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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2022
United Airlines, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
William J. Rushin, Greenwood, IN (US);
UNITED AIRLINES, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A storage container for shipping fan blades includes blade compartments each housing one or more fan blades, where each compartment includes an upper foam retention holder that maintains a fan blade tip end in place and a lower foam retention holder that maintains a blade root in place, both holders configured and positioned to prevent twisting or lateral movement of the blades when in the compartment. The compartments form container rows, such that a housing of the storage container has one or more retainer walls that are movable between an access position allowing user access to insert and remove fan blades from compartments and retaining position blocking user access to insert and remove fan blades from compartments.