Patent ID: 11952146
Assignee: ZSM HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 7:
8. A system for at least one of loading a payload onto a cargo aircraft or unloading a payload from a cargo aircraft, comprising:
at least one rail disposed in an interior cargo bay of a cargo aircraft, the interior cargo bay having a forward bay portion located in a forward end of the cargo aircraft and an aft bay portion located in an aft end of the cargo aircraft; and
a plurality of payload-receiving fixtures configured to couple to the at least one rail such that the plurality of payload-receiving fixtures are configured to translate along a length of the at least one rail,
wherein the at least one rail extends from the forward bay portion and into the aft bay portion,
wherein at least one payload-receiving fixture of the plurality of payload-receiving fixtures comprises:
an opening configured to receive a terminal end of a first structure; and
a second opening configured to receive a terminal end of a second structure,
wherein the opening and the second opening are configured to receive the first and second structures therethrough.