Patent ID: 6997340

Claim:
A process for providing parts to be used in a manufacturing environment, said process comprising: providing a container holding a plurality of stacked trays arranged in multiple layers inside said container, each tray adapted to slide directly over top of a subjacent tray, each tray having packaging cells thereon, each packaging cell being capable of containing at least one part therein; providing a parts removal entryway through at least one wall of said container; removing parts from packaging cells in a first tray at an upper layer and transporting said parts through said parts removal entryway of said container; removing said first tray from said container when said first tray is empty of said parts; pulling a second tray, initially at a rearward position in said upper layer of said container, forward and directly over subjacent trays to a point closer to said parts removal entryway, thereby enabling closer access to packaging cells in said second tray of said container.