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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
William J. Green, Cary, NC (US);
Sharon T. Spaulding, Highland, NY (US);
Marc Henri Coq, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A delivery system includes a drone including a prime mover, one or more rotors operatively connected to the prime mover, and a payload attachment system including a latch mechanism having a first selectively deployable clamp member and a second selectively deployable clamp member. The delivery system also includes a plurality of nested reusable totes. Each of the plurality of nested reusable totes includes a body having a base, sides, and a lid, at least two of the sides include a gripping feature. The selectively deployable clamp members are operable to engage with the gripping feature on one or more of the plurality of nested reusable totes.