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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2009
Jeffrey Paul Wagner, Bridport, VT (US);
Lloyd L. Ellison, Jr., Fairfax, VT (US);
James Michael Haley, So. Burlington, VT (US);
Robert Merrill Alsop, Fairfax, VT (US);
Jeffrey Paul Wagner, Bridport, VT (US);
Lloyd L. Ellison, Jr., Fairfax, VT (US);
James Michael Haley, So. Burlington, VT (US);
Robert Merrill Alsop, Fairfax, VT (US);
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods in accordance with exemplary embodiments for assisting cargo onto and from elevators. The system may include deck subsystems comprising rollers, a motor, and a gearbox. The motor may drive the gearbox which may drive the rollers to assist in loading cargo onto an elevator and/or assist in unloading cargo from an elevator. Deck subsystems may be located on multiple deck levels. The system may include an elevator subsystem having rollers. The deck subsystem may include a telescopic driveshaft which may extend and drive the rollers on the elevator subsystem to assist in loading and/or unloading cargo onto and from the elevator subsystem.