Patent ID: 7731472

Claim:
A cargo transfer apparatus comprising: a frame that is dimensioned to at least partially enclose a motorized wheelchair; an adjustable floor, wherein a first side of the adjustable floor is hinged to the frame and a second side of the adjustable floor is variably positioned relative to the frame; a lever arm operably coupled to the adjustable floor to position the adjustable floor at one of at least a first angle relative to the frame and a second angle relative to the frame; and means for attaching wherein the frame moves along with the cargo belt loader the cargo transfer apparatus to a cargo belt loader; wherein when the cargo belt loader is in a raised position, the adjustable floor is at the first angle relative to the frame and in a generally horizontal position; wherein when the cargo belt loader is in a lowered position, the adjustable floor is at the second angle relative to the frame and in a generally horizontal position, and wherein the adjustable floor has a degree of rotational freedom in operation with the cargo belt loader approximate to a degree of rotational freedom of the cargo belt loader for an aircraft.