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Aircraft cargo loading method and apparatus

  • US 4,312,619 A
  • Filed: 07/19/1979
  • Issued: 01/26/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for transferring both large and small containers into and out of aircraft comprising;

  • means defining a mobile main loader movable into position adjacent an aircraft, said main loader means including means defining a vertically movable main container supporting platform for changing the elevation of and for transferring containers between the aircraft and airport cargo handling facilities by moving the containers relative to said main platform, means defining a mobile auxiliary loader movable adjacent said main loader, said auxiliary loader means including means defining a vertically movable container supporting auxiliary platform which cooperates with said main loader platform for supporting and changing the elevation of a container too large to be supported by either loader alone and for transferring the large container between the aircraft and the airport cargo handling facilities by moving said large container relative to said main and auxiliary platforms, and selectively operable locking means for mechanically locking said two platforms together and in horizontal alignment when changing the elevation of a large container supported on both platforms.

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