Abstract: A transportation vessel includes a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall. A load bar has a first end and a second end. The load bar is movable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation. In the horizontal orientation, the first end is attached to the first sidewall and the second end is attached to the second sidewall, and the load bar may support cargo while the cargo is being transported in the transportation vessel. In the vertical orientation, the first end is attached to the first sidewall and the second end is unattached to the second sidewall.

Abstract: The blade support apparatus relates to capturing and stabilizing airfoils such as helicopter blades to enable ground transport without requiring removal of airfoils or blades with the blade support apparatus and blades in a protective container. The blade support apparatus captures and stabilizes helicopter blades utilizing a support frame with vertical and radial adjustable supports. These supports have contoured padded cradles and means of adjusting the height and angle of the cradles to match the profile being captured. The blade support apparatus enables loading, transport, and unloading of the airfoils for transport in a separate blade container which may either be stand alone or attaches to a helicopter transport apparatus. An alternate embodiment utilizes a support frame which is vertically and radially adjustable. Within the support frame are the same contoured padded swivel cradles which also adjust to the height and angle of the profile being captured.

Abstract: A device and method for efficient transport of passenger cars or similar, with a high environmental and energy saving result, including, for example, a two-dimensional framework, a connecting element positioned and attached in a third dimension perpendicular to the framework. The two-dimensional framework and the connecting element together form a framework body of the device. A fastening device for vertical attachment and storage of a passenger car is provided. The passenger cars are placed vertically suspended in the container device such that the use of volume is significantly improved compared to prior solutions.

Abstract: A clip for securing a part, having a body portion having a first wall surface and a supporting surface adjacent the first wall surface, a retaining arm connected to the body, the retaining arm comprising a second wall surface opposite the first wall surface, an engaging portion at the distal end of the retaining arm, and an engaging surface on the engaging portion generally opposite the supporting surface. The first and second wall surfaces cooperate to define a groove that is sized and shaped to receive a portion of the part therein. The retaining arm is moveable between an open position wherein the portion of the part may be received in the groove, and a locked position wherein the engaging surface at least partially overhangs the groove and the engaging surface and the supporting surface cooperate so as to retain the portion of the part when received within the groove.

Abstract: An interlocking crating batten system may include a middle section that has a top portion, a top edge, a bottom portion, a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion has a concave area and the second end portion has a convex area. The first end portion has a least one tab extended out from the bottom portion of the middle section. A base section may have a least one slot along a primary end. The base section may lay between the middle section and a crate, with at least one slot removably engaged with at least one tab. An attachment device may connect the middle section and the base section to the crate.

Abstract: The current invention is directed to an improved storage unit for dunnage wherein the dunnage comprises load supporting plates and load locking bars, the load supporting plates being stored in a horizontal orientation.

Abstract: A clip for securing a part, having a body portion having a first wall surface and a supporting surface adjacent the first wall surface, a retaining arm connected to the body, the retaining arm comprising a second wall surface opposite the first wall surface, an engaging portion at the distal end of the retaining arm, and an engaging surface on the engaging portion generally opposite the supporting surface. The first and second wall surfaces cooperate to define a groove that is sized and shaped to receive a portion of the part therein. The retaining arm is moveable between an open position wherein the portion of the part may be received in the groove, and a locked position wherein the engaging surface at least partially overhangs the groove and the engaging surface and the supporting surface cooperate so as to retain the portion of the part when received within the groove.

Abstract: A clip for securing a part, having a body portion having a first wall surface and a supporting surface adjacent the first wall surface, a retaining arm connected to the body, the retaining arm comprising a second wall surface opposite the first wall surface, an engaging portion at the distal end of the retaining arm, and an engaging surface on the engaging portion generally opposite the supporting surface. The first and second wall surfaces cooperate to define a groove that is sized and shaped to receive a portion of the part therein. The retaining arm is moveable between an open position wherein the portion of the part may be received in the groove, and a locked position wherein the engaging surface at least partially overhangs the groove and the engaging surface and the supporting surface cooperate so as to retain the portion of the part when received within the groove.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for increasing the volumetric efficiency with which automotive vehicle frames are stacked on a carrier such as a railroad flat car. Frames are alternately reversed end-for-end and/or laterally offset from one another and may be longitudinally angled and internested between adjacent stacks. Twin sheet molded HDPE spacers are used.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for a lock stop system and method. In one embodiment there is provided a mechanical lock stop system for locking and controlled movement of a load. The system comprises a modular extruded part having a plurality of spaced openings on at least one side of the modular extruded part. The system further comprises a lock stop apparatus comprising a linear bearing having at least two sides, wherein the modular extruded part moves through the linear bearing; a release element having an attached hinge; a locking element having a first end and a second end; and a compression spring mounted around at least a portion of the locking element. The release element locks and unlocks the first end of the locking element to the modular extruded part.

