Patent ID: 7219788
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: A24C,B65G

Abstract:
1. A variable capacity storage unit comprising a plurality of independent conveyor means connected to operate as a single storage unit, each of said plurality of conveyor means comprising an endless conveyor arranged in a generally H-shaped pattern including a first elongated portion, a second elongated portion parallel to said first elongated portion, and a transverse portion movable along said first and second elongated portions dividing said generally H-shaped pattern into an active path on one side of said transverse portion and a passive path on the other side of the transverse portion, and transfer means for connecting said plurality of active portions to each other, whereby the storage capacity of said conveyor means can be varied by displacing at least one of said plurality of transverse portions to alter the proportion between said active path and said passive path in at least one of said plurality of independent conveyor means.