A cage-mounted fluid delivery system for delivering a fluid from a water source, such as a fluid bag or an automatic water system, to animals housed in cages in high density caging systems may comprise a fluid delivery valve assembly, wherein the fluid delivery valve assembly is adapted to be coupled to the water source to facilitate the provision of fluid to animals housed in the cages. The cage-mounted fluid delivery valve assembly may further comprise a valve body and end cap, which may be joined together, that define a fluid channel. The cage-mounted fluid delivery valve assembly may further comprise sealing elements, a spring element, and an interior stem disposed at least in part in the fluid channel to open and close the fluid channel.

A dish cart includes a top with a slot for receiving a lift arm that may be lifted up through the slot to raise or lower dishes. Lobe openings emanating from the slot receive lobes of a lift paddle secured to the lift arm. The cart may define a gap below the top for permitting insertion of the lift paddle and the lift arm. The cart may be adjusted to receive differently sized dishes by means of rails of different sizes or adjustable vanes. A dish drop station includes the lift arm and lift paddle and a lift mechanism for raising and lower the lift arm. The dish drop station may include a cart present sensor and include a lock for retaining the cart. The controller may be programmed to the lower the lift arm to an unlock position that disengages the cart lock.

A dish cart includes a top with a slot for receiving a lift arm that may be lifted up through the slot to raise or lower dishes. Lobe openings emanating from the slot receive lobes of a lift paddle secured to the lift arm. The cart may define a gap below the top for permitting insertion of the lift paddle and the lift arm. The cart may be adjusted to receive differently sized dishes by means of rails of different sizes or adjustable vanes. A dish drop station includes the lift arm and lift paddle and a lift mechanism for raising and lower the lift arm. The dish drop station may include a cart present sensor and include a lock for retaining the cart. The controller may be programmed to the lower the lift arm to an unlock position that disengages the cart lock.

A tote cart, having: a base; a plurality of wheels positioned underneath the base; a pair of upwardly extending supports mounted to the base; and a plurality of cantilevered shelves, wherein each cantilevered shelf is configured to be mounted onto the pair of upwardly extending supports. The cantilevered shelves are removable and re-positionable to different heights on the upwardly extending supports and have a perimeter member spanning around the front and sides of the shelf, and a moveable shelf that can be moved from a first position parallel to the perimeter member to second position at a dropped down angle to the perimeter member.

The invention relates to a transport equipment with at least one transport device (1a) which is individualised by an identification mean, which has at least one goods depositing device and at least one handle and which can be stacked with respectively identical transport devices, wherein the transport equipment has at least two power-supplied electronic devices arranged on an identical and/or on different transport devices, of which at least one performs the function of a user interface and at least one performs the function of a detection device, and which each have integrated data-processing means and means for wireless data transmission. The invention is characterised in that each power-supplied electronic device can be individualised by at least one identification means using a machine-detectable identifier, in that the power-supplied electronic devices are arranged on the transport equipment in such a way that the spatial position of at least one further electronic device on the transport equipment can be determined by the at least one detection device, and in that the transport equipment is configured to determine the respective identifier and the respective spatial position on the transport device using the data-processing means and the means for wireless data transmission for at least two of the power-supplied electronic devices such that they can be assigned to one another. The invention also concerns a method for manufacturing, operating and maintaining the transport equipment.

A tote cart, having: a base; a plurality of wheels positioned underneath the base; a pair of upwardly extending supports mounted to the base; and a plurality of cantilevered shelves, wherein each cantilevered shelf is configured to be mounted onto the pair of upwardly extending supports. The cantilevered shelves are removable and re-positionable to different heights on the upwardly extending supports and have a perimeter member spanning around the front and sides of the shelf, and a moveable shelf that can be moved from a first position parallel to the perimeter member to second position at a dropped down angle to the perimeter member.

A dish carrying assembly for collecting and transporting entree dishes includes a cart that has a plurality of rollers for rolling on a support surface. A canister is coupled to the cart has the canister extending upwardly from the cart and the canister has an entry to facilitate entrée dishes to be positioned within the canister. A lifting unit is integrated into the canister and the entree dishes can be stacked upon the lifting unit. The lifting unit is biased to travel upwardly in the canister thereby facilitating a user to remove a respective entree dish from the canister without having to bend over. A door is slidably disposed on the canister for opening and closing the canister.

An apparatus, system and method for securing wheeled shipping carts within a shipping container. The apparatus, system and method for securing wheeled shipping carts within a shipping container secures the shipping racks across the width of the container and vertically, and then end-to-end inside the length of the container from the fixed end of the container to the doors as the container is loaded. In addition, the system and method secures wheeled shipping carts within a shipping container using a securing apparatus installed within the shipping container to constrain the wheeled shipping carts both vertically and horizontally in location during transport.

A tray includes a base. A first pair of opposing walls extend upwardly from the base. A second pair of opposing walls extend upwardly from the base. At least one high stack indicia and at least one low stack indicia are located on at least one of the first pair of walls and the second pair of walls.

A dolly includes a deck having a support area. A plurality of wheels support the deck. A peripheral lip projects upward relative to the support area of the deck and extends at least partially about a periphery of the deck. The peripheral lip includes a ramped portion. A stack of bakery trays can be tipped and slid onto the dolly over the ramped portion of the peripheral lip.