Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Industrial platform – Stacking
Patent
1996-11-22
1998-05-26
Cuomo, Peter M.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Industrial platform
Stacking
2441181, B65D 1938
Patent
active
057551634
ABSTRACT:
An aircraft cargo support unit to be attached to an aircraft pallet for shipment in an aircraft cargo bay, the unit includes a cargo support member dimensioned to fit within an aircraft cargo bay. A plurality of legs each having a top member, a middle member and a bottom member. There are hinges each connecting the cargo support member to a respective one of the legs for swinging the cargo support member to a vertical position parallel to the legs. The above mentioned middle members are movable along vertical axes for adjusting the height of the legs. The above mentioned bottom members each having a respective locking device for locking a respective one of the legs to an aircraft pallet. In addition, there is a second embodiment of the cargo support member that has a height adjustable top plate for supporting cargo. The second embodiment resides within the body of a standardized pallet, such as the pallets used in the trucking industry. The second embodiment is used to provide support to cargo on the upper levels of the pallet.
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Anderson Gerald A.
Cuomo Peter M.
Greenberg Laurence A.
Lerner Herbert L.
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