Charles Kenneth Sands

45496641, Oct 29, 1985

Feb 23, 1983

6/468822

Norman H. Gowan - Los Angeles CA
Stasys Petravicius - Rancho Palos Verdes CA
Ignacio T. Hernandez - Gardena CA
Robert E. Kuhlmann - Torrance CA
Donald R. Vande Walle - Harbor City CA
Ronald P. Weddell - Huntington Beach CA
Joseph M. Gates - Gardena CA
Kenneth J. Sitzwohl - Torrance CA
Charles D. Sands - San Pedro CA
Rick A. Gwinn - Torrance CA
Milton J. Peterman - Los Angeles CA

Hughes Aircraft Company - El Segundo CA

A47F 314
B65D 136
B65D 2102

211131

Kitting parts carousel system (10) as a plurality of carousels (12, 14) each having parts bins (50) therein. Each of the carousels is made of static safe injection moldable synthetic polymer composition material with the bins having a sloping bottom to self-feed parts toward the outer wall (26) and the tops of the bin walls (42, 44) are configured to closely adjoin the bottom of the next above adjacent carousel so that when the carousels are stacked the bins in the lower carousels are closed.

46285806, Dec 16, 1986

Aug 14, 1985

6/765884

Norman H. Gowan - Los Angeles CA
Stasys Petravicius - Rancho Palos Verdes CA
Ignacio Hernandez - Gardena CA
Robert E. Kuhlmann - Torrance CA
Donald R. Vande Walle - Harbor City CA
Ronald P. Weddell - Huntington Beach CA
Joseph M. Gates - Gardena CA
Kenneth J. Sitzwohl - Torrance CA
Charles D. Sands - San Pedro CA
Rick A. Gwinn - Torrance CA
Milton J. Peterman - Los Angeles CA

Hughes Aircraft Company - Los Angeles CA

B21D 3900
B23P 1100
B23Q 300
B23Q 700

29428

A method for using a carousel system is disclosed. The carousel bins are filled with selected parts in a stockroom, the carousels are stacked together such that each carousel closes the open top bins of the carousel therebelow, storing the group of carousels as work-in-process, moving the carousel system to an assembly station, separating the carousels at the assembly station to expose the parts in the bins, successively removing parts from the bins to produce assemblies; on completion of assemblies, to restack the carousels and return the carousel system to the stockroom for refilling. The carousel system is a plurality of carousels each having parts bins therein.