Restraint system for restraining a unit load device in an aircraft
US8936419B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C1/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A restraint system for releasably restraining a unit load device in an aircraft. The restraint system includes a guide rail adapted to be connected to the aircraft and one or more restraint mechanisms connected to the guide rail. Each restraint mechanism includes a pawl that is selectively pivotal between a locked position and an unlocked position. The guide rail is adapted to restrain movement of the unit load device in the transverse direction and the pawl of the restraint mechanism is adapted to restrain movement of the unit load device in the longitudinal and vertical directions when the pawl is in the locked position.
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