Collapsible superstructure

Abstract

In summary, this document describes a collapsible superstructure 1 for a pallet 15, wherein the superstructure 1 comprises: four corner profiles 10, a first pair of opposite sides 11 of the superstructure 1, a second pair of opposite sides 12a, 12b of the superstructure 1, wherein at least one of the sides in said first pair of opposite sides 11 or said second pair of opposite sides 12a, 12b is provided with an openable portion 16 in an opening. Moreover, the openable portion 16 is designed such that displacement, in a horizontal direction H along said side provided with an opening, of a first abutment portion relative to a second abutment portion, substantially diagonally opposite the first abutment portion, is counteracted, and such that displacement, in the horizontal direction H along said side provided with an opening, of a third abutment portion relative to a fourth abutment portion, substantially diagonally opposite the third abutment portion, is counteracted, whereby a unidirectional angle setting of the two corner profiles 10, connected to the side provided with an opening, along said side provided with the opening, is counteracted.

Claims

1. A collapsible superstructure for a pallet, wherein the superstructure comprises: four corner profiles arranged to, in a raised position of the superstructure, be placed standing upright, in a vertical direction (V), at each corner of said pallet, a first pair of opposite sides of the superstructure, which are structurally separate from and removably fastened to the four corner profiles, which sides are each provided with at least one inner hinge joint, standing upright in the vertical direction, and which sides are each connected to two corner profiles, a second pair, separate from said first pair, of opposite sides of the superstructure, which are structurally separate from and removably fastened to the four corner profiles and which sides are each connected to two corner profiles, wherein the corner profiles and the sides are produced from sheet metal; wherein, at each one of the corner profiles, at least one of the sides connected to the respective corner profile is connected via upright standing hinge joints for permitting collapse of the superstructure, wherein at least one of the sides in said first pair of opposite sides or in said second pair of opposite sides is provided with an openable portion in an opening, wherein the openable portion is designed such that displacement, in a horizontal direction (H) along said side provided with an opening, of a first abutment portion (A) relative to a second abutment portion (B), substantially diagonally opposite the first abutment portion, is counteracted, and such that displacement, in the horizontal direction along said side provided with an opening, of a third abutment portion (C) relative to a fourth abutment portion (D), substantially diagonally opposite the third abutment portion, is counteracted, wherein the first abutment portion and the third abutment portion are arranged to abut directly or indirectly on one of the corner profiles connected to the side provided with an opening, wherein the second abutment portion and the fourth abutment portion are arranged to abut directly or indirectly on the other of the corner profiles connected to the side provided with an opening, whereby a unidirectional angle setting of the two corner profiles, connected to the side provided with an opening, along said side provided with the opening, is counteracted, wherein the openable portion is composed of one or more sheet metal plates which are folded to form stiffening folds that extend substantially in the horizontal direction along said side provided with an opening, and wherein the stiffening folds in the horizontal direction extend across the whole of the openable portion.

2. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 1, wherein the openable portion has a first stiffening portion and a second stiffening portion which are each arranged to extend substantially in the horizontal direction along said side provided with an opening, and which are located at a distance from each other in the vertical direction, wherein the first stiffening portion comprises the first abutment portion and the fourth abutment portion, and wherein the second stiffening portion comprises the second abutment portion and the third abutment portion.

3. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 2, wherein the first stiffening portion and the second stiffening portion are connected to each other such that displacement of the first stiffening portion relative to the second stiffening portion, in the horizontal direction along said side provided with an opening, is counteracted.

4. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 2, wherein the openable portion is provided with a first side-edge portion, which connects the first abutment portion to the third abutment portion, and is provided with a second side-edge portion, which connects the second abutment portion to the fourth abutment portion.

5. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 1, wherein the openable portion is provided with a central opening.

6. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 1, wherein the corner profiles connected to the side provided with an opening each comprise an abutment surface which at least partially extends in the vertical direction and which at least partially extends in a transverse direction (T) which is perpendicular to the side provided with an opening, and wherein the respective abutment portions of the openable portion are arranged to abut on the respective abutment surface of the corner profiles and are arranged to transfer pressure forces (F).

7. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 1, wherein a non-openable portion of the side provided with an opening comprises, on both sides of the openable portion, an abutment surface which at least partially extends in the vertical direction and which at least partially extends in a transverse direction (T) which is perpendicular to the side provided with an opening, and wherein the respective abutment portions of the openable portion are arranged to abut on the respective abutment surface of the non-openable portion and are arranged to transfer pressure forces (F).

8. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 1, wherein each one of the sides in the first pair of opposite sides is connected to two corner profiles via upright standing outer hinge joints for permitting collapse of the superstructure.

9. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the sides in at least said second pair of opposite sides is provided with said openable portion in an opening.

10. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 2, wherein the openable portion is provided with a central opening.

11. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 2, wherein the corner profiles connected to the side provided with an opening each comprise an abutment surface which at least partially extends in the vertical direction and which at least partially extends in a transverse direction (T) which is perpendicular to the side provided with an opening, and wherein the respective abutment portions of the openable portion are arranged to abut on the respective abutment surface of the corner profiles and are arranged to transfer pressure forces (F).

12. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 2, wherein a non-openable portion of the side provided with an opening comprises, on both sides of the openable portion, an abutment surface which at least partially extends in the vertical direction and which at least partially extends in a transverse direction (T) which is perpendicular to the side provided with an opening, and wherein the respective abutment portions of the openable portion are arranged to abut on the respective abutment surface of the non-openable portion and are arranged to transfer pressure forces (F).

13. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 2, wherein each one of the sides in the first pair of opposite sides is connected to two corner profiles via upright standing outer hinge joints for permitting collapse of the superstructure.

14. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the sides in at least said second pair of opposite sides is provided with said openable portion in an opening.

15. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 1, wherein the openable portion defining an outer surface and the stiffening folds comprising portions of one or more plates folded to extend in a direction transversely to the outer surface of the openable portion.

16. The collapsible superstructure for a pallet according to claim 1, wherein the stiffening folds of the one or more plates overlapping each other.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings which, for illustrative purposes, show presently preferred embodiments of the invention.

(2) FIG. 1a illustrates a superstructure in a raised position, arranged on a pallet.

(3) FIG. 1b illustrates the superstructure from FIG. 1a in a collapsed position and arranged on the pallet.

(4) FIG. 2a and FIG. 2b are side views of different embodiments of one of the sides of the superstructure.

(5) FIG. 3 is a view of the basic construction of an openable portion of one of the sides of the superstructure.

(6) FIG. 4a and FIG. 4b are top views showing different embodiments of the connection between a corner profile and sides of the superstructure.

(7) FIG. 5 is a top view showing an alternative embodiment to the embodiments illustrated in FIG. 4a and FIG. 4b.

(8) FIG. 6 illustrates a cross section of one of the sides provided with openings in the superstructure.

(9) FIG. 7 illustrates a section of a long side of the superstructure, provided with an openable portion.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

(10) A raised superstructure 1 which is arranged on a pallet 15 is illustrated in FIG. 1a. The superstructure 1 comprises four corner profiles 10 which form the corners of a substantially rectangular box profile. The corner profiles 10 are placed upright standing in a vertical direction V. The sides of the box profile are formed by two pairs of sides: a first pair of opposite sides 11 and a second pair of opposite sides 12a, 12b. The sides 11 in the first pair of sides are provided with an inner hinge joint 13 and a pair of outer hinge joints 42. The inner hinge joint 13 is arranged substantially at the center of the respective side 11, that is to say substantially half way between the corner profiles 10 which adjoin the respective side 11. The inner hinge joint 13 in this embodiment consists of hinge irons. This applies also to the outer hinge joints 42. The hinge joints 13 are arranged in the vertical direction V along the entire vertical extent of the side 11.

(11) The position, design and function of the outer hinge joints will be described in more detail in connection with FIG. 4a.

(12) The inner hinge joint 13 and the outer hinge joints are arranged such that inward folding of the respective side 11 is permitted. The portions 11a, 11b of the side 11, which are located on each side of the hinge joint 13, are folded in toward the center of the superstructure 1, i.e. toward the loading space delimited by the superstructure. The superstructure 1 may then be collapsed into a flat format in which the folded-together sides 11 are located between the sides 12a, 12b of the second pair of opposite sides. The superstructure 1 in a collapsed state is illustrated in FIG. 1b.

(13) FIG. 1a also illustrates the sides 12a, 12b in the second pair of opposite sides. The sides 12a, 12b are separate from the sides 11 in the first pair of opposite sides.

