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A nestable container is disclosed for use with automatic storage/retrieval systems. The container has a bottom wall and diverging side and end walls. The end walls have recessed areas integrally extending into the interior of the container. Engagement members are located completely within the recess

A nestable container is disclosed for use with automatic storage/retrieval systems. The container has a bottom wall and diverging side and end walls. The end walls have recessed areas integrally extending into the interior of the container. Engagement members are located completely within the recessed areas such that they do not protrude beyond a plane defined by the major portion of the end walls. An automatic storage/retrieval system engages the engagement member for the purposes of moving the container. The diverging side and end walls and the inboard engagement members make stacking of containers of the same size and dimensions possible. The side walls have recessed areas spaced from the bottom wall and extending into the interior of the container. The side wall recessed areas define a nesting stop to prevent similar containers from nesting too tight when stacked therein.

대표청구항 ▼

A nestable container for use with automatic storage/retrieval systems comprising: (a) a base element including a bottom wall and two diverging end walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said end walls and said bottom wall being one integral element; (b) said bottom wall including integral b

A nestable container for use with automatic storage/retrieval systems comprising: (a) a base element including a bottom wall and two diverging end walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said end walls and said bottom wall being one integral element; (b) said bottom wall including integral bottom flanges extending upwardly and diverging with respect to each other; (c) a juncture of each end wall with said base element being defined by an inverted L-shaped wall segment, said L-shaped wall segment being substantially the full width of its associated end wall, each inverted L-shaped segment defining a lower recess having depth and longitudinal dimensions substantially less than the depth and longitudinal dimensions of the adjacent side and bottom walls; (d) each of said end walls also including end flange parts extending normally from the sides thereof and toward the other end wall; (e) two side walls fixed to each side of said base element and welded along said end flanges and said bottom flanges, said side walls diverging with respect to each other, said bottom wall, end walls and side walls defining a container interior; (f) each of said side walls including structure defining an upper recessed portion spaced from said bottom wall and extending into the interior of the container, toward the opposed side wall, said structure defining a nesting stop for containers of similar dimensions stacked within said container; and (g) two engagement members, one fixed in each lower recess, each engagement member including unobstructed opened ends adapted to engage a mechanical moving means forming part of the storage/retrieval system for effecting movement in said container in a transverse direction, the engagement members being respectively disposed inwardly of a plane located by an outer surface of the adjacent end wall.