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A gravity flow storage system for storing pallets includes at least one pair of parallel and laterally spaced-apart conveyors having a plurality of rotatably mounted, parallel longitudinally spaced-apart rollers. The conveyors are disposed at an inclined angle to define a storage lane having a front

A gravity flow storage system for storing pallets includes at least one pair of parallel and laterally spaced-apart conveyors having a plurality of rotatably mounted, parallel longitudinally spaced-apart rollers. The conveyors are disposed at an inclined angle to define a storage lane having a front lower end and a rear upper end. At least one pair of pallet carrier sets are provided, each of which is disposed respectively on an associated conveyor and includes at least two nested telescoping pallet carriers having an innermost and an outermost pallet carrier. The nested pallet carriers normally rest upon the conveyor rollers and are longitudinally displaceable on the associated conveyor via the rollers thereof. Corresponding pallet carriers of the carrier sets cooperate to support a pallet thereon. The system is loadable by successively placing pallets onto corresponding carriers at the front lower end and then moving the pallets on the corresponding carriers rolling on the rollers towards the rear upper end, beginning with the outermost carriers. The system is conversely unloadable by successively removing pallets at the front lower end, thereby allowing any previously loaded pallets to move under the force of gravity towards the front lower end.

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A gravity flow storage system for storing pallets comprising: at least two parallel and laterally spaced-apart conveyors having a plurality of rotatably mounted, parallel longitudinally spaced-apart rollers, said conveyors being disposed at an inclined angle to define a storage lane having a front l

A gravity flow storage system for storing pallets comprising: at least two parallel and laterally spaced-apart conveyors having a plurality of rotatably mounted, parallel longitudinally spaced-apart rollers, said conveyors being disposed at an inclined angle to define a storage lane having a front lower end and a rear upper end; and at least two independent pallet carrier sets, each of said sets disposed respectively on an associated conveyor, said sets comprising at least two nested telescoping pallet carriers including an innermost and an outermost pallet carrier, with said nested pallet carriers normally resting upon said conveyor rollers and being longitudinally displaceable on said associated conveyor via said rollers thereof, wherein corresponding pallet carriers of said carrier sets cooperate to support a pallet thereon such that said system is loadable by successively placing pallets onto corresponding carriers at said front lower end and moving the pallets on said corresponding carriers rolling on said rollers towards said rear upper end, beginning with said outermost carriers, and said system being conversely unloadable by successively removing palllets at said front lower end, thereby allowing any previously loaded pallets to move under the force of gravity towards said front lower end.