Patent ID: 11878897
Assignee: OUTRIDER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An automated jackstand system for supporting a front end of a trailer parked at a loading dock, comprising:
a jackstand, comprising:
a jack pad;
a vertically extendable component coupling at a first end with the jack pad;
a collar positioned on the vertically extendable component; and
a mechanical socket positioned on the collar and mechanically geared to extend the vertically extendable component when rotated in a first direction and to retract the vertically extendable component when rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction;

a grabber positioned at a back end of a yard tractor, comprising:
at least two claws operable by a first motor to removably couple with the collar; and
a drive bit operable by a second motor and shaped and sized to mechanically couple with the mechanical socket, wherein the drive bit is positioned between the at least two claws; and

a controller, having machine-readable instructions stored in non-transitory memory that, when executed by a processor, control the first motor and the second motor to deploy the jackstand to support the front end of the trailer.