Pallet system
AssigneeOshkosh Truck Corporation
InventorsZhendong (Mike) Zhou, Jeffrey H. Bailey
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Abstract
A pallet system for supporting and transporting cargo on a cargo carrier. The cargo carrier has a plurality of rollers and a pair of retaining rails. The pallet system comprises a pallet member having a top late and a bottom plate, with each plate maintained in a spaced apart relationship to define an interior space. A pair of pallet extension members reciprocally mounted in the interior space. One extension member is mounted a spaced distance from the other extension member, with each pallet extension member having an outer edge configured to engage the retaining rails. An extension mechanism is mounted in the interior space and coupled to the pallet member and the pallet extensions. The extension mechanism moves each pallet extension member from a first position to a second position.
Claims11
An aircraft pallet system for supporting and transporting cargo on an aircraft, the aircraft pallet system comprising:
- a pair of retaining rails configured to be spaced apart at a first distance when coupled to a first aircraft and configured to be spaced apart at a second distance when coupled to a second aircraft;
- a pallet having a top and a bottom maintained in a spaced apart relationship;
- a pair of engagement members slidably extendable and retractable from between the top and the bottom to engage the retaining rails;
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- an extension mechanism coupled to the pallet and the engagement members and operable to adjust a position of the engagement members to fit the retaining rails spaced apart at the first distance when used in the first aircraft and to fit the retaining rails spaced apart at the second distance when used in the second aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.