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Inventory taking system for an automatic warehouse

  • US 3,958,102 A
  • Filed: 10/21/1974
  • Issued: 05/18/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An inventory taking system for an automatic warehouse, comprising:

  • a storage framework defining a plurality of spaced load supports, each load support being identifiable by an address;

    a load carrier movable along a travel zone adjacent the storage framework and including a transfer device extendable to deposit on and withdraw from the load support a load, each load being marked with an inventory indicia;

    an inventory scanner on the load carrier for reading the inventory indicia as the load carrier is moved past the loads stored in the storage framework;

    an inventory pallet carried by the transfer device as the load carrier is movable along the travel zone, the inventory scanner being mounted to the inventory pallet and having cable means for connecting the scanner to the load carrier;

    address means for identifying the address at which the transfer device is located; and

    and for recording the inventory indicia read by the inventory scanner with the address identified by the address means as the load carrier is driven past each load support.

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