Patent classifications
B60P3/007
Bendable Cargo Securement Device and Method
A compact bendable cargo securement device for stabilizing unrestrained items in the bed or cargo area of a pick-up truck or storage area in a motorhome or recreational trailer is disclosed. It may also be used as a stabilizer doing woodwork and other jobs that require stability of the work platform. The device will conform to any surface and has the ability to wrap around objects—both regular and irregular shaped—and will hold them and keep them from shifting. As disclosed, the bendable cargo securement device is composed of a flexible tube loaded with filler material when used and deployed for securing objects. The flexible tube is preferably fabricated from rubber or any material allowing sufficient flexibility for the cargo securement device to wrap around items while having suitable strength to avoid puncture/destruction from deployment. Each end of the device requires a closure to contain the filler material.
VEHICLE INSERT AND METHOD OF VEHICLE LOADING AND UNLOADING
A vehicle insert with refrigerated and non refrigerated sections for facilitating product distribution is described which uses a pair of frames defining a vertical member and one or more horizontal members. Several shelves with rollers are attached to the frames. The shelves define a sloped area wherein the lowest point on the shelves is located at a product retrieval point and wherein said insert is wheeled into a vehicle already loaded with product to be delivered.
Enhanced cargo transportation system
A vehicle includes a body, a removable cab, a cargo movement subsystem, and a computing device. The removable cab is attachable to the body. The computing device includes a processor and a memory. The computing device is programmed to actuate at least one vehicle subsystem to move the vehicle to deliver cargo stored in the cab and the cargo movement subsystem move the cargo. The cargo movement subsystem is arranged to move the cargo from the cab to a position accessible from an exterior of the vehicle.
REMOVABLE CART ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES
The present invention is a removable storage system for use in a vehicle which allows a storage cart to be rolled into and out of the vehicle and secured within the vehicle. The storage system includes a support assembly adapted to be mounted within a vehicle. The support system has at least one horizontal member extending along the longitudinal side of the vehicle. The movable cart has at least one surface for supporting items, and a locking mechanism for locking the cart to the support system. The horizontal member includes at least one retention member to resist movement of the moveable cart in the longitudinal direction. The locking mechanism engages the horizontal member to lock the cart to the horizontal member to resist movement of the moveable cart in the lateral direction.
DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
The present invention discloses a delivery system for use in a vehicle having a driver's compartment with a driver seat and a cargo area. The delivery system includes a partition adapted to be mounted within the vehicle to separate the driver's compartment from the cargo area. The partition has an opening adjacent the driver seat. A sloping tray is positioned within the cargo area and extends longitudinally along the cargo area through the opening in the partition and into the driver's compartment. The sloping tray terminates adjacent the vehicle driver seat. The sloping tray slopes downwardly from the cargo area to the driver's compartment. Items upon the sloping tray slide from the cargo area into the driver compartment to adjacent the vehicle driver seat for easy delivery.
Flexible compartment design on autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle
Provided herein is an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle fleet comprising a plurality of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles coordinated by a fleet management module. Each vehicle may be configured to receive a modular unit, wherein the modular unit is configured to secure a consumer product.
Mobile storage units for delivery
Disclosed are various embodiments for a mobile storage unit. The mobile storage unit includes a plurality of walls forming an interior region to store a plurality of items. The mobile storage unit also includes a base supporting the plurality of walls. The mobile storage unit may further include wheels to allow for transport from one location to another location.
APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION CONTAINER TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for providing transportation container temperature control. A system for transportation container temperature control comprises: a plurality of insulated compartments on a motored vehicle, each of the plurality of insulated compartments being configured to hold one or more items during transport, a temperature regulating system, a communication device, and a control circuit. The control circuit being configured to: receive, via the communication device, a plurality of target temperatures each associated with an insulated compartment of the plurality of insulated compartments, determine current temperatures in each of the plurality of insulated compartments, and for each insulated compartment of the plurality of insulated compartments, cause the temperature regulating system to affect a temperature inside the insulated compartment based on a current temperature and a target temperature of the plurality of target temperatures associated with the insulated compartment.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLEET OF DELIVERY VEHICLES
An electric vehicle is in a fleet. A first electric vehicle includes one or more components that have unique identifications and a unique public key stored at the one or more components. When a message is received by the first electric vehicle, the first and second components provide a verification of their existence. The first and second components decrypt and verify their parts of the message. A first electric vehicle processor is provided. The first electric vehicle processor provides at least one of a database, an order module, a distribution module, and a loading module.
Robot-Assisted Package Delivery With Integrated Curbside Parking Monitoring And Curb Operations Optimization
Robot-assisted package delivery with integrated curbside parking monitoring and curb operations optimization is disclosed herein. An example method includes dispatching a delivery vehicle and delivery robot to a delivery location, the delivery location including a parking location for the delivery vehicle that allows for deployment of the delivery robot on a delivery mission, determining occupancy of the parking location, the delivery vehicle parking at the parking location when the parking location is unoccupied, the delivery robot being deployed upon parking of the delivery vehicle, and instructing the delivery vehicle to remain parked during the delivery mission or to leave the parking location and return at later point in time based on an estimated time of arrival of the delivery robot after the delivery mission.