Patent ID: 11911803
Assignee: STAPLES, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. The system of claim 15, wherein:
the transfer station includes the door at the consolidation area and coupled with an electrical actuator, the electrical actuator retaining the door in a closed position when the first item and the second item is in the consolidation area and opening the door in response to a signal from the one or more processors;
the transfer station includes a guide member adapted to guide the first item and the second item into the shipping carton during transfer of the first item and the second item into the shipping carton, the door allowing the first item and the second item to pass from the consolidation area into the shipping carton when the door is in an open position; and
the consolidation area is located at a higher elevation than the carton-receiving area.