Storage systems and methods

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PATENT NO 12012281
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17540769

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A storage system is described where goods are stored in containers and the containers are stored in stacks. Above the stacks runs a grid network of tracks on which load handling devices run. The load handling devices take containers from the stacks and deposit then at alternative locations in the stacks or deposit then at stations where goods may be picked out. Each container may be provided with connectors having a push fit male connector located at a top edge of the container and a female connector at a bottom edge of the container. Adjacent containers in a stack can be linked by routing means, which form moldings on each container. The connectors can also have spring-loaded contacts. The provision of these services within individual containers rather than across the system as a whole, allows for flexibility in storage whilst reducing cost and inefficiency.

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  • OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clarke, Paul Hatfield, GB 58 423
Ingram-Tedd, Andrew John Hatfield, GB 81 796
Karolinczak, Pawel Hatfield, GB 29 233
Lindbo, Lars Sverker Ture Hatfield, GB 96 1316

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