Inventors:
James P. Valenti - Lititz PA
Gilbert W. Fitzhugh - Lititz PA
Assignee:
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. - Lancaster PA
International Classification:
B65D 8500
Abstract:
The apparatus is a storage and transport rack for deformable rolled goods. One or more shelves each support a single layer of rolls. The shelves have an open input side for loading, a padded backstop opposite the input side, and unobstructed ends for unloading individual rolls with a ram pole lift truck. The upper surface of the shelves is tilted relative to the horizontal with the input side higher, so that the rolls move to the padded backstop, and a sloped ramp at the input side of the shelves starts the rolls down the shelf and assures that the rolls will not roll off the input side. For transport, the rolls are anchored by the use of straps tightened between "D" rings attached at the backstop side of the shelves and "D" rings on plugs inserted into the hollow cores of the rolls.