An upper bound for families of linearly related plane convex sets (Q1097521)

Let F be a family of pairwise disjoint compact convex sets of a real affine plane. We shall say that F has the property \(G_ n\) if for any n sets of F there is a common transversal meeting no other set of F. The first author and \textit{J. Schaer} proved that \(G_ n\) \((n\geq 3)\) implies \(| F| <\infty\) [Colloq. Math. Soc. János Bolyai 48, 53-61 (1987; Zbl 0529.52010)]. In the present paper a finite upper bound for \(| F|\) is given, namely: Let F have the property \(G_ n\), \(n\geq 3\). Then \(| F| \leq n+46.\)