Patent ID: 11897629
Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system for repositioning rails in a cargo bay of an aircraft, the system comprising:
a rail configured to restrict movement of a unit load device (ULD) in at least one direction;
a base configured to be coupled to a structure in the cargo bay and having a first side and a second side; and
a cradle configured to move the rail between a first position and a second position in which the rail is closer to the second side of the base than when the rail is in the first position, the cradle configured to remain in an upright position during a transition between the first position and the second position; and
at least one support arm coupled to the cradle and pivotably coupled to a pivot point on the base, wherein the cradle is configured to move the rail between the first position and the second position by pivoting the at least one support arm about the pivot point on the base.