Mobility device with cargo bin stack
AssigneeToyota Motor North America, Inc.
InventorsDouglas A. Moore, Paul Nichols, Thomas Mitchell Dair
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Abstract
Embodiments herein are directed to a mobility device. The mobility device includes a frame, a pair of foot plates, and a base. The frame has a pair of side rails. The pair of foot plates are pivotally attached to the pair of side rails. Each of the pair of foot plates have a transport surface. The base has an upper surface and an opposite lower surface. The lower surface of the base includes at least one receiving cavity that corresponds to a shape of the pair of foot plates. The base is positioned on the transport surface to receive the pair of foot plates within the at least one receiving cavity and is configured to receive a plurality of cargo containers on the upper surface.
Claims20
A multi-function mobility device comprising:
- a frame having a pair of side rails;
- a pair of foot plates pivotally attached to the pair of side rails, each of the pair of foot plates having a transport surface;
- and
- a base removable from the pair of foot plates and having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, the lower surface of the base including at least one receiving cavity that corresponds to a shape of the pair of foot plates,
- wherein the base is positioned on the transport surface to receive the pair of foot plates within the at least one receiving cavity and is configured to receive a plurality of cargo containers on the upper surface.
A cargo transporting system comprising:
- a plurality of cargo containers;
- and
- a multi-function mobility device comprising:
- a frame comprising:
- a pair of side rails;
- and
- a pair of foot plates attached to the pair of side rails, each of the pair of foot plates having a transport surface;
- a base removable from the pair of foot plates and having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, the lower surface of the base including at least one receiving cavity that corresponds to a shape of the pair of foot plates,
- wherein the transport surface of the pair of foot plates is received in the at least one receiving cavity of the base, and the upper surface of the base is configured to support the plurality of cargo containers.
A cargo transporting system comprising:
- a plurality of cargo containers comprising:
- an upper surface;
- an opposite lower surface, and
- a display configured to provide information regarding an item inside at least one cargo container of the plurality of cargo containers;
- and
- a cargo transport interlocking system comprising:
- a plurality of receiving portions positioned within the upper surface of each of the plurality of cargo containers;
- and
- a plurality of corresponding elongated members that extend from a lower surface of each of the plurality of cargo containers,
- a multi-function mobility device comprising:
- a frame comprising:
- a pair of side rails;
- and
- a pair of foot plates attached to the pair of side rails,
- a base removable from the pair of foot plates and having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface,
- wherein:
- the lower surface is in contact with the pair of foot plates and the upper surface of the base includes the plurality of receiving portions, and
- each one of the plurality of corresponding elongated members are received in the corresponding plurality of receiving portions to interlock each of the plurality of cargo containers to vertically interlock the plurality of cargo containers from the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.