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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
James M. Curry, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Randolph Schemkes, Snohomish, WA (US);
James M. Curry, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Randolph Schemkes, Snohomish, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Apparatus for transferring cargo between upper and lower decks of an aircraft. A lift platform receivable in a through opening in the upper deck is raised and lowered by a mechanism using a cable and linear actuator, such as a ball screw. The entirety of the mechanism may be housed in a structure that forms a divider within the aircraft, such as a horizontal deck, vertical bulkhead, or the lift platform itself, thus saving valuable interior volume of the aircraft. Also provided is a recess formed in the lower deck that receives the lift platform. A translating floor assembly mounted in the recess includes transversely extending deck segments that are displaceable between a raised configuration level with the lower deck, and a lowered configuration that clears the recess to receive the lift platform. Installed tracks guide the deck segments between the raised and lowered configurations.