Patent ID: 11951893
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system for delivering items of varying sizes, the system comprising:
one or more modular containers, each of the one or more modular containers having first and second lateral walls, a top side, and a bottom side having a bottom surface, a top edge of the first lateral wall comprising a first rail having a rail geometry configured to releasably engage with a track geometry, a bottom edge of the first lateral wall comprising a first track having the track geometry configured to releasably engage with the rail geometry, a top edge of the second lateral wall comprising a second track having the track geometry, a bottom edge of the second lateral wall comprising a second rail having the rail geometry;
a lid having an upper surface and a lower surface configured to be releasably coupled to both the top side and the bottom side of the one or more modular containers, the lid comprising a third track having the track geometry and a third rail having the rail geometry; and
a base having a lower surface and an upper surface configured to be releasably coupled to both the top side and the bottom side of the one or more modular containers, the base comprising a fourth rail having the rail geometry and a fourth track having the track geometry,
wherein each of the one or more modular containers comprise a slidable ramp configured to slide between a retracted configuration within the one or more modular containers and a protracted configuration beyond a back side of the one or more modular containers, wherein the base comprises a plurality of omni-directional wheels, wherein, responsive to actuation of at least two of the plurality of wheels is configured to cause the at least two of the plurality of wheels to transition from a first configuration where the base is parallel to a ground to a second configuration where the base is angled relative to the ground, thereby allowing the slidable ramp to be deployed in the protracted position at an angle to the ground.