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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Wayne Smith, McDonough, GA (US);
Assignee:
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 29/00 (2006.01); B66D 3/06 (2006.01); B60B 30/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 29/001 (2013.01); B60B 30/02 (2013.01); B66D 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a wheel righting apparatus includes a main frame and a wheel latching frame that is pivotally coupled to the main frame. The wheel latching frame is configured to be removably coupled to a wheel. The wheel righting apparatus also includes a winch assembly coupled to the main frame. The winch assembly is operable to move the wheel from a horizontal position to a vertical position by pivoting the wheel latching frame relative to the main frame.