(14) The side 12a is provided with an opening by means of the arrangement of an openable portion 16. The openable portion is connected to a non-openable portion of the side 12a by means of a hinge joint 17. In this way, the openable portion 16 may be folded down. This permits access to the loading space, which is delimited by the superstructure 1, without the need to remove the whole superstructure 1.

(15) The hinge joint 17 may alternatively be arranged on another side edge than the lower side edge, in the vertical direction V, of the openable portion 16.

(16) The sides 10, 12a, 12b of the superstructure 1 are produced from a plate material which has a thickness in the range of 0.4-1 millimeter. The corner profiles 10 are produced from a plate material which has a thickness in the range of 0.6-2 millimeters, preferably 0.6-1.5 millimeters.

(17) It is advantageous that the superstructure 1 consists to a large extent of a non-combustible material, since this increases the safety of the superstructure 1.

(18) The superstructure 1 further comprises a lid 14 which constitutes a holding member. The lid 14 holds the corner profiles 10 together such that, during loading, they do not bend outward from the superstructure 1.

(19) The holding member may alternatively consist of other members that perform the same function, such as a clamping belt. The holding member does not have to be a free-standing part, and instead it may consist of an integrated portion in the design of the superstructure. An example of such a portion will be described in connection with the description of locking members below.

(20) The holding member may also be configured to ensure that the corner profiles 10 do not bend in toward the loading space of the superstructure 1. For example, a holding member such as the lid 14 may have an internal inner portion which is lowered in relation to an outer edge portion. The lower inner portion abuts on the corner profiles 10 and may counteract a force that works to drive the corner profiles 10 inward.

(21) The holding member is removable from the superstructure 1. In a collapsed state of the superstructure 1, the holding member may be placed on top of the superstructure 1, i.e. on top of the superstructure in FIG. 1b. In this way, the superstructure 1 and the holding member may be stored in a space-saving manner and handled with ease.

(22) In a preferred embodiment, all the sides 11, 12a, 12b of the superstructure 1 are provided with an opening. An openable portion of each side 11 in the first pair of opposite sides may be arranged by means of a hinge joint 18 which is arranged between the openable portion and a non-openable portion in the side 11. The inner hinge joint 13 is then formed in at least two parts: a lower part of the non-openable portion and an upper part in the openable portion. These two parts of the inner hinge joint 13 may be folded along the hinge joint 18 between the openable and the non-openable portion of the side 11.

(23) FIG. 2a illustrates an embodiment of the side 12a provided with an opening in FIG. 1a. The side 12a is arranged between and connected to the two corner profiles 10. In addition to the openable portion 16, the side 12a comprises a non-openable portion 25. The openable portion 16 is connected to the non-openable portion 25 by means of a hinge joint 17. It will be appreciated that the hinge joint 17 may alternatively consist of several hinge joints.

(24) The design of the side 12a is adapted to counteract a unidirectional angle setting of the two corner profiles 10 along the side 12a. By unidirectional angle setting is meant that the corner profiles 10 are set at an angle in the same orientation, whereby the shape of the periphery of the side 12a can be likened to a parallelogram. An example of a scenario where forces cause a unidirectional angle setting is when the superstructure with pallet is placed in a truck for transport. During transport, the truck accelerates and decelerates, wherein the forces of acceleration and the forces of deceleration are transferred to the superstructure and act on the corner profiles 10. Similar forces arise when the pallet 15 together with the superstructure 1 is handled in a pallet truck or similar pallet-handling machine.

(25) The basic design of the openable portion 16 for counteracting the abovementioned unidirectional angle setting of the corner profiles 10 will now be described on the basis of FIG. 3. The openable portion 16 is arranged in the same way as in FIG. 2a, that is to say along the horizontal direction H of the side 12a provided with an opening and along the vertical direction V.

(26) The openable portion 16 comprises a first abutment portion A, a second abutment portion B, a third abutment portion C and a fourth abutment portion D. The abutment portions A and B are diagonally opposite each other; and the abutment portions C and D are diagonally opposite each other. The openable portion 16 is designed such that a displacement of the first abutment portion A relative to the second abutment portion B is counteracted, and also such that a displacement of the third abutment portion C relative to the fourth abutment portion D is counteracted. This counteracting function may be achieved by means of a number of different types of designs of the openable portion 16. Two preferred embodiments are illustrated in FIGS. 2a and 2b and will be described in more detail below. Another example of an embodiment is to place cross-laid crossbeams: one crossbeam between the first abutment portion A and the second abutment portion B, and one crossbeam between the third abutment portion C and the fourth abutment portion D.

