Gravity-fed curb side dispenser
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorWade W. Bryant
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Abstract
A number of variations of the invention may include a product comprising a vehicle including a cargo area, the vehicle comprising at least one of a titled unloading stage in the cargo area or at least one inclined ramp surface in the cargo area.
Claims20
A product comprising a vehicle including a cargo area, the vehicle comprising at least one of a titled unloading stage in the cargo area or at least one inclined ramp surface in the cargo area, the at least one inclined ramp surface being constructed and arranged to allow cargo containers to slide or move along the at least one inclined ramp surface from the rear of the cargo area towards the front of the cargo area, and wherein the tilted unloading stage is constructed and arranged to allow containers to be moved down the tilted unloading stage and unloaded from the vehicle.
A product comprising a cargo container including a first side and an opposite second side, a third side and an opposite fourth side, an inclined support feature formed on lower load surfaces of the container at a location between the third side and the forth side and constructed and arranged for mating with an inclined ramp surface in a cargo area of a vehicle.
A method comprising:
- providing a vehicle including a cargo area, the vehicle comprising at least one of a titled unloading stage in the cargo area or at least one inclined ramp surface in the cargo area, the at least one inclined ramp surface being constructed and arranged to allow cargo containers to slide or move along the at least one inclined ramp surface from the rear of the cargo area towards the front of the cargo area, and wherein the tilted unloading stage is constructed and arranged to allow containers to be moved down the tilted unloading stage and unloaded from the vehicle;
- sliding or moving cargo containers along the at least one inclined ramp surface from the rear of the cargo area toward the front of the cargo area, or moving cargo containers down the tilted unloading stage and unloading the cargo containers from the vehicle.
A method as set forth in claim 20 further comprising delivering the first container to a first facility, and picking up the third container from the first facility.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.