Patent ID: 7344013

Claim:
A loading device for cargo spaces in transportation comprising: a roller conveyor, a substructure, and pivotable locking bars capable of connecting the roller conveyor to the substructure, wherein the roller conveyor has contact surfaces and bears into a first position on the substructure for placing cargo units into a cargo space, and a second position for placing vehicles into the cargo space, the roller conveyor is capable of being placed into the substructure for forming a substantially flat base surface of the cargo space in the second position, the substructure is formed as a U-profile, the U-profile having a base and two webs, the webs having bearing surfaces oriented at least partially inwardly and the contact surfaces are formed such that the contact surfaces cooperate with the bearing surfaces in the first position and the second position, and the pivotable locking bars are insertable into a locking position in corresponding recesses and which contact locking surfaces in a locking position.