Bridges – Gangway – ramp – or dock leveler – Attached
Reexamination Certificate
2008-11-26
2011-12-06
Hartmann, Gary S (Department: 3671)
Bridges
Gangway, ramp, or dock leveler
Attached
Reexamination Certificate
active
08069518
ABSTRACT:
A boarding bridge includes a rotunda connected to a terminal building and rotatable around a vertical axis thereof; an extendable tunnel section connected to the rotunda at one end thereof; and a cab connected to the other end of the tunnel section and rotatable around a vertical axis thereof. The tunnel section is structured to extend generally parallel to a fuselage of an aircraft when the cab is attached to the aircraft. The cab includes a floor extending in a direction generally perpendicular to the tunnel section, and a gangplank which is arranged to be projectable forward from a portion of the floor, and by projecting forward, defines a path connecting the floor and a hatch of the aircraft.
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Official Communication issued in corresponding Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-309598, mailed on Sep. 26, 2011.
Saito Yuji
Yoshimoto Takahiro
Hartmann Gary S
Keating & Bennett LLP
Shinmaywa Industries, Ltd.
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