US 12,330,891 B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for loading, securing, transporting, and depositing objects
Julian Leland Bell, Decatur, GA (US); and Julio Gil, Veldhoven (NL)
Assigned to United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on May 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/734,679.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/183,485, filed on May 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0348427 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 67/04 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B65G 67/46 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 67/04 (2013.01) [B25J 5/00 (2013.01); B25J 11/008 (2013.01); B65G 67/46 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a mobile robotic platform; and
a storage receptacle comprising:
a base,
a plurality of walls extending from the base, wherein the base and the plurality of walls defines a storage space and the plurality of walls defines an opening into the storage space that is located opposite the base,
a divider coupled to the base, wherein the divider is extendable toward the opening to partition the storage space into multiple storage areas and the divider is retractable toward the base, thereby eliminating partitioning the storage space into the multiple storage areas,
a biasing mechanism configured to bias the divider toward the opening; and
a first coupling located on the base, wherein the first coupling is attachable to a second coupling located on the mobile robotic platform.