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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2019
Sharkninja Operating, Llc, Needham, MA (US);
Aaron Gill, Needham, MA (US);
David Harting, Mansfield, MA (US);
Hamish Thompson, Needham, MA (US);
Christopher Meyer-Rassow, London, GB;
Catriona C. A. Sutter, Brookline, MA (US);
Isaku D. Kamada, Brighton, MA (US);
Kai Xu, Suzhou, CN;
Devin Feng, Suzhou, CN;
Jason B. Thorne, Dover, MA (US);
SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US);
Abstract
A docking station for a robotic cleaner may include a base, a docking station dust cup removably coupled to the base, a latch actuatable between a retaining position and a release position, and a release system configured to actuate the latch between the retaining and release positions. The docking station dust cup may be removable from the base in response to a pivotal movement of the docking station dust cup relative to the base about a pivot point. The latch may be horizontally spaced apart from the pivot point, wherein, when the latch is in the retaining position, pivotal movement of the docking station dust cup is substantially prevented.