Goods handling system

A goods handling system according to any of the preceding claims wherein the base and/or support means are powered such that the base is provided for powered movement with respect to the support means and/or the support means with respect to the guide means.

18 A goods storage system according to claim 1 wherein the base support means are movable in a horizontal plane along said set of guide means substantially along the length of the storage area.

A goods storage system for a goods storage area defined by a floor, side walls and a roof, said system including a base for the selective placement of goods thereon, said base movable in a vertical direction within the goods storage area and a horizontal direction within at least a portion of the goods storage area, said base located on a plurality of members depending upwardly from said base, said members contactable with at least a first set of guide means to allow movement along the guide means in a vertical direction and wherein movement of the base in a vertical direction is achieved by the selective operation of at least one set of powered movement means, said movement means arranged such that a first movement means extends upwardly and a second movement means extends downwardly.

A goods storage system for a goods storage area, said system comprising a base mounted with respect to a series of members which, in turn are mounted for movement along a set of vertical guide means wherein said base is movable to a position at the bottom end of said guide means and can then be lowered further by downward movement of the members with respect to the guide means such that the base is lowered to a position below the end of said guide means.

A goods storage system for a goods storage area defined by a floor, side walls and roof, said system including a base for the selected placement of goods thereon, said base movable in vertical and horizontal direction within the goods storage area, wherein said base is located with a plurality of members in a scissor arrangement, said arrangement extending downwardly from, or a location adjacent to, the roof of the goods storage area, the length of the extension controlled to determine the position of the base in the vertical plane.

34 A goods storage system according to claim 33 wherein the horizontal guide means each include extendable sections to allow the same to be extended beyond and through an open end of the goods storage area to allow the base and first set of guide means to be moved to a position external of the goods storage area.

35 A goods handling system for a goods storage area, said handling system comprising a set of guide means mounted on, or adjacent to the side walls, and/or roof of a goods storage area, said guide means provided along substantially the length of the storage area, a set of support means in connection with said set of guide means lying in a substantially vertical plane, said support means mounted for movement along the set of guide means and supporting a goods supporting base said base movable in horizontal and vertical directions within the confines defined by the goods storage area and characterised in that at least one of set of guide means or support means are selectively positionable to allow the goods supporting base to extend beyond an openable end of the goods storage area to a location external of the goods storage area.