Patent ID: 7618224

Claim:
In combination: a vehicle having a platform, said platform including a transfer guideway secured on top of said platform at an oblique angle to the forward line of travel of said vehicle, a pallet having guide means secured on its bottom to guide on and along said transfer guideway at said oblique angle to the forward line of travel of said vehicle, a berth having storage ways, at least one for supporting and guiding each end of said pallet to travel at right angles to the line of travel of said vehicle while driving past said storage ways, a catch secured to said berth at said storage ways and latch means on said pallet for dropping behind said catch for securing said pallet on said storage ways, said latch means being lifted by horizontal movement of said transfer guideway against said latch means to lift said latch means to release said pallet to be pulled along said storage ways by said transfer guideway out onto said platform while said vehicle is moving straight past said storage ways with said platform aligned to engage said transfer guideway and transfer said pallet from said storage ways onto said platform, said transfer guideway having a fork on said platform with a tapered end to engage in said guide means and lift said latch means to release said pallet to move out from said catch and pull it to move it out along said storage ways onto said platform.