US 11,980,288 B2
Locking system for retractable and removable delivery bin
Kurt Michael Lundeen, Novi, MI (US); Raj Sohmshetty, Canton, MI (US); Ireneusz Trybula, South Lyon, MI (US); and Sam Hoff, Hazel Park, IL (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/659,837.
Prior Publication US 2023/0329435 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A47B 88/473 (2017.01); A47B 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 88/473 (2017.01) [A47B 31/00 (2013.01); A47B 2031/003 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A locking system for a retractable and removable delivery bin, the locking system comprising:
a retractable latch disposed within a carrier sized and shaped to receive a retractable and removable delivery bin;
a first retention feature disposed on the delivery bin and configured to receive the retractable latch in a first locked configuration where horizontal and vertical movement of the delivery bin relative to the retractable latch is prohibited; and
a second retention feature disposed on the delivery bin distal to the first retention feature and configured to receive the retractable latch in a second locked configuration, the second retention feature comprising an opening such that, in the second locked configuration, vertical movement of the delivery bin relative to the retractable latch is permitted to thereby remove the delivery bin from the retractable latch through the opening.