# US 12,178,320 B2 · Rack for transportable aircraft landing system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,178,320 B2 - Document ID: US12178320B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/246,197 - Filed: 2021-04-30 - Published: 2022-11-03 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2021-04-30 - Assignees: Advanced Navigation and Positioning Corp. - Applicants: Advanced Navigation and Positioning Corp. - Inventors: Frank Alton Gray; Connor Michael Webb - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12178320B2 ## CPC - A47B 81/00: Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis - G08G 5/22: located on the ground - G08G 5/26: Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft and ground stations - G08G 5/54: for approach or landing - G08G 5/55: for a single aircraft - G08G 5/58: for emergency situations, e.g. hijacking or bird strikes - A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B) - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) ## Abstract Example illustrations of a storage rack configured to store a transportable aircraft landing system are disclosed. A storage rack may include a base structure configured to be secured upon a single pallet, and a plurality of vertically extending support members, or wall members, that are fixed to the base. The rack may thereby define an enclosure separated into a main enclosure and an upper enclosure elevated from the base structure. The storage rack may also include a hinged structure that is pivotally mounted and configured to enclose an interior storage area adjacent the enclosure in a closed position. The hinged structure may be pivotable from the closed position to an open position allowing access to the interior storage area. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A storage rack comprising: a base structure configured to be secured upon a single pallet; a plurality of vertically extending support members fixed to the base structure and at least partially defining an enclosure, the enclosure separated into a main enclosure and an upper enclosure elevated from the base structure; and a hinged structure pivotally mounted to the support members, the hinged structure configured to enclose an interior storage area separate from and laterally adjacent to the_upper enclosure in a closed position, the hinged structure pivotable from the closed position to an open position allowing access to the interior storage area. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The storage rack of claim 1, further comprising a horizontally movable track disposed in the upper enclosure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The storage rack of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of enclosed cases stowed on the horizontally movable track. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The storage rack of claim 1, wherein: the hinged structure has an inner side facing the interior storage area and an outer side opposite the inner side; the outer side comprises a storage rack; the interior storage area is configured to store a plurality of antenna sections for at least one base station antenna or at least one of a plurality of remote antenna assemblies when the hinged structure is in the closed position; and at least multiple of the plurality of antenna sections are stored on the outer side of the hinged structure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The storage rack of claim 1, wherein the hinged structure is pivotally mounted at an upper end of the hinged structure, such that the hinged structure is raised from the closed position to the open position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The storage rack of claim 1, further comprising a pair of upper support members horizontally extending from the vertically extending support members, wherein the hinged structure is pivotally mounted to the upper support members. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The storage rack of claim 6, further comprising a pair of lower support members horizontally extending from the vertically extending support members. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The storage rack of claim 7, wherein a lower end of the hinged structure is configured to be secured to the lower support members when the hinged structure is in the closed position. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The storage rack of claim 1, wherein the plurality of vertically extending support members includes a front plurality of support members and a rear plurality of support members. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The storage rack of claim 9, wherein a horizontally moveable track is positioned on an upper structure between the front plurality of support members and the rear plurality of support members. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The storage rack of claim 9, wherein the interior storage area is adjacent the front plurality of support members. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The storage rack of claim 9, wherein at least a plurality of modular tower sections are stowed on the rear plurality of support members. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The storage rack of claim 1, wherein a plurality of remote antenna assemblies is stored in the interior storage area. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The storage rack of claim 1, wherein: the upper enclosure is positioned above the main enclosure; and one or more reels are coupled to an outer side of the upper enclosure. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The storage rack of claim 1, further comprising a horizontally extending structure dividing the enclosure into the main enclosure and the upper enclosure. ### Claim 16 A storage rack comprising: a base structure configured to be secured upon a single pallet; a plurality of wall members fixed to the base structure and extending vertically to at least partially define an enclosure, the enclosure separated into a main enclosure and an upper enclosure elevated from the base structure; and a hinged structure pivotally mounted to one or more of the wall members, the hinged structure configured to enclose an interior storage area separate from and laterally adjacent to the upper enclosure in a closed position, the hinged structure pivotable from the closed position to an open position allowing access to the interior storage area. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The storage rack of claim 16, wherein: the hinged structure has an inner side facing the interior storage area and an outer side opposite the inner side; the outer side comprises a storage rack; the interior storage area is configured to store a plurality of antenna sections for at least one base station antenna or at least one of a plurality of remote antenna assemblies when the hinged structure is in the closed position; and at least multiple of the plurality of antenna sections are stored on the outer side of the hinged structure. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The storage rack of claim 16, wherein the hinged structure is pivotally mounted at an upper end of the hinged structure, such that the hinged structure is raised from the closed position to the open position. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The storage rack of claim 16, further comprising a pair of upper support members horizontally extending from the wall members, wherein the hinged structure is pivotally mounted to the upper support members. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The storage rack of claim 19, further comprising a pair of lower support members horizontally extending from the wall members, wherein a lower end of the hinged structure is configured to be secured to the lower support members when the hinged structure is in the closed position.