Carrier system for transport and delivery along a trackway

Claim 1

A TRANSPORT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM COMPRISING: TRACKWAYS EXTENDING FROM A LOADING TO A DELIVERY AREA; A CARRIAGE SUSPENDED FROM SAID TRACKWAYS BY WHEELS RIDING THEREON; EXTENSIBLE SLIDES MOUNTED ON SAID CARRIAGE TRANSVERSELY OF SAID TRACKWAYS; EXPANDING LINKAGES MOUNTED ON SAID SLIDES; A CARRIER SUPPORTED BY SAID EXPANDING LINKAGES WHEREBY SAID CARRIER MAY BE MOVED ALONG SAID TRACKWAYS WITH SAID CARRIAGE AND MAY BE MOVED TRANSVERSELY OF SAID TRACKWAYS AND VERTICALLY RELATIVE TO THE CARRIAGE TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO THE CARRIER, SAID CARRIER INCLUDING TOP, BOTTOM AND SIDE PORTIONS IN ADDITION TO SAID SLIDES AND LINKAGES, SAID SIDE PORTIONS BEING SWINGABLE INWARDLY AND UPWARDLY RELATIVE TO SAID TOP PORTION AND SAID BOTTOM PORTION BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID TOP PORTION WITH SIDE PORTIONS THEREBETWEEN TO FORM A COMPACT UNIT.