Patent ID: 7771333
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: B64D,B65G,F16C

Abstract:
1. An aircraft roller system comprising: an aircraft including an aircraft cargo storage bay; and a roller mounted within the aircraft cargo storage bay, the roller configured for loading, unloading, and placement of cargo packages within the aircraft and for supporting the cargo packages during flight of the aircraft, the roller including a one-piece integral body having a cylindrical shape, the entirety of the body being made solely out of a single piece of polymeric material, said body having a length extending from a first outermost end to a second outermost end and a diameter, the first outermost end of the body defined by a first outwardly protruding portion that protrudes longitudinally from a first intermediate end to the first outermost end thereby defining a first exterior shoulder between the first outermost end and the first intermediate end, the second outermost end of the body defined by a second outwardly protruding portion that protrudes longitudinally from a second intermediate end to the second outermost end thereby defining a second exterior shoulder between the second outermost end and the second intermediate end, said body including an aperture extending longitudinally along and through the center of said body from the first outermost end to the second outermost end, the aperture sized to rotatably receive an axle therethrough, the axle being for mounting the roller within the aircraft cargo storage bay, wherein the roller has a burn rate of less than 4.0 inches per minute.