STORAGE DEVICE AND IMPROVED TRANSPORT SYSTEM

• US 20120097503A1
• Filed: 04/08/2010
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Philippe Moutie
• Original Assignee: Philippe Moutie
• Inventors: Moutie, Philippe
• Application Number:
  US13/263,722
• Publication Number:
  US 20120097503A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 198/750.1
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/107 Grooves, ribs, or the like, situated on opposed walls and between which the articles are located
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/0453 the inner container having a polygonal cross-section
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/305 Bottle-crates formed in one piece B65D1/243
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 15/12 with two or more endless belts
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 17/002 comprising load carriers resting on the traction element
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 21/2072 Laterial guidance means
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 2201/0235 Containers
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 37/005 comprising two or more co-operating conveying elements with parallel longitudinal axes the conveying elements being endless surfaces B65G15/10

Abstract

A storage device, such as a case, in particular for storing goods, the device comprising a storage housing, characterized in that it further comprises: a rack element (10) intended to engage with driving means in order to move the device or with another rack element in order to immobilize the device, a resting surface (11) intended to engage with a support element, the resting surface being adjacent to the rack element, and means intended to engage with the immobilizing elements.

Claims

1. A storage device such as a cassette, especially for the storage of merchandise, the device comprising a storage unit, characterised in that it further comprises:

a rack element (10) designed to cooperate with drive means to cause the displacement of the device or with another rack element to cause the locking of the device,

a support surface (11) designed to cooperate with a support element, the support surface being adjacent to the rack element, and

means designed to cooperate with locking elements,

2. A container adapted to receive at least one storage device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the container comprises at least one complementary rack element (20) designed to cooperate with the rack element (10) of the at least one storage device (1) so that cooperation of the two rack elements causes locking of the at least one storage device (1) within the container (2).

3. The container as claimed in claim 2, which further comprises at least one locking element (22 or 23) of the storage device (1).

4. A displacement device of a storage device as claimed in claim 1, the displacement device comprising drive means (92, 106, 112) designed to cooperate with the rack element of the storage device (10) to cause displacement of the storage device (1).

5. The displacement device as claimed in claim 4, in which the displacement device further comprises a support element (70, 90, 100) designed to be in contact with the support surface (11) of the storage device to support most of the weight of the storage device.

6. The displacement device as claimed in claim 5 in which the support element (70, 90, 100) comprises a plurality of rollers.

7. The displacement device as claimed in claim 4, in which the displacement means comprise a notched belt (92).

8. The displacement device as claimed in claim 4, in which the displacement means comprise a plurality of toothed wheels (106).

9. The displacement device as claimed in claim 4, in which the displacement means comprise a plurality of flexible cylinders (112).