Patent ID: 7946797

Claim:
An egg transport module including: a main frame, the main frame being rectangular in plan view, having a base frame with four posts at or adjacent respective corners which support a top frame, the base frame being supported on wheels and incorporating slots to receive the forks of forklifts or other materials handling vehicles; a plurality of vertically-spaced shelves supported by the main frame, each shelf having an egg entry end; a respective movable belt or mat on each shelf, operable to move the eggs to and/or from the egg entry end to at least one storage zone on the shelf; and respective drive means to operably move each belt or mat, each of said drive means being operable to receive power from a loader or unloader, structured for cooperative engagement, wherein each shelf is upwardly inclined, at less than 10°, from the egg entry end, to prevent eggs rolling ahead and cracking during filling; and is provided with stop means at a distal end thereof.