Air cargo container with moveable step-up platform
AssigneeSatco, Inc.
InventorPeter Looker
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Abstract
An air cargo container has a rolling platform for cargo personnel to stand on. The platform may be moved horizontally as the container is loaded. A latch on the platform may be used to secure the platform into a desired position. The platform may be for example 8-20 inches higher than the floor of the container, to allow cargo personnel to conveniently step up onto to the platform, and reach the upper areas of the container. With the platform adjacent to the front or back of the container, the platform may optionally be rotated from horizontal into a vertical storage position, and then secured to a front or rear post of the container.
Claims12
An air cargo container, comprising:
- a floor;
- first and second side walls attached to the floor;
- first and second tracks attached to the first and second side walls, respectively;
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- a platform above the floor;
- first and second rear rollers and first and second front rollers on the platform, with the tracks comprising channels, and with the rollers in the channels;
- with the platform moveable horizontally along the tracks, and with the platform having a standing surface for cargo personnel to stand on while loading air cargo into the container.
An air cargo container, comprising:
- a floor;
- first and second side walls attached to the floor;
- first and second front posts attached to the floor and to the first and second side walls;
- first and second rear posts attached to the floor and to the first and second side walls;
- a rear wall attached to the first and second rear posts and to the floor;
- a top attached to the first and second side walls;
- first and second tracks attached to the first and second side walls;
- a platform including first and second rear rollers and first and second front rollers supported on the first and second tracks;
- one or more latches on the platform for locking the platform in place on the rails;
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- the platform pivotable from horizontal position to a vertical storage position.
An air cargo container, comprising:
- a floor;
- first and second side walls attached to the floor;
- first and second tracks attached to the first and second side walls, respectively;
- a platform above the floor, with the platform moveable horizontally along the tracks;
- first and second rear rollers and first and second front rollers on the platform, with the tracks comprising channels, and with the rollers in the channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.