The Boeing Company

Gary L Bazzell

Anthony A Harrington

Tom M Jensen

A method of transporting and stowing an object within an aircraft comprises inserting the object into a transport unit; activating a first transfer drive system attached to said transport unit; drawing the object into said transport unit via a first motor and a first wheel of said first transfer drive system; conveying said transport unit to a stowage unit; releasing the object from the transport unit; and inserting the object into said stowage unit.

Aircraft cart transport and stowage system

A stowable table is provided having a tabletop with a top surface that faces outward when stowed and upward when deployed. In one embodiment, the stowable table includes a tabletop, a support bracket and a back member. The tabletop has a top surface, a bottom surface and an end. The support bracket has an upper end and a lower end, wherein the upper end is pivotally connected to the bottom surface of the tabletop. The back member has a bottom end, a top end, a back side and a front side, where the front side extends between the bottom end and the top end, wherein the lower end of the support bracket is pivotally connected to the bottom end, and the end of the tabletop is positionably connected to the front side between a stowed position and a deployed position. The stowable table is selectively attachable to a wall or may use the wall as a member.

Stowable table

An object transport and stowage system for an aircraft () includes a transport unit () for the transport of an object () within the aircraft (). A first transfer drive system () is attached to the transport unit () and includes object engagement devices () that are engagable with the object (). A motor () is mechanically coupled to and rotates one or more of the object engagement devices (). A controller () is electrically coupled to the motor () and translates the object () relative to the transport unit (). Another object transport and stowage system for an aircraft () includes a housing () for the stowage of an object () on the aircraft (). A transfer drive system (') is attached to the housing () and includes object engagement devices (), which are engagable with the object (). A motor () is mechanically coupled to and rotates one or more of the object engagement devices (). A controller () is electrically coupled to the motor () and translates the object () relative to the housing ().

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Everett, WA, United States of America

Gary L Bazzell