Patent ID: 6658685
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B64F

Abstract:
A system for use for the passage of persons and items between an airport building and an airplane, comprising:a walkway comprising; a passage means supported for rotation about a vertical axis next to said building; a cab having a first port adapted to be coupled to a port of an airplane for the passage of persons; a plurality of sections with each section having a rear end and a front end with a passage formed therethrough; said plurality of sections comprising a rear section having its rear end coupled to said passage means and a forward section having its forward end coupled to said cab; each of said sections being telescopically coupled to an adjacent section with said front end of said section adjacent to said forward section being movable within said forward section, such that said walkway from said passage means may be expanded and contracted; said cab having a second port for the passage of luggage and other items; a housing coupled to the exterior of said cab with an opening located in line with said second port; said housing having a lower opening; a carriage supported for movement in said housing for supporting luggage and other items; means for lowering said carriage downward to the ground and upward into said housing by way of said lower opening for transporting luggage and other items between said cab and the ground.