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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Sergey D. Barmichev, Kirkland, WA (US);
Harry Wilbert Slusher, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Gary Peter Seagrave, Everett, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/20 (2006.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/20 (2013.01); B64D 9/00 (2013.01); B64D 2009/006 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49716 (2015.01);
Abstract
Different advantageous embodiments provide a method and apparatus to increase a clearance of a cargo area of an aircraft. The apparatus and method may comprise an aircraft with a cargo area. A tray system may have a plurality of segment trays with each segment tray positioned between a plurality of floor beams located underneath a surface of the floor of the cargo area. A plurality of rollers in the tray system may be configured to allow an object to be moved across the cargo area.