(27) By virtue of the fact that the displacement of the abutment portions A, B, C, D in the openable portion 16 is counteracted, a corresponding displacement of the corner profiles 10 is also counteracted. In this way, the whole construction of the side 12a together with the corner profiles 10 is stiffened. The degree of the counteraction achieved by means of the design of the openable portion 16 also depends on a number of factors that will be appreciated by a person skilled in the art. For example, the way in which the side 12a is connected to the corner profiles 10 plays a part, and also how the openable portion 16 and how the non-openable portion 25 are designed. Different configurations may provide different degrees of counteraction. However, each gives an improved load resistance of the superstructure compared to corresponding known superstructures.

(28) Each abutment portion A, B, C, D is located substantially at a respective corner of the openable portion 16 of the side 12a provided with an opening. The abutment portions A, B, C, D abut either on the non-openable portion 25 of the side provided with an opening or on one of the corner profiles 10 to which the side 12a provided with an opening is connected.

(29) Returning to FIG. 2a, this illustrates a preferred design of the openable portion 16. A first stiffening portion 21 and a second stiffening portion 22 constitute a part of the openable portion 16. The first stiffening portion 21 and the second stiffening portion 22 extend in the horizontal direction H along the side 12a and are located at a distance from each other in the vertical direction V. The first stiffening portion 21 comprises the first abutment portion A and the fourth abutment portion D. The second stiffening portion 22 comprises the second abutment portion B and the third abutment portion C.

(30) Moreover, the openable portion 16 comprises a first side-edge portion 23 and a second side-edge portion 24. The first side-edge portion 23 connects the first abutment portion A to the third abutment portion C. The second side-edge portion 24 connects the second abutment portion B to the fourth abutment portion D. The stiffening portions 21, 22 are thus connected to each other such that displacement of the first stiffening portion 21 relative to the second stiffening portion 22 in the horizontal direction H along the side 12a provided with an opening is counteracted. A unidirectional angle setting of the corner profiles 10 is thus also counteracted.

(31) In this embodiment, the openable portion 16 abuts indirectly on each of the two corner profiles 10. This type of abutment will be explained in more detail in connection with FIG. 5.

(32) The openable portion 16 is provided with a central opening 26. The latter is delimited by the first stiffening portion 21, the second stiffening portion 22, the first side-edge portion 23 and the second side-edge portion 24. The opening 26 permits observation of the loading space without opening the lid. The opening 26 also permits ventilation of the loading space, which is advantageous for certain types of load.

(33) The central opening 26 is provided with a steel net. This permits observation and ventilation, while at the same time the load is protected and retained in the loading space. A certain degree of stiffening of the openable portion 16 may also be obtained by choosing a relatively stiff steel net.

(34) It will be appreciated that the principle and the design of the openable portion 16 may be applied mutatis mutandis to an openable portion which is arranged in one of the sides 11 in the first pair of opposite sides.

(35) FIG. 2b illustrates another preferred embodiment of the side 12a provided with an opening. The openable portion 16 extends across the entire side 12a in the horizontal direction H along the side 12a. The hinge joint 17 connects the openable portion 16 to the non-openable portion 25 situated below it in the vertical direction V. As in previous embodiments, the non-openable portion 25 of the side 12a is connected to the two corner profiles 10.

(36) In this embodiment, the openable portion 16 abuts directly on each of the two corner profiles 10. This type of abutment will be explained in more detail in connection with FIGS. 4a and 4b.

(37) The openable portion 16 consists of a number of plates. The design of the latter will now be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 6. FIG. 6 illustrates a cross section through the plates which constitute the openable portion 16. The cross section is taken along the vertical direction V in FIG. 2b.

(38) The plates are provided with stiffening folds 60 which extend in the horizontal direction H along the openable portion 16 and therefore along the side 12a provided with an opening. A plurality of plates are joined together to form substantially one piece by means of partial overlapping of the plates, as is illustrated in FIG. 6. The stiffening folds 60 provide improved stiffening with respect to forces in the horizontal direction H along the openable portion 16 compared to a plate with the same thickness but without stiffening profiles. Moreover, the stiffening folds 60 provide greater stiffening with less material consumption than would be the case with corresponding stiffening obtained by means of an increased thickness of the plates. A reduced material consumption also reduces the weight of the superstructure, which is also advantageous.

