Patent ID: 11939170
Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An article retrieval device comprising:
a frame;
a pair of loading arms movably attached to the frame, wherein the pair of loading arms are configured to move between:
a retracted position proximate the frame; and
an extended position in which a portion of the pair of loading arms extends at least partially beyond an outer edge of the frame;

at least one engagement structure movably attached to at least one of the pair of loading arms, wherein the at least one engagement structure is configured to move between a stored position and a deployed position;
a sensing device coupled with the pair of loading arms; and
a computing device operably coupled with the pair of loading arms, the at least one engagement structure, and the sensing device, wherein the computing device is configured to:
cause the pair of loading arms to extend outwardly from the frame based on sensing data generated by the sensing device, wherein the pair of loading arms is outwardly extended from the retracted position to a first position proximate a first article; and
deploy the at least one engagement structure from the pair of loading arms based upon sensor data generated by the sensing device;

in an instance in which the sensor data generated by the sensing device indicates that the sensing device is impeded when the pair of loading arms are in the first position, the computing device is further configured to:
(i) cause the pair of loading arms to extend from the first position to a second position from the frame that is greater than the first position;
(ii) in an instance in which the sensor data generated by the sensing device indicates that the sensing device is unimpeded when the pair of loading arms are in the second position, deploy the at least one engagement structure from the pair of loading arms; and
(iii) in an instance in which the sensor data generated by the sensing device indicates that the sensing device is impeded when the pair of loading arms are in the second position, generate an alert notification.