In order, e.g., to improve distribution of baggage in an airport, a solution comprises positioning two or more empty totes above each other, so that the two or more empty totes are supported by a tote station by support members 206, determining, by a control system, when either a single empty tote should be released from the tote station or two or more empty totes should be released from the tote station together and at once, and in response to the determination releasing single empty totes from the tote station or releasing two or more empty totes on top of each other from the tote station. A lowermost 1604 of the two or more empty totes on top of each other supports one or more empty totes 1606 on top of it and the lowermost empty tote is, when released, supported by a support conveyor 204.

A device for quickly deploying and collecting visible markers is disclosed. Visible markers can include a base that can support an upright flag for use in sports training, marketing, or traffic/emergency situations. The device for retaining the bases can be comprised of a frame having two vertical legs joined by a horizontal member, which can serve as a handle, at a top portion of each of the two vertical legs. A foot is attached to the bottom end of each of the two vertical legs, each of the feet are at an angle to the corresponding vertical leg to allow feet to be received in apertures of a base device and the angle of the feet retain the base device on the frame.

A device for quickly deploying and collecting visible markers is disclosed. Visible markers can include a base that can support an upright flag for use in sports training, marketing, or traffic/emergency situations. The device for retaining the bases can be comprised of a frame having two vertical legs joined by a horizontal member, which can serve as a handle, at a top portion of each of the two vertical legs. A foot is attached to the bottom end of each of the two vertical legs, each of the feet are at an angle to the corresponding vertical leg to allow feet to be received in apertures of a base device and the angle of the feet retain the base device on the frame.

A pallet stacking system on a structure comprises two sets of rotating levers and two axes of rotation, each axis of rotation corresponding to each set of rotating levers. The axes of rotation are inserted in a structure and parallel and at the same, with height between them, and at the same time the axes of rotation are separated by a distance, with sufficient free space for the passage of a horizontal pallet between them. The levers are distributed along the corresponding axis of rotation thereof and concentrically articulated about that same axis of rotation and with the capacity to rotate. The levers have a rest position, resulting in levers enabled at the same time to both receive and hold at least one pallet in the rest position.

A stacking storage arrangement and method of operating stacking storage arrangement. The stacking storage arrangement includes multiple container receiving spaces and a loading space arranged below the container receiving spaces. A loading vehicle that is movable in the loading space includes a chassis and a container seat that is height-adjustable relative to the chassis. A holding device is arranged between each container receiving space and the loading space and a hold-open device is arranged on the chassis separately from the container seat.

A block storage arrangement that includes a plurality of container stacking spaces, a loading space arranged below the container stacking spaces, and at least one loading vehicle which is movable in the loading space and has a lifting arrangement, with which containers can be loaded from below into a container stacking space and can be removed from below from the container stacking space. It would be desirable to enable a high productivity of the block storage arrangement. For this purpose, the lifting arrangement includes at least two lifting units that can be actuated independently of one another.

A block storage arrangement that includes a plurality of container stacking spaces, a loading space arranged below the container stacking spaces, and at least one loading vehicle which is movable in the loading space and has a lifting arrangement, with which containers can be loaded from below into a container stacking space and can be removed from below from the container stacking space. It would be desirable to enable a high productivity of the block storage arrangement. For this purpose, the lifting arrangement includes at least two lifting units that can be actuated independently of one another.

A stacker includes a base having a dolly-receiving area into which a dolly can be rolled. A vertical structure extends upward from the base. A pair of arms are pivotable toward and away from one another and toward and away from an area above the dolly-receiving area. The pair of arms are movable vertically relative to the vertical structure and are configured to engage containers supported on a dolly in the dolly-receiving area. In an alternate stacker, the pair of arms may be configured to revolve about an axis generally parallel to the arms and spaced away from the arms. In this manner the arms can dump the contents from a bin engaged by the arms.

A transportation system for stacking/carrying of containers including a panel, which has a stacking unit positioned on the panel and including a first body in which the containers are stacked; a transport element for transferring the container onto the panel by means of a first displacing member and including a base on which the container is placed; a second displacing member for transferring the container positioned on the base into the first body; a gripping arm that holds the transferred container; a third displacing member that moves the gripping arm; and a locking arm which has a flexible member that holds the container; a transport unit positioned on the panel; a displacing mechanism; a transport arm which is associated with the movable plate and which lifts the containers; and a support shaft having a fixing arm.

A method and a feeding apparatus for feeding spacers for cigarette packs are disclosed, in which each spacer comprises a substantially rectangular flat body, the spacers being insertable in cartons for cigarette packs to space out packs with dimensions smaller than the standard dimensions; the spacers are stacked on a pallet that is positioned in a withdrawal station; the stacks of spacers are withdrawn from the withdrawal station and transferred to a respective hopper by passing each stack of spacers through an upper opening of the hopper, to then unload the spacers one by one through a lower opening of the hopper.