Patent ID: 11858367
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 17:
18. A method for facilitating the safe transfer of cargo to or from an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
employing one or more controllers for:
detecting an electric vehicle (“EV”) charging connector connected to a charging port of an EV;
transmitting a first signal to a safety control device indicating that the EV charging connector is connected to a charging port of an EV;
determining that a loading dock is currently configured to allow the safe transfer of cargo to the EV;
transmitting a second signal to an EV charging station indicating that the loading dock is currently configured to allow the safe transfer of cargo to the EV; and,
locking a lockable latching mechanism of an EV charging connector to releasably secure the EV charging connector to an EV charging port.