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Device for the optimized storage of trolleys

US9284054B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 15, 2010
Grant dateMar 15, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64D11/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for stowage of carts including: a first compartment configured to receive carts lined up side by side; a second compartment configured to receive carts lined up side by side, including an aperture allowing cart entry and exit and arranged above the first compartment; a substantially horizontal platform capable of moving in a vertical direction between a lower position in which it is substantially at floor level and a higher position in which it is substantially level with a lower, substantially horizontal wall of the second compartment and facing the opening thereof; and a mechanism arranged in the second compartment for motorized transfer of at least one cart from the second compartment to the platform and vice versa.

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