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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Samuel F. Harrison, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Sivan Almosnino, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Kevin Mei, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A shim device and system for securing a unit load device (ULD) using the shim device are described. In one example, the system includes a pop-up lock in a deck for transporting a ULD. The system also includes the shim device, which can be placed between the ULD and the pop-up lock. The shim device provides a mechanical interference as a wedge, occupying any limited space that might exist between the bottom edge of the ULD and the pop-up lock. Thus, the shim device can prevent the ULD from moving by occupying the limited space between the ULD and the pop-up lock. In one example, the shim device includes a shim block having top, bottom, and side surfaces, an inner aperture that extends through the shim block, and a handle connected with and extending from the shim block.