Dual bridge aircraft passenger boarding ramp assembly and method
OwnerWilliam Floyd Keith, Christa Keithinventors
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Abstract
A ramp assembly for deplaning passengers from and boarding passengers on an airplane includes a level deck, at least one bridge connector assembly carried by the level deck and at least one floating upper bridge carried by the at least one bridge connector assembly. The at least one bridge connector assembly facilitates horizontal pivoting movement, vertical pivoting movement and side-to-side movement of the at least one floating upper bridge relative to the level deck. A passenger deplaning and boarding method is also disclosed.
Claims14
A ramp assembly for deplaning passengers from and boarding passengers on an airplane, comprising:
- a level deck;
- at least one bridge connector assembly carried by the level deck, the at least one bridge connector assembly comprises a sliding bridge block carried by the level deck in sliding relationship thereto and a floating upper bridge pivot block carried by the sliding bridge block in vertically pivoting relationship thereto, and wherein the at least one floating upper bridge is carried by the floating upper bridge pivot block in horizontally pivoting relationship thereto;
- at least one floating upper bridge carried by the at least one bridge connector assembly;
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- the at least one bridge connector assembly facilitates horizontal pivoting movement, vertical pivoting movement and side-to-side movement of the at least one floating upper bridge relative to the level deck.
A swinging gate ramp for deplaning passengers from and boarding passengers on an airplane, comprising:
- a main boarding ramp;
- a ramp assembly including:
- a level deck carried by the main boarding ramp;
- at least one bridge connector assembly carried by the level deck, the at least one bridge connector assembly comprises a sliding bridge block carried by the level deck in sliding relationship thereto and a floating upper bridge pivot block carried by the sliding bridge block in vertically pivoting relationship thereto, and wherein the at least one floating upper bridge is carried by the floating upper bridge pivot block in horizontally pivoting relationship thereto;
- at least one floating upper bridge carried by the at least one bridge connector assembly;
- and
- the at least one bridge connector assembly facilitates horizontal pivoting movement, vertical pivoting movement and side-to-side movement of the at least one floating upper bridge relative to the level deck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.