Abstract: The current invention is directed to an improved storage unit for dunnage wherein the dunnage comprises load supporting plates and load locking bars, the load supporting plates being stored in a horizontal orientation.

Abstract: A semi-trailer chassis packing system capable of packing four stacked semi-trailer chassis in a secure bundle having dimensions of a standard forty foot intermodal shipping container. The chassis packing system includes a first frame assembly, a second frame assembly, and one or more spacers. The first frame assembly includes a pair of elongate first bolster receiving members, a first primary connecting member, and a first secondary connecting member. First bolster receiving members are joined by first detachable pivoting joints to opposite ends of the first primary connecting member. First bolster receiving members pivot to perpendicular orientation with respect to the first primary connecting member, receiving rear bolsters of two stacked trailers into cavities provided in the first bolster receiving members. Second bolster receiving members are joined by second detachable pivoting joints to opposite ends of the second primary connecting member.

Abstract: A container is described herein which uses three different types of restraining mechanisms to help secure glass sheets therein so that the glass sheets can be safely transported from one facility (e.g., a manufacturing facility) to a second facility (e.g., a customer facility). The first type of restraining mechanism includes two collapsible retainer bar mechanisms which are connected to one another by a support bar that can be moved so as to secure the major surfaces of the glass sheets. The second type of restraining mechanism includes two side restraints which are used to help secure the two opposing sides of the glass sheets. The third type of restraining mechanism includes two secondary retainer mechanisms each of which has a stopper that is moved to help secure/support the bottom portion of the glass sheets.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for increasing the volumetric efficiency with which automotive vehicle frames are stacked on a carrier such as a railroad flat car. Frames are alternately reversed end-for-end and/or laterally offset from one another and may be longitudinally angled and internested between adjacent stacks. Twin sheet molded HDPE spacers are used.

Abstract: A Container for the storage and transportation a radome displays a flat base on which the flat wall of said radome rests and a detachable lid that can be immobilized on the periphery of the base. The base consists of a plate of rectangular shape, two of whose diagonally opposite corners are truncated. The cover has a peripheral lower wall of vertical configuration whose outline conforms to the contour of the base and an upper wall curving inward near the top of the radome, the peripheral lower and upper walls being connected on each face corresponding to a side of the rectangle by at least one sloping side curving inward in the immediate proximity of the radome.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stacking post for container chassis, comprising a grooved vertical body (1), between the walls of which pallets (3-3?-3?) are linked which project from the grooved body in a portion having a greater width and being able to swing between an extracted position (3?) and a retracted position (3?). One of the walls (2) of the grooved body (1) has externally attached thereto a shifting rake (7) forming a locking mechanism for locking the pallets in the extracted position (3?).

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for transporting automotive instrument panels, comprising a frame, a pair of carry arms pivoted to the frame to carry opposite sides of an instrument panel, each carry arm having an outer end section which is provided with a carry formation for engaging a complementary carry formation on a corresponding side of the instrument panel; the instrument panel having a central column region with a lower column end portion, both of said carry arms having an inner end section which is positioned to lie in the path of the lower column end portion as it is lowered onto the frame, said carry arms being further arranged to be displaced downwardly as the instrument panel is lowered to a carry elevation relative to the frame, the downward displacement of the carry arms by the instrument panel causing the carry formations on the arms positively to engage the complementary carry formations on the instrument panel.

Abstract: A bar and lock arrangement includes a bar having spaced ends, a pair of swing arms respectively extending from each end of the bar for pivotally mounting the bar on a frame, a latch at each end of the bar for releasably latching each end of the bar to the frame on which said swing arms are mounted, a cable extending between the latches for releasing the latches so that said bar can pivot around the swing arms with respect to the frame, and a handle mounted on the bar and coupled to the cable for simultaneously releasing the latches. An abutment preferably is disposed on the bar and positioned adjacent to the handle such that initial force on the handle moves the handle on said bar, releases the latches and brings the handle into engagement with the abutment, further force on the handle operating through the abutment and the bar to pivot the bar around the swing arms.

