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

Claim 4:
5. A shuttle comprising:
a conveyor having a first length and a first width, wherein the conveyor is configured to support at least one item;
a first gate portion having a second width that is about half the first width, the first gate portion configured to rotate towards a first edge of the conveyor; and
a second gate portion having the second width, the second gate portion configured to rotate towards a second edge of the conveyor, wherein the first gate portion and the second gate portion are disposed at a first side of the conveyor;
wherein the first gate portion and the second 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 first end of the conveyor.