AFFORDANCE FOR AN ITEM, STORAGE SYSTEM, METHOD OF USING AN AFFORDANCE

摘要

The present invention aims to provide an affordance for an item to be stored in a container such that an easier grasp can be made on an item to be removed from the container. There is provided an affordance for an item to be grasped, the item arranged to be stored in a container. The affordance comprises a supporting means arranged to support at least a portion of the item to be grasped and a grasping means arranged to be grasped. The present invention also provides a storage system comprising a first set of parallel rails or tracks extending in an X-direction, and a second set of parallel rails or tracks extending in a Y-direction transverse to the first set in a substantially horizontal plane to form a grid pattern comprising a plurality of grid spaces, a plurality of stacks of containers located beneath the rails, and arranged such that each stack is located within a footprint of a single grid space, and at least one transporting device according to any preceding claim, the at least one transporting device being arranged to move in the X and/or Y directions, above the stacks. A container of the plurality of stacks of containers is arranged to contain at least one item and at least one affordance as previously described, the at least one affordance is installed on the at least one item.