Patent ID: 8849445
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B65G,G07F

Abstract:
1. A storage and retrieval system comprising: a casing including an interior storage area and a staging area, the staging area defining a plurality of staging locations; a plurality of containers positioned in the interior storage area; and a gantry assembly positioned within the casing, the gantry assembly operable to move each of the plurality of containers between the interior storage area and the staging area; wherein the staging area simultaneously receives and supports more than one container at the plurality of staging locations to allow access to the more than one container; wherein the gantry assembly is operable to move the more than one container from the interior storage area to each staging location, and to move the more than one container from each staging location to the interior storage area; and wherein a portion of each container is engaged by the casing to inhibit removable of the container from the casing through the staging area.