Abstract: A partially collapsible and partially expandable dunnage system is provided for use in a horizontal dispensing container. The dunnage comprises a plurality of cells for storing and transporting parts. The dunnage system includes at least two constant force springs secured to the dunnage. The dunnage system provides horizontal access to product inside the container in an ergonomically friendly zone so a worker need not bend over to remove or insert product from the cells.

Abstract: A shipping carrier having a frame with at least one elongated cylindrical mounting rod extending transversely across the frame. A plurality of retainers each having molded dunnage are provided wherein each retainer has a flexible tubular cylindrical section with an axially extending through slot formed along one side. The cylindrical section has an inside diameter substantially the same as the outside diameter of the mounting rod and the slot has a width less than the outside diameter of the mounting rod. Dunnage is attached to each of the retainers. The retainers are detachably mounted to the mounting rod by inserting the cylindrical section onto the mounting rod through the slot. The retainer is then pivotal on the mounting rod between a holding position and a release position.

Abstract: A rack for transporting and storing glass panels. The rack is designed to protect the panels during shipment so that they do not become damaged. The rack includes a base associated with two sets of channels in which a plurality of glass panels can be placed. Each channel has at least one gripper member associated with it. The gripper member is pivotal between a first position in which panels are locked in place in the channels and a second unlocked position in which panels can be inserted into or removed from the channels. Two sets of such channels are provided such that the rack of the present invention can be used to hold one set of longer glass panels or two separate sets of shorter glass panels.

Abstract: Through a loading and unloading station for load carriers of vehicle bodies, vehicles or the like, it is possible to unload vehicle bodies from a railway car in a continuous cycle and supply them to a production facility, wherein in one cycle simultaneously the load carriers receiving the vehicle bodies are returned to an empty railway car.

Abstract: A shipping carrier having a frame with at least one elongated rectangular tube having an outer periphery. An elongated retainer has dunnage attached to it for supporting the intended load. The retainer is attached to the tube so that the retainer is positioned wholly around the outside of the outer periphery of the tube.

Abstract: A reusable and returnable container for holding product therein during shipment and subsequently being returned without product comprises a body having at least two opposed side structures, collapsible dunnage operably connected to the side structures, and a dunnage erection biaser operably connected to one of the side structures. The force needed to erect the dunnage is minimized due to the dunnage erection biaser. The dunnage erection biaser, in one embodiment is a pair of torsion springs. However, the biaser may be any elastic or non-elastic device to facilitate erection of collapsed dunnage.

Abstract: An improved method of shipping and storing tires having a removable tread belt mounted to a tire carcass which are typically used on large vehicles such as earthmovers. The method includes shipping the tread belt separately from the tire carcass; and holding two opposite sides of the tread belt in mating engagement during shipping.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for transporting automotive instrument panels, comprising a frame, a pair of carry arms pivoted to the frame to carry opposite sides of an instrument panel, each carry arm having an outer end section which is provided with a carry formation for engaging a complementary carry formation on a corresponding side of the instrument panel; the instrument panel having a central column region with a lower column end portion, both of said carry arms having an inner end section which is positioned to lie in the path of the lower column end portion as it is lowered onto the frame, said carry arms being further arranged to be displaced downwardly as the instrument panel is lowered to a carry elevation relative to the frame, the downward displacement of the carry arms by the instrument panel causing the carry formations on the arms positively to engage the complementary carry formations on the instrument panel.

Abstract: A shipping assembly is provided in which a dunnage bar is pivotally mounted on a shipping frame. A bushing is non-rotatably mounted adjacent to an end of a swing arm on the dunnage bar. A pivot pin has a cylindrical shank that extends through a cylindrical opening in the bushing into a cylindrical opening in a collar secured to the frame. A pin extends laterally through aligned openings in the collar and the pivot pin to mount the pivot pin non-rotatably to the frame, so that the dunnage bar and swing arm are free to pivot about the shank of the pivot pin with respect to the collar and the frame.

Abstract: An apparatus for transporting automobile seats to an automobile assembly plant is disclosed. The apparatus includes a container and a storage bracket located within the container. The storage bracket stores the seats by sets. A single set contains all of the seats necessary for installation in a single automobile. This allows all of necessary seats for one automobile to be unloaded from a single container.

