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US 12,234,032 · App. 17/994,714 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Quick-connect fittings for convertible cargo handling assemblies

Inventors: Dustin Paul Scheer (Jamestown, ND); Wesley K Stegmiller (Jamestown, ND); Kevin Setterstrom (Jamestown, ND); Aaron J Roberts (Jamestown, ND); Scott P Harms (Ypsilanti, ND)
Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
B64D9/003B60P7/0807B64C1/20B65G39/025B65G39/12F16B5/0004B65G2207/30
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,234,032
App. No.
17/994,714
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A quick-connect fitting for a convertible cargo handling assembly may comprise a fixed portion and a coupling component. The fixed portion may be secured to an aircraft frame structure. The coupling component may be coupled to a removable cargo handling component. The coupling component may be configured to rotate relative to the fixed portion.

Claims (8)

1. A quick-connect fitting for a convertible cargo handling assembly, comprising:

a fixed portion configured to be secured to an aircraft frame structure, wherein the fixed portion further comprises:

a base portion defining a threaded orifice; and

a threaded cup located within the threaded orifice; and

a coupling component coupled to a removable cargo handling component of the convertible cargo handling assembly, wherein the coupling component is configured to rotate relative to the fixed portion and wherein the removable cargo handling component comprises at least one of a ball mat, a roller tray, or a side guide.

2. The quick-connect fitting of claim 1 , wherein the fixed portion comprises a threaded post.

3. The quick-connect fitting of claim 1 , wherein the threaded cup includes a recessed surface.

4. The quick-connect fitting of claim 3 , further comprising a cap located over the recessed surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2022
From: SCHEER, DUSTIN PAUL; STEGMILLER, WESLEY K; SETTERSTROM, KEVIN; ROBERTS, AARON J; HARMS, SCOTT
To: GOODRICH CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
Division 16260868 · Jan 29, 2019
Related Publication 20230085625A1 · Mar 23, 2023
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