| CPC B65G 1/10 (2013.01) [B65G 1/06 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0267 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A commercial storage rack adapted to support multiple pallets of goods weighing at least four thousand pounds combined, comprising:
a first pallet storage bay having a front end at a front of the storage rack and a rear end at a rear of the storage rack, and a first pair of left and right parallel rail structures extending in a rearward direction from the front of the first bay to the rear of the first bay, the rail structures having an upper pallet support surface adapted to support the pallets and a lower cart support surface below the upper pallet support surface, adapted to support an assemblage of wheels of an automated pallet transportation cart adapted to transport and deposit the pallets of goods onto the upper pallet support surface;
a front and a rear cross member extending from the left side to the right side of the bay under the first left and right parallel rails;
a security structure positioned between the front and rear cross members, the security structure comprising a left side and a right side security support member extending in a rearward direction from a front end of the security structure to a rear end of the security structure, the security structure comprising an assembly of cross beams extending from the left side to the right side security support members under the first pair of parallel rails, the security structure located from the front of the bay in a rearward direction towards the rear of the bay, the security structure adapted to support at least 500 pounds.
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