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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Rexford Jay Tibbens, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Robert Lewis Callum, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
David Charles Mondul, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for a mobile crossdock system comprising one or more containers aligned in a configuration to form a mobile crossdock for mobile crossdock operations. The one or more containers are detachably attached to a platform such as a vehicle trailer. Further, the one or more containers may comprise a first side having a first plurality of openings and a second side having a second plurality of openings. A plurality of doors are aligned with the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings and are configured to move between a closed position and an open position. A plurality of ramps are configured to lift or raise a rear end of a vehicle to a position where a cargo area of the vehicle is substantially aligned with a floor of the mobile crossdock.