store for future designs without permanent and/ or destructive conventional industrial/ shipping rack building processes.
  • racks 100 may be produced in an assembly line fashion, typically with reduced design and build times, and a shorter lead time from concept to prototype. These racks 100 may also result in reduced labor cost and need for highly skilled assembly labor. Further, damaged modular rack units may be more easily repaired, requiring only standardized and/ or off-the- shelf replacement parts, rather than a ground-up and piecemeal restoration.
  • novel industrial rack units 100 typically may also be lighter than their welded, conventional counterparts, reducing shipping weight and cost without sacrificing strength.
  • the present novel rack system may be enjoyed by operationally connecting two or more structural members with one or more fasteners to define one or more rack units, positioning the one or more rack units in a shipping container, loading the one or more rack units with cargo to define one or more laden rack units, transporting shipping container with the one or more laden rack units to a destination, unloading the one or more laden racks to yield one or more unladen racks, disassembling the one or more unladen racks to separate and yield the two or more structural members and the one or more fasteners, and/ or storing the two or more structural members and the one or more fastener for reuse.
  • the rack system may be further enjoyed by also receiving one or more rack designs, where the one or more rack units are based on the one or more rack designs, and continuing the connection of the respective two or more structural members and the one or more respective fasteners until the one or more rack designs are fully realized.
  • the present novel system may be enjoyed by receiving one or more racks with one or more damaged portions, where the one or more damaged portions are selected from one or more structural members, one or more fasteners, and combinations thereof; removing the one or more damaged portions; and replacing the one or more damaged portions with one or more repair portions, wherein the one or more repair portions are selected one or more structural members, one or more fasteners, and/ or combinations thereof.
  • operation of the present novel rack system may include constructing using one or more brackets and/ or where the one or more structural members are thin-walled, metal tubing (typically, but not limited to, 11-gauge steel).
  • the present novel rack system may be constructed and deconstructed by operationally connecting one or more structural members, one or more brackets, and one or more fasteners to form one or more industrial rack units, wherein the one or more structural members are constructed from thin-walled metal tubing; continuing the connecting step until the rack unit complete; positioning the one or more industrial rack units in one or more shipping containers; and nondestructively disassembling the one or more rack units back into the one or more structural members, the one or more brackets, and the one or more fasteners, wherein the one or more structural members, the one or more brackets, and the one or more fasteners may continue to be reconstructed into one or more rack units.
  • operation may further include storing the one or more structural members and the one or more fasteners for reuse, measuring cargo to be shipped to determine cargo dimensions, where the rack unit has a cargo volume that snugly accommodates the cargo dimensions, receiving one or more rack schematics, loading the at least one industrial rack unit, shipping the one or more shipping containers to one or more predetermined destinations, unloading the one or more industrial rack units, placing one or more parcels on the one or more rack units, removing the one or more parcels from the one or more rack units, and/ or converting the one or more rack schematic specifications based on one or more inventory of the one or more structural members, the one or more brackets, and the one or more fasteners.
  • Still further implementations of operation may include repairing one or more damaged rack units by replacing one or more damaged portions on site by disconnecting the one or more damaged portions from the rest of the rack unit, removing the one or more damaged portions to define one or more gaps, inserting one or more undamaged portions into the one or more gaps, and operationally connecting the undamaged portion to the rest of the rack unit.

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L'invention concerne un procédé d'utilisation d'une étagère industrielle destine à l'expédition, consistant à raccorder des éléments structuraux et des éléments de fixation pour former des étagères, charger et mettre à l'expédition les étagères, décharger les étagères , démonter de manière non destructive les étagères pour les remettre à leur état d'éléments structuraux et d'éléments de fixation, et stocker les éléments structuraux et les éléments de fixation pour une réutilisation. D'autres aspects consistent à recevoir des modèles d'étagères industrielles/d'expédition, placer les étagères dans des conteneurs d'expédition, placer des colis sur les étagères, retirer les colis des étagères, construire les étagères à l'aide de supports, convertir des spécifications d'étagères sur la base d'inventaires, et utiliser des tubes métalliques à paroi mince.
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