Patent ID: 7770259

Claim:
A suspension-type storage unit, comprising: an overhead rail defining a downwardly open guide slot and a pair of support surfaces located one on each side of the guide slot; a frame; and a pair of trolleys interposed between the rail and the frame for enabling movement of the frame relative to the rail along the guide slot, wherein each trolley includes: a head section that extends through the guide slot; a wheel arrangement mounted to the head section, wherein the wheel arrangement includes a pair of wheels between which the head section is located, and wherein each wheel is engaged with one of the overhead rail support surfaces; and a pair of arms that extend from the head section, wherein the frame is engaged with the pair of arms such that the frame is supported from the pair of arms in a suspension-type manner wherein the frame includes an upwardly facing channel, wherein the pair of arms are disposed in the channel, and wherein the frame is supported from the arms via a frame support member mounted within the channel over each of the arms, and wherein each frame support member includes a mounting member secured to the frame within the channel, and a damper member between each arm and one of the mounting members.