Carrier apparatus

Abstract

A carrier apparatus is provided to ship or store products of various sizes and shapes. The carrier apparatus comprises a platform. Grooves are formed on the platform on which a product is placed, and fixing members are placed within the grooves to allow the fixing members to be moved to various positions on a support surface of the platform. Moreover, space is provided between the upper board and lower board of the platform to insert a fork part of a freight handling vehicle. Bumpers are inserted between the upper side of upper board member and the lower surface of the product placed on the support surface. The support surface on the upper side of the board member is formed as a planar surface on which casters, installed to the bottom of the product, are able to roll. Void spaces are formed within the lower part of board member.

1 . A carrier apparatus on which a product is placed when the product is transferred, the carrier apparatus comprising: 
 a surface configured to support the location of the product on the carrier apparatus to prevent movement of the product with respect to carrying the product; and    fixing members configured to fix the product on the surface of the carrier apparatus,    the fixing members being further configured to be adjustable based on a size of the supported product.    
   
   
       2 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the surface has grooves within which the fixing members slide.  
   
   
       3 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein each groove extends in a direction from the center of the carrier apparatus to an edge of the carrier apparatus.  
   
   
       4 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein each groove extends in a direction from the center of the carrier apparatus to a corner of the carrier apparatus.  
   
   
       5 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the surface has a plurality of holes in which the fixing members are selectively fixable.  
   
   
       6 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of holes are arranged in groups, the holes of each group extends in a direction from the center of the carrier apparatus to an edge of the carrier apparatus.  
   
   
       7 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of holes are arranged in groups, the holes of each group extends in a direction from the center of the carrier apparatus to a corner of the carrier apparatus.  
   
   
       8 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising bumpers configured to be inserted between the surface of the carrier apparatus and the bottom of the product.  
   
   
       9 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 1  further comprising bumpers configured to be inserted between the surface of the carrier apparatus and the bottom of the product, wherein the bottom of the product comprises clamp orifices, the fixing members comprises protruding members, the fixing members fix the product on the surface of the carrier apparatus by inserting the protruding members into the clamp orifices of the bottom of the product, and the bumpers are attached to the fixing members to be inserted between the surface of the carrier apparatus and the bottom of the product.  
   
   
       10 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the carrier apparatus comprises a upper board and a lower board, the upper board having the surface that supports the product, the apparatus having pillars connecting the upper board with the lower board, and the lower board has a hole, the hole reducing weight of the carrier apparatus.  
   
   
       11 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the surface of the carrier apparatus comprises aluminum.  
   
   
       12 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the carrier apparatus comprises a carrier board, the carrier board supporting the product, the carrier board comprising aluminum, and another part of the carrier apparatus comprising synthetic resin.  
   
   
       13 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a cover configured to cover the entire product on the carrier apparatus.  
   
   
       14 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the cover has a bumper portion of elastomeric resin.  
   
   
       15 . The carrier apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the cover has an opening and is configured to as a bag, the opening being directed downward when the cover covers the product on the carrier apparatus, and the opening being tightenable about a product by a cord member.  
   
   
       16 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a framework configured to enclose the entire product on the carrier apparatus.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the framework is stacked on another framework, the framework enclosing a product on a carrier apparatus, and the another framework enclosing another product on another carrier apparatus.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the framework has a grip, the grip being utilized when the carrier apparatus is transferred.