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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Aar Corp., Wood Dale, IL (US);
Inventor:
Amirul Islam, Clayton, NC (US);
Assignee:
AAR Corp., Wood Dale, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 7/08 (2006.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 9/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A restraint system for releasably restraining a unit load device in an aircraft. The restraint system includes a guide rail adapted to be connected to the aircraft and one or more restraint mechanisms connected to the guide rail. Each restraint mechanism includes a pawl that is selectively pivotal between a locked position and an unlocked position. The guide rail is adapted to restrain movement of the unit load device in the transverse direction and the pawl of the restraint mechanism is adapted to restrain movement of the unit load device in the longitudinal and vertical directions when the pawl is in the locked position.