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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1977
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1975
Michael J Schroeder, Fenton, MI (US);
LaSalle Machine Tool, Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Abstract
Storage apparatus for storing a plurality of parts comprising a frame, a cylindrical drum having a longitudinal axis that is mounted on the frame for rotation in opposite directions about the axis, and a plurality of spaced-apart support shelves which radiate outwardly from the drum so that each shelf is substantially perpendicular of the drum surface. Adjacent shelves form a part storage compartment so that a plurality of compartments about the surface of the drum are provided. A drive mechanism mounted on the frame engages the drum to intermittently rotate the drum to successively move each compartment to a position where the parts can be fed into and removed from the compartment.