Patent ID: 11952145
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A method of securing cargo in an aircraft, the method comprising:
placing a cargo carrying platform on a roller of a cargo conveyor system;
moving the cargo carrying platform over the roller;
contacting a lever of a cargo restraint system with the cargo carrying platform;
rotating the lever, which raises a cargo securing pawl;
raising a cargo release pawl by the cargo securing pawl; and
wherein rotating the lever causes movement of a lift linkage and a retract linkage independently of each other such that the lift linkage and the retract linkage move in different orientations relative to each other, wherein the lift linkage is connected to the lever at a first pivot point and connected to the cargo securing pawl, and the retract linkage is connected to the lever at a second pivot point and connected to the cargo release pawl, and wherein the first pivot point and the second pivot point are spaced from each other.