Patent ID: 9278840
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B65D,B65G,B66F,G05B,G05D,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. An inventory system, comprising: a mobile drive unit comprising a body having a bottom surface and a plurality of features extending below the bottom surface; a base comprising a plurality of protrusions; and a pallet comprising a support surface and a plurality of openings extending through the support surface, the plurality of openings arranged such that, (1) in an engaged configuration, the plurality of protrusions on the base project into the plurality of openings in the pallet such that the plurality of protrusions and the support surface together form a combined surface navigable by the mobile drive unit, and (2) in a separate configuration, when the base is disengaged from the pallet so that the protrusions are no longer within the openings and the mobile drive unit is positioned on the pallet, the plurality of features of the mobile drive unit are positioned within the plurality of openings.