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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2019
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Gregory A. Cole, West Hartford, CT (US);
Harald Staab, Neckargemuend, DE;
Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge, Ellington, CT (US);
Carlos Martinez, South Windsor, CT (US);
Sangeun Choi, Simsbury, CT (US);
Gregory F. Rossano, Enfield, CT (US);
Jianjun Wang, West Hartford, CT (US);
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A product manipulation tool for interacting with products and containers at, for example, a retail facility can include a securing mechanism to secure an exposed portion of the container with respect to a horizontal surface such as a shelf. The product manipulation tool can also include a stabilizing device to stabilize the container with respect to the horizontal surface prior to securing the container. The product manipulation tool can also include a support structure for insertion underneath the container to support the load. The stabilizing mechanism may lift or tilt the container prior to insertion of the support structure. In an example, the product manipulation tool may be disposed on a mobile unit configured for locomotion about the retail facility.