(39) In FIG. 2b, the uppermost edge of the openable portion 16 in the vertical direction V is provided with an inward turn of the plate. This is also illustrated in FIG. 6. The inward turn provides further stiffening and also protects the surroundings, such as a user who is handling the superstructure, a lid lying on top and a surrounding load, from the sharp edges of the plate.

(40) The stiffening folds 60 extend across the entire openable portion 16. This creates good stiffening. The stiffening folds 60 may alternatively extend over a part of the openable portion 16. Moreover, the non-openable portion 25 may be provided with corresponding stiffening folds.

(41) Moreover, the openable portion 16 and/or the non-openable portion 25 in FIG. 2a may be provided with stiffening folds.

(42) The superstructure 1 may further comprise one or more locking members 27. In such an embodiment, each locking member is designed to lock one of the openable portions 16 in a raised position such that lowering of the openable portion 16 is counteracted. The locking member may be a free-standing member or may be connected to the superstructure 1.

(43) A non-limiting example of a locking member 27 is a substantially U-shaped locking member with a bottom and with two side surfaces which extend on each side and run in a direction perpendicular to the bottom. The locking member is arranged such that the bottom extends over the upper edge, in the vertical direction V, formed between the openable portion 16 and the non-openable portion 25 or corner profile 10. The side surfaces of the locking member extend in a direction counter to the vertical direction V and along the openable portion 16 and the non-openable portion 25 or the corner profile 10. This counteracts a movement of the openable portion 16 both in toward and also away from the loading space of the superstructure 1.

(44) Alternatively, the sides of the locking member extend only downward on both sides of the upper edge of the openable portion 16, and the locking member is thus secured on the corner profile 10 or the non-openable portion 25 such that it may be lifted or turned upward from the openable portion 16, but such that it may counteract the openable portion 16 being opened in toward or away from the loading space of the superstructure 1.

(45) Alternatively, the openable side may be arranged with a groove or recess in what is the upper edge in the vertical direction. The groove/recess is adapted such that a portion of the locking member may be arranged in the groove when the locking member is in a lowered position. Thereby, the corner profile 10 and the openable portion are connected (directly or indirectly) such that a movement of the corner profile 10 outward from the superstructure and in the horizontal direction H is counteracted. The locking member is preferably secured on the corner profile 10 or the non-openable portion 25 such that it may be lifted or turned upward from the openable portion 16 to a raised position.

(46) The locking member designed in this way thus functions as a holding member and may be used as an alternative or complement to the previously mentioned examples of holding members.

(47) The locking member may also be designed in accordance with a combination of the above embodiments for locking members. FIG. 4a illustrates the connection between the openable portion 16 and one of the corner profiles 10 in FIG. 2b. FIG. 4a is a view from above. The corner profile 10 comprises an abutment surface 40 which extends in the vertical direction V and in a transverse direction T which is perpendicular to the openable portion 16, that is to say which is perpendicular to the side 12a provided with an opening. The first abutment portion A and the third abutment portion C of the openable portion 16 are designed to abut substantially on the abutment surface 40 and are arranged to transfer a pressure force F from the abutment surface 40 to the first abutment portion A. The pressure force F is oriented in the horizontal direction along the side 12a provided with an opening.

(48) Although there is a small gap between the abutment surfaces in the unloaded state of the superstructure, they directly come into contact with each other when subjected to loading. In this way, the corner profile 10 is not allowed too great an angle setting in the direction toward the openable portion 16 and instead abuts on the openable portion 16 such that the pressure force F may be transferred.

(49) FIG. 4a also illustrates the connection between the corner profile 10 and the side 11 in the first pair of opposite sides of the superstructure 1. The previously described outer hinge joint 42 is illustrated here. The folding-in of the side 11 is achieved by means of the outer hinge joint 42 (together with the previously described inner hinge joint 13 and a further outer hinge joint). Other types of hinge joints 42 which satisfy the same basic function, that is to say which permit collapse of the superstructure 1, lie within the scope of the present invention.

