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US3219207A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Load sensing automatic storage apparatus

Assignee: Triax Co
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Filing: 1963-07-31
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1983-07-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Anthony R Chasar

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 12:51
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G1/00; B65G1/02; B65G1/04; B65G1/0407; B65G1/0421; B66; B66F; B66F9/00; B66F9/06; B66F9/075; B66F9/0755

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
IN AN AUTOMATIC WAREHOUSING SYSTEM, A PLURALITY OF LOAD SUPPORTS AND A CARRIER FOR TRANSPORTING A LOAD TO A SELECTED ONE OF SAID SUPPORTS; SAID CARRIER HAVING TRANSFERRING MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING A LOAD HORIZONTALLY FROM SAID CARRIER ONTO SAID SELECTED SUPPORT; SAID CARRIER HAVING MEANS ADJACENT TO ITS EXIT END SUPPORTING HORIZONTALLY SPACED COACTING PHOTOELECTRIC CELL AND LIGHT SOURCE MEANS IN A POSITION WHEREBY THE BEAM OF SAID LIGHT SOURCE MEANS IS DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY TO THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF A LOAD MOVING OFF OF SAID CARRIER AND SPACED ABOVE THE LEVEL OF SAID TRANSFERRING MEANS; SAID TRANSFERRING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO ACTUATION OF SAID PHOTOELECTRIC CELL MEANS WHEREBY WHEN A LOAD BEING MOVED OFF OF SAID CARRIER IS OF SUFFICIENT HEIGHT TO BREAK SAID BEAM, THE MOTION OF SAID TRANSFERRING MEANS IS STOPPED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 133 words
IN AN AUTOMATIC WAREHOUSING SYSTEM, A PLURALITY OF LOAD SUPPORTS AND A CARRIER FOR TRANSPORTING A LOAD TO A SELECTED ONE OF SAID SUPPORTS; SAID CARRIER HAVING TRANSFERRING MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING A LOAD HORIZONTALLY FROM SAID CARRIER ONTO SAID SELECTED SUPPORT; SAID CARRIER HAVING MEANS ADJACENT TO ITS EXIT END SUPPORTING HORIZONTALLY SPACED COACTING PHOTOELECTRIC CELL AND LIGHT SOURCE MEANS IN A POSITION WHEREBY THE BEAM OF SAID LIGHT SOURCE MEANS IS DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY TO THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF A LOAD MOVING OFF OF SAID CARRIER AND SPACED ABOVE THE LEVEL OF SAID TRANSFERRING MEANS; SAID TRANSFERRING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO ACTUATION OF SAID PHOTOELECTRIC CELL MEANS WHEREBY WHEN A LOAD BEING MOVED OFF OF SAID CARRIER IS OF SUFFICIENT HEIGHT TO BREAK SAID BEAM, THE MOTION OF SAID TRANSFERRING MEANS IS STOPPED.

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