US 12,447,075 B2
Container for transport of a mobility device
Mitchell Loren Ray Mellor, Bothell, WA (US); and Douglas Alan Brown, Edmonds, WA (US)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/453,385.
Prior Publication US 2025/0064653 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. B64D 9/00 (2006.01); A61G 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 3/0808 (2013.01) [B64D 9/003 (2013.01); B64D 2009/006 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container to contain a mobility device during transport on a vehicle, the container comprising:
a frame that extends around an interior space with the interior space sized to contain the mobility device, the frame comprising:
a first side, a second side, a door side, a wheel side, and at least one additional side;
the door side and the wheel side share a common edge;
the door side, the wheel side, and the at least one additional side extend between the first and second side;
the at least one additional side shares an edge with the wheel side and forms an obtuse angle with the wheel side;
a door pivotally connected to the frame along a pivot at the common edge, the door positionable between an open position and a closed position;
retractable wheels connected to the wheel side of the frame with the wheels positioned away from the door;
wherein the container is selectively positionable between an upright orientation and a side orientation;
wherein the upright orientation comprises the door in an upright orientation with the pivot edge having a vertical orientation, the wheels positioned away from a support surface, and the first side on the support surface;
wherein the side orientation comprises the wheels positioned downward on the support surface and door positioned away from the support surface and the pivot edge having a horizontal orientation; and
wherein the door is configured to be open in the upright orientation for loading the mobility device and closed in the side orientation.