Patent ID: 11964605
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A method of actuating a lid of a container or sidewalk robot, comprising the steps of:
(a) with the lid in a closed and latched position, translating a pivot leg of a slot hinge assembly downwardly to a lowermost position against spring bias of a spring piston that is connected between the slot hinge assembly and the lid while the lid remains in the closed and latched position;
(b) after the translating step (a), translating the pivot leg upwardly to raise the lid without pivoting the lid; and
(c) after the translating step (b), pivoting the pivot leg, thereby pivoting the lid toward an open position via the spring piston.