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US 9,790,001 B2Granted
Storage totes
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorFernando Tubilla Kuri
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Abstract
This application describes fabric storage totes, as well as techniques for use of fabric totes in an infrastructure that uses mechanical systems to transport the fabric totes and/or access inventory items in the fabric totes. The fabric totes may include a fabric base and side walls, with a hardened material support structure. Additionally, the fabric totes may include two handles made of a substantially hard material. The fabric totes may be accessed and transported, manually and/or mechanically, via interaction with the handles.
Claims20
A fabric tote comprising:
- a rectangular base portion comprising a fabric material;
- a front portion comprising the fabric material and a first structural element comprising at least one of a first plastic, a first metal, or a first composite material, the front portion being coupled to a front edge of the rectangular base portion;
- a back portion comprising the fabric material and a second structural element comprising at least one of a second plastic, a second metal, or a second composite material, the back portion being coupled to a back edge of the rectangular base portion;
- a first side portion and a second side portion comprising the fabric material, the first side portion being associated with a third structural element comprising at least one of a third plastic, a third metal, or a third composite material, and the second side portion being associated with a fourth structural element, the fourth structural element comprising at least one of a fourth plastic, a fourth metal, or a fourth composite material, the first side portion being coupled to a first side edge of the rectangular base portion, a first side of the front portion, and a first side of the back portion, the second side portion being coupled to a second side edge of the rectangular base portion, a second side of the front portion, and a second side of the back portion;
- a first handle coupled to a first top end of the first side portion via a first front connector and a first back connector and a second handle coupled to a second top end of the second side portion via a second front connector and a second back connector, wherein the first handle and the second handle are configured to adjust from a neutral position, in which the first handle is spaced from the second handle at a first distance, to an open position, in which the first handle is spaced from the second handle at a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance, wherein the open position facilitates access to an inventory item stored in the fabric tote;
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- a first roller coupled to the first handle and a second roller coupled to the second handle.
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A tote comprising:
- a base portion;
- a front portion coupled to a front edge of the base portion;
- a back portion coupled to a back edge of the base portion;
- a first side portion and a second side portion, the first side portion being coupled to a first side edge of the base portion, a first side of the front portion, and a first side of the back portion, the second side portion being coupled to a second side edge of the base portion, a second side of the front portion, and a second side of the back portion;
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- a first handle coupled to a first top end of the first side portion via a first front connector and a first back connector and a second handle coupled to a second top end of the second side portion via a second front connector and a second back connector, wherein the first handle and the second handle are configured to adjust from a neutral position, in which the first handle is spaced from the second handle at a first distance, to an open position, in which the first handle is spaced from the second handle at a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance,
- wherein the first front connector, the first back connector, the second front connector, and the second back connector are each a C-shaped connector, and wherein the first handle and the second handle are configured to at least one of slide or roll along at least one of rails or cables of an inventory component.
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A tote comprising:
- a base portion;
- a front portion coupled to a front edge of the base portion;
- a back portion coupled to a back edge of the base portion;
- a first side portion and a second side portion, the first side portion being coupled to a first side edge of the base portion, a first side of the front portion, and a first side of the back portion, the second side portion being coupled to a second side edge of the base portion, a second side of the front portion, and a second side of the back portion;
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- a first handle coupled to a first top end of the first side portion via a first front connector and a first back connector and a second handle coupled to a second top end of the second side portion via a second front connector and a second back connector, wherein the first handle and the second handle are configured to adjust from a neutral position, in which the first handle is spaced from the second handle at a first distance, to an open position, in which the first handle is spaced from the second handle at a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance,
- wherein the first front connector, the first back connector, the second front connector, and the second back connector are each a Y-shaped connector, and wherein the first handle and the second handle are configured to at least one of slide or roll along at least one of rails or cables of an inventory component.
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