Patent ID: 6672221
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B64F,E04H

Abstract:
A conveyance storage apparatus, comprising:(a) an annular turntable having an outer circumference and a central opening defining a support surface therebetween for supporting at least one conveyance; (b) a foundation for supporting the turntable; (c) a rotation assembly positioned intermediate the turntable and the foundation for permitting rotation of the turntable on the foundation between a security position and a conveyance enter/exit position; and (d) a stationary core positioned in the central opening of the turntable and around which the turntable is mounted for rotation; (e) a plurality of radially spaced-apart parking spaces on the support surface of said turntable for supporting said at least one conveyance thereon; (f) wherein said conveyance storage apparatus is positioned within an enclosure having an opening sized to permit only a single conveyance to enter or exit through the enclosure opening; and (g) further wherein said rotation assembly includes indexing means for moving any single parking space to the conveyance entrance/exit position in relation to the enclosure opening, and said turntable is rotatable to the security position in which none of said conveyance parking spaces are positioned in the entrance/exit position, whereby no conveyance supported on said turntable can pass through the enclosure opening.