Better Pallet Handling
2nd August 1963, Page 36
2nd August 1963
Page 36
Page 36, 2nd August 1963
— Better Pallet Handling
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WHEN several heavy pallets are stacked, to remove a lower one means that the weight of all those above it has to be lifted. To eliminate this is the aim of a scheme shown in patent No. 914,402. (P. Barton, II Hintlesham Avenue, Birmingham, 15.)
The pallets are normally stacked in a frame or gantry and this is provided with a lifting mechanism by which the pallets can be slightly raised. This enables those above the required one to be raised enough to permit a fork truck to remove it. The lowest pallet is provided with wheels so that it can be pulled from under the stack.
The lifting may be done electrically, controlled by a sequence of push-buttons, one to each pallet. Once clear, the required pallet may be ejected hydraulically.