Abstract: An apparatus for transporting automobile seats to an automobile assembly plant is disclosed. The apparatus includes a container and a storage bracket located within the container. The storage bracket is stores the seats by set. A single set contains all of the seats necessary for installation in a single automobile. This allows all of the necessary seats for one automobile to be unloaded from a single container.

Abstract: There is disclosed a movable and transportable unit for carrying tools or implements for different types of equipment used at different locations. The unit is mountable and removable from a trailer bed, so that the trailer can be used for other purposes. The transportation unit has upper and lower mounting surfaces separate by a frame, and where at least one side of the unit is relatively open to permit loading and unloading of implements or tools onto the surfaces or in retainers associated with the unit.

Abstract: The invention is a compact bogie wheel carrier, which can economically transport a building structure to a home site. It significantly reduces the cost to consumers by eliminating the built-in cost to the home for axle wheel assemblies, eliminates the need for a flag car when returning the carrier to the factory, and requires the use of only a pick-up truck to return the carrier to the factory. In one embodiment, provisions can be made to easily remove the carrier from under the home with a hitch connection at either end. The structurally framed carrier includes pass-through holes for building structure lower frames which have axle spring hangers depending from the lower flange thereof The invention includes provisions for holding down the lower frame of the building structure as well as provisions to maintain the frame in position with flange alignment and clamp down hardware.

Abstract: A magazine with removable inclined frames comprising a plurality of inclined frames arranged side by side in a parking area, each frame having, at its base, a carriage-like structure which carries the inclined frame so that it is mounted on, and slideable in, a pair of rails dedicated thereto in the parking area. A transfer structure is provided to the side of the parking area and comprises a shuttle to receive one or more carriages and to convey the carriage at right angles to the plane of arrangement of the frame. A motor is provided for producing the translational motion of the carriages on the shuttle, and additional motors are provided for producing the translational motion of the shuttle parallel to the parking area of the set of frames.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods that can be used for the safe storage and transportation of freight rail wheelsets. The object of this invention is to prevent the direct contact between the roller bearings or axle and the adjacent wheelset flange. To do this at storage sites the application of a roller bearing or axle protector to the present wheelset stacking arrangement is required. During transportation this objective is achieved by (a) applying roller bearing protectors, (b) applying axle protectors, (c) shifting the wheelsets on the wheel transporter so that roller bearing and adjacent wheel flange never come in contact, (d) applying wheelset stoppers and/or axle spacers.

Abstract: A dunnage rack includes a dunnage bar adapted to receive an insert, where the insert is shaped to support parts for material handling purposes, and includes a cushioning portion, a retainer portion, and an interconnecting portion. The dunnage bar includes a tube section made from a single sheet of material. The tube section has a wall with a face surface and has longitudinally extending first and second rows of L-shaped tabs extending from the face surface that are formed from the material of the wall. The wall has apertures corresponding to locations of the L-shaped tabs. The L-shaped tabs defining a channel on the face surface that is adapted to receive the retainer portion and engage the retainer portion in a longitudinal direction. The L-shaped tabs further define an access opening into the channel for receiving the interconnecting portion of the tube section to structurally support the insert on the face surface.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an apparatus for storing and transporting piece goods, in particular articles whose dimensions in at least one or in two mutually perpendicular directions are markedly larger than in the remaining third direction in space, wherein the articles are received in substantially U-shaped pockets which are formed from a flexible web material and which are arranged in a support stand or frame.

Abstract: A tubular dunnage bar of rectangular cross-section has an inner wall, an outer wall and two side walls. The inner wall has a slot extending lengthwise of the dunnage bar. A channel extends lengthwise within the dunnage bar. The channel has a bottom wall spaced from and parallel to the inner and outer walls of the dunnage bar and side flanges secured to the side walls of the dunnage bar. The channel and the inner wall of the dunnage bar form a pocket. A dunnage strip is received in the pocket and has a nose projecting outwardly through the slot. The channel and the side walls and outer wall of the dunnage bar form a space. The bottom wall of the channel has a trough-shaped, strengthening portion displaced downwardly into the space. The trough-shaped portion of the bottom wall of the channel is arcuate in cross-section and is located midway between the side flanges of the channel.

