Patent ID: 11883851
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. The shuttle of claim 5, wherein the conveyor is a bi-directional conveyor, the shuttle further comprising:
a third gate portion having the second width, the third gate portion configured to rotate towards the first edge of the conveyor; and
a fourth gate portion having the second width, the fourth gate portion configured to rotate towards the second edge of the conveyor, wherein the third gate portion and the fourth gate portion are disposed at a second side of the conveyor;
wherein the third gate portion and the fourth gate portion are configured to: (i) secure the at least one item on the conveyor during transport, and (ii) guide the at least one item along the conveyor when the item is unloaded toward a second end of the conveyor.