(50) FIG. 4b illustrates a connection between the non-openable portion 25 and the corner profile 10 in FIG. 2a or FIG. 2b. In this embodiment, the abutment surface 40 extends in the vertical direction V and partially in the transverse direction T and partially in the horizontal direction H along the side 12a provided with an opening which comprises the openable portion 16. Since the abutment surface 40 is inclined according to FIG. 4b, this counteracts forces which tend to cause a displacement of the non-openable portion in a direction counter to the transverse direction T outward from the superstructure 1.

(51) The non-openable portion 25 is connected to the corner profile 10 by means of a rivet 45 which runs in the transverse direction T through the non-openable portion 25 and the corner profile 10.

(52) The basic design in FIG. 4a may likewise be applied to the connection between the non-openable portion 25 and the corner profile 10. Correspondingly, the basic design in FIG. 4b may be applied to the connection between the openable portion 16 and the corner profile 10. However, the openable portion 16 is not connected to the corner profile 10 by means of the rivet 45.

(53) In the embodiment in FIG. 2b, the non-openable portion 25 is connected to the corner profile 10 with abutment surfaces according to the design in FIG. 4a but including one or more rivets according to FIG. 4b; and the openable portion 16 is connected to the corner profile 10 according to the basic design in FIG. 4a, but where the openable portion 16 is not connected to the corner profile 10 with any rivet.

(54) FIG. 5 is also a top view and illustrates an alternative connection between the openable portion 16, the non-openable portion 25 and one of the corner profiles 10 for the embodiment which is illustrated in FIG. 2a. The non-openable portion 25 is connected to the corner profile 10 by means of rivets 45 along the full extent of the corner profile 10 in the vertical direction V. The non-openable portion 25 comprises an abutment surface 50 which extends in the vertical direction and which extends in the transverse direction T. The transverse direction T is perpendicular to the side 12a provided with an opening. The first abutment portion A and third abutment portion C of the openable portion 16 are arranged to transfer a pressure force F from the abutment surface 50 to the first abutment portion A and the third abutment portion C. The pressure force F is oriented in the horizontal direction along the side 12a provided with an opening.

(55) FIGS. 4a-4b and 5 illustrate the connection between one of the two corner profiles 10, to which the side 12a is connected, and the openable portion 16 or the non-openable portion 25. This design is also provided for the corresponding connection between the other of the two corner profiles 10, to which the side 12a is connected, and the same openable portion 16 and non-openable portion 25. In the corresponding case for FIG. 5, it is the second abutment portion B and the fourth abutment portion D that are arranged to abut on an abutment surface 50 of the non-openable portion 25.

(56) FIG. 7 shows a section of a long side provided with an openable portion. The design of the plates according to this embodiment is adapted for allowing that the plates may be produced, for example, by extrusion of aluminum or other materials suitable for extrusion. The openable portion 16 is made from two parts 16a and 16b that are coupled securely together. The lower part of the side (the non-openable portion 25) is made from two parts 25a and 25b which are coupled securely to each other. An advantage of extruding the parts is that it is possible to obtain a varying thickness and shape over the cross section. As will be seen from FIG. 7, various parts which have the function of providing fixed or rotatable coupling also constitute stiffening folds 60. The openable portion 16 is pivotable in relation to the non-openable portion 25 via hinge joint 17. A corresponding design may also be used for a short side, where the hinge joint 17 then becomes a vertically upright standing hinge joint 13.

(57) In summary, this document describes a collapsible superstructure 1 for a pallet 15, wherein the superstructure 1 comprises: four corner profiles 10, a first pair of opposite sides 11 of the superstructure 1, a second pair of opposite sides 12a, 12b of the superstructure 1, wherein at least one of the sides in said first pair of opposite sides 11 or said second pair of opposite sides 12a, 12b is provided with an openable portion 16 in an opening. Moreover, the openable portion 16 is designed such that displacement, in a horizontal direction H along said side provided with an opening, of a first abutment portion relative to a second abutment portion substantially diagonally opposite the first abutment portion is counteracted, and such that displacement, in the horizontal direction H along said side provided with an opening, of a third abutment portion relative to a fourth abutment portion substantially diagonally opposite the third abutment portion is counteracted, whereby a unidirectional angle setting of the two corner profiles 10, connected to the side provided with an opening, along said side provided with the opening, is counteracted.