Patent ID: 9242730
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B60P,B64D

Claim Text:
1. Cargo handling apparatus for restraining a plurality of pallets aboard an aircraft, each of said plurality of pallets having a side edge with a plurality of recesses formed therein, said cargo handling apparatus comprising: a plurality of lateral restraint members attached to a floor section of said aircraft, each of said plurality of lateral restraint members comprising a body having a lateral surface and an upper surface, said lateral surface and said upper surface engaging the side edge of one of said pallets adjacent to one of said recesses for restraining lateral and vertical motion of said pallet; a shaft assembly supported by said plurality of lateral restraint members for rotation about a rotation axis substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said aircraft; first and second lock pawls attached to said shaft assembly, each of said first and second lock pawls comprising a body having a pallet-engaging surface comprising a substantially cylindrical segment having a center that is coaxial with the rotation axis of said shaft assembly and a predetermined included angle, the included angle of said first lock paw being larger than the included angle of said second lock pawl.