Patent ID: 11919718
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. An assembly comprising:
a frame;
a conveyor mat configured to transition between a retracted state in which the conveyor mat is disposed within a footprint of the frame, and a deployed state in which the conveyor mat is disposed at least partially outside the footprint of the frame, the conveyor mat including:
a plurality of linkages,
a plurality of rollers,
a plurality of supports, and
a plurality of axles, wherein individual axles of the plurality of axles couple to individual linkages of the plurality of linkages, individual rollers of the plurality of rollers, and individual supports of the plurality of supports such that the plurality of linkages, the plurality of rollers, and the plurality of supports are coupled together; and

a tensioning system configured to control the conveyor mat transitioning between the retracted state and the deployed state.