Patent ID: 11866109
Assignee: LYFT, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A locking mechanism comprising:
a locking receptacle having an opening with sloped walls leading into a slot configured to receive a connecting member and guide the connecting member into a predetermined position as the connecting member is pushed into the locking receptacle along a direction of docking, the connecting member comprising a plurality of sloped walls, wherein the sloped walls of the connecting member converge in a horizontal or transverse plane along the direction of docking, and wherein the sloped walls of the locking receptacle are configured to guide and engage the plurality of sloped walls of the connecting member;
a movable member positioned in the locking receptacle and configured to rotate about a first axis from an unlockable position to a lockable position to secure the connecting member in response to the connecting member being received by the locking receptacle; and
a locking member configured to rotate about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis of the movable member to switch between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the locking member is configured to secure the movable member while the movable member is in the lockable position and while the locking member is in the locked position.