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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2024
Applicant:
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
William Gray Davis, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph R. Fox-Rabinovitz, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/36 (2006.01); B60D 1/64 (2006.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/26 (2013.01); B60D 1/64 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appendage disconnection system for an autonomous vehicle includes a plug coupled to a cable, a sleeve encasing the plug, and a plug position control mechanism. The plug is removably attached to a trailer and the plug is attached to a tractor portion of the autonomous vehicle, the plug moveable between a connected position and a disconnected position. The position control mechanism is housed within a body of the plug and is adapted to impede and enable movement of the plug relative to the sleeve.