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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1994
David Luria, Tel Aviv, IL;
Fuselage Engineering Services Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Abstract
Transfer apparatus for transferring an article holder, particularly a cart carrier, from one location to another location in a compartment, includes a carriage movable longitudinally of a framework in the compartment, a drive for the carriage, a coupling device carried by the carriage, a locking device carried by the framework, and an actuator which actuates the coupling device and the locking device to either a locking position or to a released position with respect to the article holder. The actuator includes an actuator member movable to a plurality of positions when actuated, including: (a) a first position wherein the locking device is in its locking position and the coupling device is in its released position; (b) a second position, wherein the locking device is in its locking position and the coupling device is in its coupling position; and (c) a third position, wherein the locking device is in its released position, and the coupling device is in its coupling position.