ROLLER DEVICE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; materials handling facilities; loading/unloading of pipes from truck body. SUBSTANCE: roller device has frame 1, carrying axle 3 with rubber-lined stepped rollers 4 to prevent displacement of pipes, and mechanisms 6 to be fixed on pipes installed for displacement to provide fitting on different diameter pipes. Each mechanism 6 has cylindrical body accommodated eccentrically installed axle carrying rubber-lines drum and handle to turn axle and drum. To reload the pipes, mechanisms are installed in second row of pipes from top, and pipes of upper row are moved along rollers. EFFECT: facilitated pipe handling. 3 dwg