Aircraft loading and unloading system
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1. A system for providing entry into an aircraft from a building provided with a boarding bridge engageable at one end thereof with said building and moveable at the other end thereof into proximity with an entrance into said aircraft, comprising:
- a. a platform attached to said other end of said boarding bridge;
b. said platform being adapted to engage said entrance into said aircraft; and
c. said platform being pivotally mounted on said boarding bridge for movement between an extended position for engaging said entrance of said aircraft and a storage position below said other end of said boarding bridge.
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Abstract
A system for conversion of existing boarding bridges which are adapted for large aircraft for additional and/or alternating use with small aircraft. The invention is useful for allowing passengers to enplane and deplane between an airport terminal and either type of aircraft without leaving a protected environment.
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11 Claims
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1. A system for providing entry into an aircraft from a building provided with a boarding bridge engageable at one end thereof with said building and moveable at the other end thereof into proximity with an entrance into said aircraft, comprising:
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a. a platform attached to said other end of said boarding bridge; b. said platform being adapted to engage said entrance into said aircraft; and c. said platform being pivotally mounted on said boarding bridge for movement between an extended position for engaging said entrance of said aircraft and a storage position below said other end of said boarding bridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for stowing an extension bridge attached to and used with a boarding bridge for entry into and exit from an aircraft so that one end of said boarding bridge may directly contact an aircraft, comprising:
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a. engaging said extension bridge with a support means linked to said one end of said boarding bridge, and b. rotating said extension bridge about said one end of said boarding bridge to a storage position below said one end to permit direct contact of said boarding bridge with said aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing entry into an aircraft from a building provided with a boarding bridge engageable at one end thereof with said building moveable at the other end thereof into proximity with an entrance into said aircraft, comprising:
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a platform attached to said other end of said boarding bridge; said platform being adapted to engage said entrance into said aircraft; said platform being pivotally mounted on said boarding bridge for movement between an extended position for engaging said entrance of said aircraft and a storage position below said boarding bridge; means for rotating said platform relative to said other end of said boarding bridge to a position below said boarding bridge; means for detaching said platform from said boarding bridge; means for supporting said platform after it is detached from said boarding bridge wherein said support means further comprises; at least one arm removable from an attachable to said platform on a pivot which is moveable relative to said loading bridge, and at least one arm pivotally linked to said loading bridge on a pivot which is fixed relative to said loading bridge.
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