A MOBILE CAROUSEL WITH POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS

The present disclosure provides a material sorting system adapted to engage a material handling vehicle. The material sorting system (310) comprises: a base (156) including fork pockets (163) adapted to receive a pair of forks (103, 105) from the material handling vehicle (100); a carousel assembly (318) coupled to the base (156), the carousel assembly (318) including: a plurality of storage units (320); andan actuation mechanism (327) configured to move the plurality of storage units (320) relative to the base (156); and at least one electrical contact within the base (156) and in electrical communication with the carousel assembly (318), the at least one electrical contact being adapted to engage with a corresponding electrical contact on a clamp assembly (110) of the material handling vehicle (100) to transfer power or a communication signal between the material handling vehicle (110) and the carousel assembly (318).