Patent ID: 9577445
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B60L,B67D,H02J,Y02T

Claim:
1. A docking apparatus for replenishing resources of a vehicle, the docking apparatus comprising: a shaped sloping surface; and a base, the base including first and second base replenishment contacts configured for coupling to a corresponding first and second vehicle replenishment contacts on the vehicle, the first and second base replenishment contacts connected to a replenishment system for replenishing an energy resource used by the vehicle, the first base replenishment contact comprising a ring of a first diameter, the second base replenishment contact comprising a ring of a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter; and wherein the shape of the shaped sloping surface is configured to engage a ringed landing adaptor of the vehicle, the ringed landing adaptor comprising a ring of a third diameter, the corresponding first and second vehicle replenishment contacts connected to the ringed landing adaptor, the shaped sloping surface further configured to align the first vehicle replenishment contact for contact with the first base replenishment contact and to align the second vehicle replenishment contact extending around the first base replenishment contact for contact with the second base replenishment contact, wherein the third diameter is larger than the first diameter.