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US 8,128,026 B2Granted
Removable cargo pod with lifting mechanism and open top
OwnerDavid Barbour Sheltoninventor
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Abstract
A removable cargo pod for attachment to an aircraft fuselage; a mechanism in said pod to raise and lower it into and from engagement with the fuselage; and an open top so as to provide access to the interior while it is vertically displaced or removed from the fuselage.
Claims2
The method of loading and installing an open top aircraft cargo pod, comprising:
- Providing an open top and removable cargo pod;
- disengaging the cargo pod from beneath a fuselage of an aircraft;
- tilting the cargo pod onto a lateral side;
- loading the cargo pod through the open top, while the pod is positioned on a lateral side;
- tilting the loaded cargo pod back to a level attitude with the open pod top facing updwardly;
- positioning the loaded cargo pod beneath the aircraft fuselage;
- and raising the loaded cargo pod into engagement with the aircraft fuselage, whereby the cargo pod forms a sealed container against the belly of the aircraft.
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