Shopping facility track system and method of routing motorized transport units
US10189691B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/01
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments include a track system comprising: an elevated track system comprising a series of elevated tracks that are positioned elevated above a sales floor and products distributed over at least a portion of the sales floor of a shopping facility, and configured such that multiple motorized transport units travel along the series of elevated tracks in traversing at least portions of the shopping facility.
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