Anti-rollout assemblies and systems for cargo handling system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12377770-B2
Application number	US-202418732076-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2024
Priority date	Dec 8, 2020
Publication date	Aug 5, 2025
Grant date	Aug 5, 2025

Abstract

An anti-rollout assembly may comprise: a housing defining a cavity; a guide/restraint head pivotably coupled to the housing at a first end of the cavity; an overridable trigger pivotably coupled to the housing at a second end of the cavity, the second end opposite the first end; and a locking system operably coupled to the guide/restraint head and the overridable trigger, the locking system configured to bias the guide/restraint head into an upright position, the locking system configured to retract the guide/restraint head into the cavity in response to a first lateral force driving the overridable trigger. The locking system may comprise a drive link and a locking link and be configured to lock the guide/restraint head in a raised state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of using an anti-rollout system, the method comprising:
sliding a cargo in a lateral direction through an entranceway of a cargo handling system;
rotating an overridable trigger of an anti-rollout assembly in a first direction in response to the cargo exerting a lateral force on the overridable trigger;
rotating a guide/restraint head of the anti-rollout assembly in a second direction in response to the overridable trigger rotating in the first direction, the first direction being opposite the second direction;
retracting the anti-rollout assembly into an overridable position in response to the cargo traveling over the anti-rollout assembly;
arising the anti-rollout assembly into a raised position in response to the cargo passing the anti-rollout assembly in the lateral direction;
sliding the cargo in a longitudinal direction through a cargo compartment; and
guiding a tab of a pallet of the cargo to a guide face of the guide/restraint head in response to sliding the cargo in the longitudinal direction.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anti-rollout assembly is locked in the raised position in response to the cargo passing the anti-rollout assembly in the lateral direction.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anti-rollout assembly comprises a locking system operably coupled to the guide/restraint head and the overridable trigger.

Assignees

• Goodrich Corp

Inventors

• Lee Brandon
• Larson Wallace Harold
• Schuh Michael David

Classifications

• B64D9/003

  Devices for retaining pallets or freight containers · CPC title

• B60P7/08

  Securing to the vehicle floor or sides ({B60P7/065}, B60P7/13, B60P7/135 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60P7/13 Primary

  Securing freight containers or forwarding containers on vehicles · CPC title

• B60P7/0892 Primary

  by preventing lateral movement of the load, e.g. using stop blocks · CPC title