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AssigneeSpacesaver Corporation
InventorsSteven Mark Lehmann, Brian Patrick Bourke, Eric James Wipperfurth
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A mobile storage system includes a series of storage units movable relative to each other to create an aisle or aisles between adjacent storage units. The mobile storage system includes a gesture sensor on each storage unit that is able to detect movement of a hand of a user near the gesture sensor. The gesture sensor communicates the detected movement of the user's hand to a control unit of the mobile storage system such that the control unit can coordinate the movement of the storage units. The gesture sensor includes a light emitter and a light detector that operate to detect the movement of the user's hand. Based on the direction of movement detected, the control unit can move the storage units or activate a light or other device. A method of operating the mobile storage system based on the sensed movement detected by the gesture sensor is also disclosed.
A mobile storage system operable by a user, comprising:
A control panel associated with each of a plurality of storage units of a mobile storage system the includes a control unit that controls the movement each of the plurality of storage units, the control panel comprising:
A method of operating a mobile storage system that includes a control unit operable to control the movement of each of a plurality of storage units along a support surface, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.