Device for moving load carriers

Abstract

The device ( 20 ) for moving load carriers, such as crates, containers, kegs, comprising a base plate ( 10 ), which encompasses a loading surface ( 11 ) with a free lower side ( 12 ), from which a flange ( 14 ) projects substantially at right angles, can be fixed to the lower side ( 12 ) of the base plate, resting against the flange ( 14 ) for the purpose of storing and transporting stackable containers in a space-saving manner, yet being able to maneuver or move loaded containers in narrow spaces without effort

1 . A device for moving load carriers comprising a base plate, which encompasses a loading surface with a free lower side, from which a flange projects substantially at right angles, wherein the device ( 20 ) can be fixed to the lower side ( 12 ) of the base plate ( 10 ), resting against the flange ( 14 ). 
   
   
       2 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein provision is made for a frame ( 22 ), which, on at least one free edge, encompasses a holder ( 44 ) for overlapping the flange ( 14 ) and wherein a tappet ( 21 ) is mounted in the frame ( 22 ) so as to be displaceable by means of a clamping lever ( 30 ), said tappet ( 21 ) resting against the inner side ( 15 ) of the flange ( 14 ), which points in the direction of the base plate ( 10 ) in the fixing position of the device ( 20 ). 
   
   
       3 . The device as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein provision is made on two adjacent free edges of the device ( 20 ) for holders ( 44 ), which, in the region of a corner of the base plate ( 10 ), overlap the flange ( 14 ) provided thereon ( FIG. 2 ). 
   
   
       4 . The device as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the clamping lever ( 30 ) is mounted in the frame ( 22 ) so as to be pivotable about an axis ( 32 ) and encompasses a handle ( 31 ), which protrudes from the device ( 20 ), wherein provision is made at the end of the clamping lever ( 30 ) located opposite the handle ( 31 ) for a cam ( 33 ) for adjusting the tappet ( 21 ). 
   
   
       5 . The device as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the tappet ( 21 ) encompasses a sliding guide ( 23 ), which is engaged with the cam ( 33 ) in such a manner that, when the device ( 20 ) is relaxed, the cam reaches into a recess ( 24 ) of the sliding guide ( 23 ) with play and 
     impinges on a flat portion ( 26 ) of the sliding guide ( 23 ) in the fixing position of the tappet ( 21 ). 
   
   
       6 . The device as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein provision is made for a protrusion ( 25 ) between the recess ( 24 ) and the flat portion ( 26 ). 
   
   
       7 . The device as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the protrusion ( 25 ) is formed by a leaf spring ( 27 ). 
   
   
       8 . The device as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the leaf spring ( 27 I reaches into the flat portion ( 26 ) and is impinged on by the cam ( 33 ) in the fixing position ( FIG. 2 ). 
   
   
       9 . The device as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the tappet ( 21 ) is configured as a plate, which is slidingly guided in the frame ( 22 ). 
   
   
       10 . The device as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the plate of the tappet ( 21 ) encompasses two longitudinal holes ( 28 ), which overlap journals ( 29 ) in the frame ( 22 ). 
   
   
       11 . The device as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the plate of the tappet ( 21 ) encompasses a protrusion ( 37 ) for guiding the tappet ( 21 ) out of the fixing position back into the relaxed or disassembly position in an extension of the sliding guide ( 23 ), the cam ( 33 ) engaging behind said protrusion ( 37 ), if the handle ( 31 ) is pivoted in the direction of a stop ( 36 ) on the frame ( 22 ) of the device ( 20 ). 
   
   
       12 . The device as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the plate of the tappet ( 21 ) is made of plastic. 
   
   
       13 . The device as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the plate of the tappet ( 21 ) is made of metal and the free edges ( 35 ) of the plate, which rest against the inner side ( 15 ) of the flange ( 14 ) in the fixing position, encompass inserts made of elastically resilient material. 
   
   
       14 . The device as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein provision is made on the frame ( 22 ) for a bracket ( 42 ) for a roller ( 40 ).