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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Morris Lee Richardson, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Raashid Mohammed, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Dean Christopher Fullerton, Fall City, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/01 (2006.01); B60D 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/01 (2013.01); B60D 1/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A coupler has a housing including a first end configured to couple to an autonomous guided vehicle (AGV) and a second end having a receptacle. A cabinet operably couples to the housing and is at least partially disposed within the receptacle. A magnetic element is disposed at least partially within the cabinet. The magnetic element is configured to magnetically engage with a portion of a towable cart for transport by the AGV.