Shock-qualified stowage pallet
AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsMonica L Blanchard, Matthew A Colavita
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Abstract
A pallet includes a forward and an aft end block with a plurality of assemblies connected in series between the forward and aft end blocks. Each assembly includes a bottom plate extending along a horizontal plane and having a pair of opposite side edges and a top plate extending along a horizontal plane, parallel to the bottom plate, and having another pair of opposite side edges. Two tee sections are sandwiched between the top plate and the bottom plate. The horizontal portion of each tee section is attached to the bottom plate and the vertical portion of each tee section is attached to the top plate. An intermediate support connects a front end of one assembly to a back end of an adjacent assembly.
Claims12
A stowage pallet comprising:
- a forward end block;
- an aft end block;
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- a plurality of assemblies connected in series between said forward end block and said aft end block, each said assembly comprising:
- a bottom plate extending along a horizontal plane and having a first pair of two opposite side edges,
- a top plate extending along a horizontal plane parallel to said bottom plate and having a second pair of two opposite side edges;
- a pair of tee sections each comprising a horizontal portion and a vertical portion perpendicular to the horizontal portion, wherein the horizontal portion of each tee section is attached to one of the first pair of two opposite side edges of said bottom plate and the vertical portion is attached to said top plate proximate to one of the second pair of two opposite side edges;
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- an intermediate support connecting a front end of one assembly to a back end of an adjacent assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.