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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1993
Arnold Nordstrom, Anza, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A self-erecting guide for centering and for vertically restraining smaller than full width pallets in a transport vehicle, such as an airplane, having a floor structure and rollers connected to the floor structure and defining a roller plane for rollingly supporting pallets above the floor structure such that the pallets may roll longitudinally includes a plurality of rollers such that pallets contacting the guide contact a rotatable surface resulting in less galling and wear to guide and pallets. The guide generally includes a hinge assembly, fore and aft pivots, a frame, and erection springs. In an erect position, the hinge assembly forms a shallow inverted V in side view with hinge axis at the apex such that a moving full size pallet contacting hinge assembly top forces the hinge assembly into a retracted position below the roller plane. The hinge assembly includes: overhanging rollers for vertically restraining half size pallets; side rollers for guidance; and retraction rollers on top for rolling under a full width pallet such that the hinge assembly is forced to a retracted position below the roller plane.