Patent ID: 6928684
Filing Date: 2005-08-16
Classification: B64F

Abstract:
1. A system for use for the passage of persons and items between an airport building and an airplane, comprising: a passage structure supported for rotation about a vertical axis next to said building, said passage structure comprising a rotunda, a bridge and a cab; said cab having a first port adapted to be coupled to a port of an airplane for the passage of persons; said bridge comprising 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 rotunda 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 bridge may be expanded and contracted; said passage structure having a second port for the passage of luggage and other items; a housing coupled to the exterior of said passage structure with an housing opening located in line with and attached around said second port; said housing having a lower opening in a lower portion; a carnage supported for movement in said housing for supporting luggage carriage and other items; and means for lowering said carriage downward to the ground and upward to the second port for transporting luggage and other items between said passage structure and the pound.