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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2005
Neil Hutton, Ottawa, CA;
Neil Hutton, Ottawa, CA;
Dew Engineering and Development Limited, Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A cargo conveyor for use in loading and unloading a cargo compartment comprises: a plurality of conveyor units for being disposed within the cargo compartment and for being temporarily arranged to support a loading or unloading conveyor path having a length that varies during a same loading or unloading operation, the conveyor path for being lengthened during the unloading operation and for being shortened during the loading operation, the plurality of conveyor units for being coupled with and decoupled from the conveyor path for lengthening the conveyor path during the unloading operation and for shortening the conveyor path during the loading operation, respectively.