Patent ID: 7074002

Claim:
A container ( 10 ) for storing parts comprising: a body having bottom ( 12 ), top ( 20 ), back ( 14 ), and first ( 16 ) and second ( 18 ) end walls defining an open front ( 22 ); a first conveyor ( 24 ) extending in a cantelivered fashion from said back wall ( 14 ) to a distal end ( 26 ) adjacent said open front ( 22 ) within said container ( 10 ) for supporting parts ( 28 ) and sequentially loading and unloading the parts ( 28 ) on and off said conveyor ( 24 ); a second conveyor ( 98 ) supported by and extending in a cantilevered fashion from said back wall ( 14 ) to said open front ( 22 ) within said container ( 10 ) and spaced laterally from said first conveyor ( 24 ) for supporting parts ( 28 ) laterally across said conveyors ( 24 , 98 ) for sequentially loading and unloading the parts ( 28 ) on and off conveyors ( 24 , 98 ); and a drive mechanism ( 116 , 120 ) for moving said conveyor ( 24 , 98 ) in unison to move a part ( 28 ) supported laterally across said conveyors ( 24 , 98 ) into and out of said container.