Abstract: An apparatus for stowing and conveying articles comprises at least one plurality of supporting and conveying units mutually interconnected at predetermined intervals, movable in continuously horizontal positions on an endless runway formed by fixed tracks for guiding the supporting members of said units, continuity of support by said tracks and by auxiliary fixed means associated therewith being provided for the supporting or conveying units through the whole runway, the means for interconnecting the units also serving to produce the control movements.