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OT-2026-000001589

Roller-and-rail cargo handling system with pallet-moving trolley

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Material Handling › Conveying Systems
Inventors
DUBOSE WILLIAM KEITH, DUPRE MATTHEW KEITH, HAUPTMANN GLENN MICHAEL, NEWMAN III RICHARD EARL
Assignee
TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORP
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US-12583686-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 24 March 2026
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Abstract

A roller-and-rail cargo handling system that includes tracked rollers and side rails for receiving cargo pallets. A trolley system is used to move the pallets along the tracked rollers, which includes a trolley movable along a trolley track by one or more cables. The trolley includes (1) a body sized and configured for sliding beneath the pallet located on the tracked rollers, and (2) a pawl in a cavity of the body which is mounted for rotation between closed and open positions. In the open position the pawl extends above an upper surface of the body to engage a cutout of a pallet and exert a moving force thereto, and in the closed position the pawl is sufficiently within the cavity to permit the trolley to slide beneath the pallet without engagement thereof.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000001589, “Roller-and-rail cargo handling system with pallet-moving trolley,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:06:51 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001589.

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