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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Pfau, Jamestown, ND (US);
Wallace Harold Larson, Jamestown, ND (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 9/00 (2006.01); B65G 69/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 9/00 (2013.01); B65G 69/24 (2013.01); B64D 2009/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cargo handling system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the cargo handling system includes a first rail defining an upward facing surface and a downward facing surface and a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction; a platform configured for rolling engagement with the first rail; and a first tug configured to propel the platform along the first rail in the longitudinal direction, the first tug comprising a power drive unit having a first drive wheel and a guide unit having a first guide wheel.