Patent ID: 7258221
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A storage unit for storing elongated products comprising at least two flexible members, wherein each of said at least two flexible members are equipped with supports having at least one product supporting surface for said products, are constructed and arranged to extend and move along respective parallel paths and are defined by a plurality of driving wheels, wherein: said supports project laterally from each of said at least two flexible members; and in each of said paths in proximity to at least one driving wheel of said plurality of driving wheels a transfer member is present for receiving said products from the supports located on a first branch of each of said at least two flexible members at a point upstream of said at least one driving wheel and for transferring the products from the supports on the first branch to the supports located on a second branch of a corresponding one of each of said at least two flexible members downstream of said at least one driving wheel with respect to a direction of feed of the flexible members along the respective parallel paths, so that the products are moved from the first branch to the second branch of a common flexible member following a trajectory that by-passes said at least one driving wheel.