Patent ID: 9511930
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: B23P,B65D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A unit load device (ULD) comprising: a base panel composed of one or more composite laminate materials as a composite laminate or sandwich structure with face-sheets and core materials; a frame including a frame first portion extending from the base panel along a first direction, a frame second portion extending from the frame first portion along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, and a frame third portion extending from the frame first and second portions along a third direction that is perpendicular to the first and second directions, wherein the frame comprises one or more composite laminate materials, and wherein the frame comprises a primary structure of the ULD; one or more side panels attached to the frame, the one or more side panels comprising of one or more composite laminate materials; and a top panel attached to an opposite end of the frame as the base panel, the top panel comprising of one or more composite laminate materials, wherein the frame comprises one or more composite materials wrapped around a plurality of unit beam members, and the plurality of unit beam members each comprise four tubing beam members.