Patent ID: 8109703

Claim:
An aircraft cargo rollout stop comprising: (a) a base configured for removable attachment to an aircraft cargo deck proximate to an aircraft cargo door; (b) a guide head pivotally mounted to the base, the guide head being movable between a raised blocking position and a lowered non-blocking position; (c) a blocking member pivotally mounted to the guide head, the blocking member including a pedal portion and an opposed blocking portion having an unrestrained distal end, and being movable between a stowed position and a support position relative to the guide head, the pedal portion being operable to free the guide head for movement from its raised blocking position to its lowered non-blocking position; and (d) at least one biasing member operable to bias the guide head toward the raised blocking position; (e) wherein the blocking member permits downward rotation of the guide head from its raised blocking position to its lowered non-blocking position when the blocking member is in its stowed position, and wherein the blocking portion downwardly extends from the guide head and the distal end seats against the base when the blocking member is in the support position, thereby blocking downward rotation of the guide head from its raised blocking position to its lowered non-blocking position; and (f) wherein the guide head is configured to substantially block movement of a cargo container through the cargo door when the guide head is in its raised blocking position.