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US 10,273,080 B2Granted
Air cargo container with sliding curtain door
AssigneeSatco, Inc.
InventorPeter Looker
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Abstract
An air cargo container has a tubular head rail extending across the front opening of the container. Sliders are provided in or on the head rail. A curtain door has sheet of flexible material and flexible straps attached to the sheet. The straps are attached to the sliders. The curtain door may be opened and closed via the sliders sliding along the head rail.
Claims16
An air cargo container, comprising:
- a left wall and a right wall each attached to a floor;
- a rear wall attached to each of the left and right walls and to the floor;
- a top attached to each of the rear wall and to the left and right walls;
- a head rail extending between the left and right walls, adjacent to the top, the head rail having a slot facing the floor;
- a curtain door comprising a sheet of flexible material and a plurality of straps attached to the sheet of flexible material;
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- a plurality of sliders, with each slider of the plurality of sliders attached respectively to one of the straps of the plurality of straps, and with each slider having a flat bottom surface slidably supported within the head rail, and, each slider having a square or rectangular body comprising a plastic material, and a metal backing plate on the body.
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An air cargo container, comprising:
- three walls, a floor and a top providing an enclosure having a front opening;
- a head rail extending across a width of the front opening, with the head rail comprising a square or rectangular tube having front and rear bottom surfaces spaced apart by a slot;
- a sheet of flexible material and a plurality of flexible straps attached to the sheet of flexible material;
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- a plurality of non-metal sliders in or on the head rail;
- each slider including a fastener having a first end attached to a strap and a second end extending through that slider and holding a backing plate onto that slider.
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An air cargo container, comprising:
- three walls, a floor and a top providing an enclosure having a front opening;
- a head rail extending across the front opening, with the head rail comprising a square or rectangular tube having front and rear bottom surfaces spaced apart by a slot;
- a sheet of flexible material dimensioned to cover the front opening, and a plurality of flexible straps attached to the sheet of flexible material;
- a plurality of non-metal sliders in or on the head rail;
- each slider having a U-bolt including threaded straight legs joined to a U-section, with the legs extending through the slider and through a backing plate on the slider, and with one of the plurality of flexible straps looped around the U-section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.