Plate-shaped article carrier

Abstract

A plate-shaped article carrier that enables vibration/movement of plate-shaped articles during carriage to be reliably prevented. A glass plate carrier 100 includes a frame 20 having a floor plate frame 21 and supporting pillars 22 , partitioning beams 40 erected on the floor plate frame 21 such that glass plates 10 can be stored therebetween, a pair of end panel frames 50 erected between the supporting pillars 22 , and upper beams 60 that restrain upper edges of the stored glass plates 10 . Each of the end panels 50 includes of eight pipes 51 arranged vertically, sliding guides 52 , and stoppers 53 fixed to the sliding guides 52 . Each of the upper beams 60 is laid horizontally over the upper edge of the corresponding glass plate 10 , and is fixed to a pair of the pipes 51 that face one another. During carriage of the glass plates 10 , the upper beams 60 are placed on the upper edges of the glass plates 10 , and the upper beams 60 are supported by the frame 20 via the end panels 50.

1 . A plate-shaped article carrier comprising: 
 a floor portion,    at least two partitioning members erected parallel to one another on an upper surface of said floor portion such that a plate-shaped article can be stored therebetween,    vertical members erected on said floor portion, and    an upper member that can be attached to said vertical members and restrains an upper edge of the stored plate-shaped article, said upper member being freely slidable along the vertical members.    
   
   
       2 . A plate-shaped article carrier as claimed in  claim 1 , comprising fixing means for fixing said upper member to said vertical members.  
   
   
       3 . A plate-shaped article carrier as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said upper member has substantially an inverted U-shaped cross-sectional shape.  
   
   
       4 . A plate-shaped article carrier as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said partitioning members is made of piping.  
   
   
       5 . A plate-shaped article carrier as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the upper surface of said floor portion is covered with an elastic member at a portion of contact with the plate-shaped article.  
   
   
       6 . A plate-shaped article carrier as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein said elastic member is a non-slip member.  
   
   
       7 . A plate-shaped article carrier as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said partitioning members is covered with an elastic member at a portion of contact with the plate-shaped article.  
   
   
       8 . A plate-shaped article carrier as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein said elastic member is made of a material selected from the group consisting of resins and rubbers.  
   
   
       9 . A plate-shaped article carrier as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said partitioning members has a height greater than a height of center of gravity of the plate-shaped article.  
   
   
       10 . A plate-shaped article carrier as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said floor portion has said partitioning members detachably fixed thereto.  
   
   
       11 . A plate-shaped article carrier as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said vertical members is detachably fixed to said floor portion.  
   
   
       12 . A plate-shaped article carrier as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said vertical members are disposed such that when detached from said floor portion, said vertical members can be placed on said floor portion such as to be fitted around said partitioning members.