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A food supply system is adapted for installation in an aircraft having an upper and a lower deck. A pantry is located on the upper deck. A food supply carts carrying platform is arranged on the lower deck for cooperation with the pantry on the upper deck. A lifting mechanism is arranged for cooperat

A food supply system is adapted for installation in an aircraft having an upper and a lower deck. A pantry is located on the upper deck. A food supply carts carrying platform is arranged on the lower deck for cooperation with the pantry on the upper deck. A lifting mechanism is arranged for cooperation with the platform for lifting or lowering selectively any one of a plurality of food supply carts whereby the space requirements on each deck are optimally reduced.

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A food supply system for an aircraft having an upper deck and a lower deck, comprising pantry means on said upper deck, said pantry means comprising counter top means (39) at a given work level above said upper deck, and on said lower deck a fully automatic storage area without any personnel, a pass

A food supply system for an aircraft having an upper deck and a lower deck, comprising pantry means on said upper deck, said pantry means comprising counter top means (39) at a given work level above said upper deck, and on said lower deck a fully automatic storage area without any personnel, a passage opening in said upper deck directly below said counter top means, said passage opening connecting said pantry means on said upper deck with said storage area on said lower deck, cart carrying platform means operatively installed in said automatic storage area on said lower deck substantially vertically below said pantry means, more than two supply carts carried by said platform means in said automatic storage are, said supply carts having a height less than said given work level for individually fitting under said counter top means when any supply cart is lifted into said passage opening, first automatic power drive means and lifting means automatically operable by said power drive means provided for selectively lifting any supply cart from said storage area into a space below said counter top means in said pantry means, or for automatically and individually lowering any one of said supply carts from said space below said counter top means (39) in said pantry means to said lower deck through said opening, second drive means for providing relative rotation between said cart carrying platform means and said lifting means to bring a cart and said lifting means into a cooperating relationship with each other to perform said lifting said lifting or lowering, and control panel means including operating means for said lifting means, located in said pantry means for individually controlling said lifting means and said platform means in said pantry means whereby the presence of a flight attendant in said automatic storage area is obviated and whereby said counter top means protect a flight attendant in said pantry means from accidental injury by said lifting means.