Patent ID: 7380649

Claim:
A pallet stop for use in a pallet load transport system for moving pallet loads from a pick-up location to a deposit location, comprising: a support frame; a rotating actuator secured to and housed within said support frame; a pivoting stop operably linked to said rotating actuator; and a counterweight assembly operably linked to said rotating actuator; wherein, as a particular pallet load travels along a path over a surface of said support frame, its leading edge will contact an upper arm portion of said rotating actuator, causing said upper arm portion to rotate about a first pivot axis out of the path of travel of the particular pallet load, which, in turn, causes a corresponding rotation of said pivoting stop about a second pivot axis such that the pivoting stop is also drawn out of the path of travel of the particular pallet load; and wherein once the particular pallet load travels completely over said rotating actuator, said counterweight assembly causes said rotating actuator and said pallet stop to return to an upright position, engaging and preventing any further movement of the particular pallet load.