TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS

**Definition:** This place covers:

Methods or devices for storage on an industrial or commercial scale of

Methods or devices for storage on an industrial or commercial scale of:

Devices, for example rollers or slings, for assisting manual moving or manipulation of heavy loads.

Methods or apparatus for conveying articles or bulk solid material from one location to another, for example within an industrial plant:

Methods or devices for handling articles or materials in connection with conveyors, for example for feeding or discharging conveyors or for orientating articles on a conveyor.

Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes and not otherwise provided for, for example conveying workpieces through baths.

Methods or devices for stacking or de-stacking of three-dimensional articles or loose materials in bulk.

Methods or devices for loading or unloading of vehicles, large containers, ships and the like, for example in storage areas, marshalling yards or harbours.

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Packaging -> B65B - Handling of thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs or cables -> B65H - Cranes -> B66C - Portable or movable lifting or hauling appliances, e.g. hoists -> B66D - Devices for lifting or lowering goods for loading or unloading purposes, e.g. fork-lift trucks -> B66F9/00 - Emptying bottles, jars, casks, barrels or similar containers, not otherwise provided for -> B67C9/00 - Delivering or transferring liquids, not otherwise provided for -> B67D - Filling or discharging vessels for liquefied, solidified or compressed gases -> F17C - Pipe-line systems for fluids -> F17D