Abstract: A frame assembly for shipment of dunnage includes a frame for supporting the dunnage. A bar and latch arrangement releasably secures the dunnage in the frame. The bar and latch arrangement includes a bar mounted on the frame for swinging movement in a direction toward the dunnage. A latch has a latch bolt mounted on the bar for movement from a retracted to an extended position. A rack is mounted on the frame in a position adjacent to the latch bolt when the bar is in the dunnage retaining position. The rack has a plurality of teeth aligned in the direction of bar movement. The latch bolt is engageable in any of the spaces between the teeth when the latch bolt is in its extended position to hold the bar in the dunnage retaining position.

Abstract: A dunnage bar construction comprises an elongated tubular bar of rectangular cross-section having an elongated slot in the inner wall thereof. A reinforcement for the tubular bar comprises an elongated channel extending lengthwise within the bar. The channel has a bottom wall spaced from the inner slotted wall and side flanges welded to the side walls of the tubular bar. The channel and the slotted inner wall define a pocket for a dunnage strip. The dunnage strip has a nose portion projecting through the slot. The reinforcement also includes an elongated brace of inverted, generally U-shape extending lengthwise within the space beneath the channel. The brace has a base in full surface-to-surface contact with and secured to the bottom wall of the channel. The brace has side flanges extending from the base into contact with the tubular bar at the intersections of the outer wall and side walls of the tubular bar.

Abstract: A rectangular base mounted on wheels and coupled to a tractor. Protection walls preferably made of a steel grid are mounted at the front and rear ends and along the left longitudinal side, the opposite side remaining free from protection wall. A vertical support is disposed parallel to the protection wall mounted on the left side of the base. On the right side of the base there is a non-slip member and an attachment is provided to fix the load of the car frame to the base for transportation. Transverse members are mounted on the base which facilitate loading and unloading of car frames with a fork type loader through the right side wherein no protection wall has been provided.

Abstract: A rack for shipping a set of objects such as vehicle hoods comprises a base, two folding sides, a folding bumper, and several sets of pivotable clamps attached to the sides. The rack is employed by unfolding the sides to the upstanding, spaced-apart position, and loading the objects one at a time onto a set of clamps pivoted to the operative position from a storage position. As each object is put in position, the next set of clamps is pivoted into the operative position and loaded with the next object. The clamps are tightened and loosened by turning a bolt on each one with an air wrench. Pivotable clamps enable closer nesting of the objects. The bumper separates adjacent racks so the objects held by them do not interfere.

Abstract: A frame assembly for shipment of dunnage that includes a generally rectangular frame having spaced side bars, support rails for vertically supporting dunnage, and a bar and lock arrangement mounted on the frame for locking the dunnage against the support rails. The bar and lock arrangement features a bar having latches at opposed ends of the bar for releasably securing each bar end to an opposed striker mounted on the frame. A pair of swing arms respectively extend from each end of the bar, and are pivotally mounted to an adjacent side bar of the frame so that the swing arms and bar are pivotable as a unit with respect to the frame through an arc between a lowered position remote from the dunnage in the frame upwardly and then downwardly to a second position in which the bar vertically engages the dunnage to lock the dunnage within the frame. Strikers are affixed to the frame for releasably locking the bar in both of the first and second positions.

Abstract: A shipping container for dunnage, such as automotive engines, is disclosed having a rigid frame and a pair of spaced apart dunnage support members which are secured to the frame. The dunnage support members each have upwardly extending portions which are adapted to abut against and support selected areas of the dunnage. These upwardly extending portions are constructed of a material formed by the isothermal reaction of isocyanate and a resin which are selected such that the elastomeric material resulting from the isothermal reaction is essentially devoid of entrapped air bubbles. A method for forming the dunnage support members is also disclosed.

Abstract: A space filling unit for use in a container for cargo shipment to prohibit shifting of the cargo is formed by flat first and second panels, with first and second slots formed in each so that, when assembled, an x-shaped structure is formed. When placed in the container, respective end edges of the panels are supported on the bed of the cargo container while the other of the panel's end edges engage the container's sidewalls. The panel side edges form a pair of x-shaped bases which serve to support the cargo against movement toward the end wall of the container. An anti-slip element may be included on the respective end edges, braces may engage the panels proximate respective end edges, and panel wear on the cargo. An auxiliary bearing penal may also be used adjacent at least one of the x-shaped bases. A plurality of x-shaped structures may be utilized in the present invention, with a corresponding plurality of bearing panels interposed between the x-shaped structures.

