Patent ID: 8459911

Claim:
A locking cargo system comprising: a platform having a plurality of foldable, locking loops disposed upon a top surface, said locking loops being spaced to receive a container; a container, having a pallet base including a number of fork-tine pockets and corners, said pallet base including an autolocking mechanism comprising a number of spring-loaded locking pins, one of said locking pins disposed at each corner of the base, said locking pins being horizontally movable with respect to the base, said locking pins being horizontally movable to engage the locking loops thereby securing the entire base, wherein said locking pins are in a normal-extended position to engage the complementary ones of the locking loops and a number of paddles, said locking pins being pivotably connected to the paddles, wherein upon movement of the paddles, the pins are withdrawn into the base thereby freeing the base from the platform.