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Featured is a unidirectional rotating support assembly that is located in one or more apertures provided in a surface of a work station, a scissors lift, a cart conveyor or any other work station, bench, table, platform or device known in the art involving the transportation of articles. Typically t

Featured is a unidirectional rotating support assembly that is located in one or more apertures provided in a surface of a work station, a scissors lift, a cart conveyor or any other work station, bench, table, platform or device known in the art involving the transportation of articles. Typically the work surface includes a plurality or more of such apertures. The unidirectional rotating support assembly of the present invention generally includes a unidirectional rotating member, a support member and a rotating member support mechanism that rotatably supports the unidirectional rotating member with respect to the support member. The support member is configured or arranged so a portion thereof is received in the aperture in such a fashion that the support member has limited, if any, ability to move with respect to the work station surface (e.g., axis of rotation for the rotating member has limited motion transverse to and/or along the axis or rotation). Thus, the rotating member also is maintained in a relatively fixed position with respect to the work surface. The support member includes an aperture therein, whose long axis is generally perpendicular to the work surface. The rotating member support mechanism is arranged so a portion thereof extends across this aperture or opening in the support member such that the unidirectional rotating member is disposed therein. The supporting mechanism in a particular embodiment is an axle and the unidirectional rotating member can be one of a wheel or a roller.

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1. A unidirectional rotatable support assembly, one assembly for each aperture of a plurality of apertures in a work surface, said each aperture having a shape, the unidirectional rotatable support assembly comprising:a unidirectional rotating member; a support member, a portion of which is configur

1. A unidirectional rotatable support assembly, one assembly for each aperture of a plurality of apertures in a work surface, said each aperture having a shape, the unidirectional rotatable support assembly comprising:a unidirectional rotating member; a support member, a portion of which is configured so as to be received within said each aperture; shaft means disposed within the support member and being configured to rotatably support the unidirectional rotating member; wherein the support member and the shaft means are configured such that a portion of the unidirectional rotating member is maintained above the work surface.