Handling and dispensing system and apparatus for cylindrical objects
US4004701A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/124
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dispensing system apparatus for storing and dispensing cylindrical objects such as rolls of floor covering has a sloped rack on which the rolls are supported and further contains serially arranged dispensing and retaining blades for dispensing a roll near the leading edge of the rack on to a portable pallet carried by a conventional lift truck while retaining the roll behind it and then, by manipulation of the dispensing and retaining means, move the next cylindrical object into a position for dispensing while retaining in the storage facility a plurality of serially arranged cylindrical objects.
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