Patent ID: 8491242

Claim:
An air cargo rollout stop for selectively blocking cargo containers against exiting an aircraft cargo door, the 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, and including a pedal recess therein; (c) a pedal member including a pedal portion and a blocking portion, the pedal member being pivotally connected to the guide head, wherein the pedal portion upwardly extends from the pedal recess of the guide head when the guide head is in the raised blocking position, and the pedal portion is substantially recessed within the pedal recess when the guide head is in the lowered non-blocking position; and (d) at least one biasing member configured to urge the guide head toward its raised blocking position; (e) wherein the blocking portion of the pedal member is configured to block downward rotation of the guide head from its raised blocking position to its lowered non-blocking position when the pedal portion upwardly extends from the guide head; and (f) wherein the guide head is configured to substantially block exiting movement of a cargo container through the cargo door when the guide head is in its raised blocking position.