US3345117A
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Article storage apparatus
Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1966-10-24
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Granted: 1967-10-03
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Expires: 1986-10-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Freeland R Goldammer
- 👤 Roy E Kanitz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:18
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B63/00; A47B63/06; A47B63/067; G; G06; G06K; G06K17/00; G06K17/0003; G06K17/0012
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
ARTICLE STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING, (A) A HOUSING HAVING AN ACCESS OPENING THEREIN, (B) CONVEYING MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID HOUSING, (C) SAID CONVEYING MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF CARRIERS ARRANGED FOR CONVEYANCE ALONG A PATH OF TRAVEL PAST SAID ACCESS OPENING, (D) MEANS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID HOUSING ADJACENT SAID ACCESS OPENING, (E) ONE OR MORE ARTICLE CARRYING CONTAINERS DISPOSED ON EACH CARRIER, (F) MEANS FOR OPERATIVELY POSITIONING A SELECTED CARRIER ADJACENT SAID ACCESS OPENING AND (G) MEANS FOR TRANSLATING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID ARTICLE CARRYING CONTAINERS BETWEEN SAID SELECTED CARRIER AT SAID ACCESS OPENING AND A WORK STATION IN THE VICINITY OF SAID EXTENDING MEANS, (H) MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID TRANSLATING MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID ONE CONTAINER AT A DESIRABLE ATTITUDE DURING TRANSLATION THEREOF BETWEEN SAID SELECTED CARRIER AND SAID WORK STATION, SAID RETAINING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID ONE CONTAINER AND SAID TRANSLATING MEANS WHEN SAID CONTAINER REACHES AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION DURING TRANSLATION THEREOF FROM THE CARRIER TO SAID WORK STATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
ARTICLE STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING, (A) A HOUSING HAVING AN ACCESS OPENING THEREIN, (B) CONVEYING MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID HOUSING, (C) SAID CONVEYING MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF CARRIERS ARRANGED FOR CONVEYANCE ALONG A PATH OF TRAVEL PAST SAID ACCESS OPENING, (D) MEANS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID HOUSING ADJACENT SAID ACCESS OPENING, (E) ONE OR MORE ARTICLE CARRYING CONTAINERS DISPOSED ON EACH CARRIER, (F) MEANS FOR OPERATIVELY POSITIONING A SELECTED CARRIER ADJACENT SAID ACCESS OPENING AND (G) MEANS FOR TRANSLATING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID ARTICLE CARRYING CONTAINERS BETWEEN SAID SELECTED CARRIER AT SAID ACCESS OPENING AND A WORK STATION IN THE VICINITY OF SAID EXTENDING MEANS, (H) MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID TRANSLATING MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID ONE CONTAINER AT A DESIRABLE ATTITUDE DURING TRANSLATION THEREOF BETWEEN SAID SELECTED CARRIER AND SAID WORK STATION, SAID RETAINING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID ONE CONTAINER AND SAID TRANSLATING MEANS WHEN SAID CONTAINER REACHES AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION DURING TRANSLATION THEREOF FROM THE CARRIER TO SAID WORK STATION.
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