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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Mark Lyle Olson, Jamestown, ND (US);
James Michael Schaff, Jamestown, ND (US);
Wesley Keith Stegmiller, Jamestown, ND (US);
Inventors:
Mark Lyle Olson, Jamestown, ND (US);
James Michael Schaff, Jamestown, ND (US);
Wesley Keith Stegmiller, Jamestown, ND (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 13/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ball panel for use in a load handling system such as an aircraft cargo hold comprises a top skin having at least one raised support. The ball panel also comprises a corrugation and a bottom skin. The top skin is supported by the corrugation, which has a plurality of side walls, flanges and folded ends. The raised support can be an annular ring, having a ramp between the top skin and a ball transfer unit.