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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2020
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
William L. Dungan, Cary, NC (US);
Thomas E. Hoppe, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for retaining a collapsible tote. The apparatus comprises a base, a projecting member having a first end attached to the base, and an engagement member attached to the projecting member at a second end opposite the first end. The engagement member defines one or more slots extending into the engagement member from a top surface. At each slot of the one or more slots, portions of the engagement member that define the slot are configured to, responsive to receiving a respective portion of a handle of the collapsible tote into the slot, apply a force to retain the respective portion of the handle.