Abstract: An article unloading system for unloading articles from an article rack includes a pair of unloading ramps which are removably and pivotably attached to the rack beneath an upper article slot in the rack. The ramps are connected by a cross-member which is connected to a jack. A workman's platform is also removably attachable to the rack below the connection point of the ramps, and the jack is connected between the ramps and the platform. An article is slid from the upper article slot onto the ramps and latched into place. The ramps are then lowered via the jack to a position in which the article can be easily reached, the latch is remotely released and the article is off-loaded. The article rack can be a specialized rack with multiple stacked slots for carrying pickup truck covers and the articles to be unloaded can be pickup truck covers from upper slots within the rack.

Abstract: A space filling device for use in a container for cargo shipment to prohibit shifting of the cargo is formed by flat first and second panels, with first and second slots formed in each so that, when assembled, an x-shaped structure is formed. When placed in the container, respective end edges of the panels are supported on the bed of the cargo container while the other of the panels' end edges engage the container's sidewalls. The panel side edges form a pair of x-shaped bases which serve to support the cargo against movement toward the end wall of the container. An anti-slip element may be included on the respective end edges, braces may engage the panels proximate respective end edges, and panel side edge guards may be included to prevent undue wear on the cargo. An auxiliary bearing penal may also be used adjacent at least one of the x-shaped bases.

Abstract: A bar lock arrangement that includes a bar of rectangular cross section, a bar lock received on an end of the bar for releasably latching the bar to a frame in a position to secure freight, and a swing arm attached to the bar lock and pivotally mounted to the frame for enabling the bar to be moved from the latched position to a remote position for loading or unloading freight while keeping the bar captive to the frame. The bar lock has a spring-biased latch bolt and a locator pin projecting outwardly of the bar for receipt by a striker plate positioned on the frame opposite the end of the bar when the bar is in the latched position. The striker plate has an aperture for receiving the latch bolt to latch the bar and a slot for receiving the locator pin to guide the latch bolt into the aperture. A cable is attached to the latch bolt to retract the bolt from the aperture to unlatch the bar.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shipping rack including a dunnage bar locking mechanism for removably securing a dunnage bar between the end walls of the shipping rack. The mechanism comprises a housing secured to one end wall. A piston element is mounted within the housing for reciprocal movement. The piston element is removably secured to one end of a dunnage bar. A handle is pivotally mounted to the housing. The handle has an open position to move the piston element toward the end of the dunnage bar and a closed position to move the piston element away from the end of the dunnage bar. A means interconnects the handle and the piston element for allowing relative movement between the piston element and handle when the handle is in the closed position as a consequence of the dunnage bar being impacted by an external force.

Abstract: The present invention is a dunnage bar locking mechanism for removably securing a dunnage bar between the end walls of a shipping rack. The mechanism comprises a housing secured to an end wall. A piston element is mounted within the housing for reciprocal movement. The piston element is removably secured to one end of the dunnage bar. A handle is pivotally mounted to the housing. The handle has an open position to move the piston element toward the end of the dunnage bar and a closed position to move the piston element away from the end of the dunnage bar. A means interconnects the handle and the piston element for allowing relative movement between the piston element and handle when the handle is in the closed position as a consequence of the dunnage bar being impacted by an external force.

Abstract: An apparatus for storing a plurality of chassis in a vertically spaced relationship, which comprises a structure and a pallet support mechanism including a plurality of long guide members suspended from the structure via lifting and rotating mechanisms, includes a plurality of vertically spaced hooks attached to the structure and adapted to support pallets thereon, and a plurality of support elements arrranged in confronting relation to the hooks, the support elements being movable to and from the pallets supported on the hooks.

Abstract: A stacking container to receive shaped parts (2), in particular stamped sheet metal parts, consists of a frame stand (3) with upper and lower holding ledges (6, 7) between which the shaped parts (2) are being held in the upright position. The holding edges (6, 7) comprise profile notches (9, 8) for the edges of the shaped parts (2). Adjacent to every upper holding ledge (10) a height adjustable safety ledge (10) is mounted; it also is equipped with profile notches (12). In their lower position the safety ledges (10) are holding the edges of the shaped parts (2) received, when the stacking container is being transported.