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US 11,707,953 B2Granted
Tow device for automated guided vehicle
AssigneeUnited States Postal Service
InventorsLeung Man Shiu, Edward F. Houston, Anthony B. Taylor, Scott R. Bombaugh
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.
Claims16
A tow device comprising:
- a fixed leg comprising a first end and a second end, the first end comprising a first mating portion and the second end comprising a second mating portion, the first mating portion comprising a first longitudinal axis and the second mating portion comprising a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis are transverse relative to a longitudinal axis of the fixed leg;
- a pivot leg comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the pivot leg rotatably coupled proximate to the first end of the fixed leg and the second end of the pivot leg comprising a third mating portion, the third mating portion comprising a third longitudinal axis that is transverse relative to a longitudinal axis of the pivot leg;
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- a handle disposed on the first end of the fixed leg, the handle comprising a vertical portion that extends in a direction opposite the first mating portion.
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A tow device comprising:
- a first leg comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the first leg comprising a first mating portion and the second end of the first leg comprising a second mating portion, wherein the first mating portion and the second mating portion extend transversely away from the first leg;
- a second leg comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the second leg rotatably coupled to the first leg with the first end of the second leg spaced away from the first end of the first leg, and the second end of the second leg comprising a third mating portion extending transversely away from the second leg;
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- a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion coupled to a top surface of the first leg and the bottom portion coupled to a bottom surface of the first leg such that the top portion and the bottom portion are disposed opposite each other, wherein the first end of the second leg is disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.